Air Fryer Kielbasa

Another quick air fryer dinner idea for you: Air Fryer Kielbasa!

Pop kielbasa sausages into the air fryer for about 7-8 minutes. Once they're done, you can assemble them into delicious kielbasa sandwiches and enjoy! Or make sliced kielbasa bites as a snack or appetizer.

Either way, you'll love how easy it is to cook kielbasa in the air fryer and how juicy and flavorful it comes out!

The benefits of cooking kielbasa in an air fryer are:

• Super quick. 8 minutes!!
• Very hands-off—just flip the sausages sometime halfway through.
• You get the juiciest kielbasa!
• So much of the grease drips off as the kielbasa cooks. Not a health food by any means, but a little less fat is always a good thing.
• You can cook it as a whole sausage link or slice into small pieces first, or cook both at the same time, it's up to you!

Kielbasa sauerkraut sandwiches

Get an Italian sub roll, smear some spicy brown mustard on the inside, add your cooked kielbasa, and a generous pinch of sauerkraut. Pop it in the air fryer and toast for 1-2 minutes, or until heated through. Enjoy!! If your sauerkraut is straight from the fridge, you'll want to heat it up a bit in the microwave otherwise it might not heat all the way through. This is kind of what I do with my air fryer Italian sausages—cook the sausage and then assemble it into a sandwich.

Kielbasa slices snack or appetizer

Air fryer kielbasa slices are amazing on their own, but you can make them even more irresistible by tossing them in this 2-ingredient sauce from my glazed kielbasa bites recipe. Enjoy the sweet & sour flavor combination!

Add kielbasa to a stir fry

This kielbasa and cabbage stir fry is AMAZING if you use air fried kielbasa slices. You can get some of the grease that drips out of the kielbasa and use that to cook the onion and cabbage. So good!!

Kielbasa soup

Add chopped kielbasa to a soup. It would pair really well with a soup that has potatoes, cabbage, noodles, or beans. Add some greens, such as kale, spinach, or sorrel. Yum!

Add kielbasa to breakfast dishes

Add finely diced cooked kielbasa to mini quiches, frittatas, omelets, or scrambled eggs. The salty, savory kielbasa flavor goes so well with eggs!

Kielbasa fried rice

Add finely diced cooked kielbasa to your fried rice! For kielbasa fried rice, I use diced onions, frozen veggies (corn, peas, carrots), and a splash of soy sauce (not too much, since kielbasa is fairly salty).

Air fryer instructions

Step 1: Decide if you want to cook a whole kielbasa or slice it up into ½-inch pieces. You can do also both at the same time, just arrange them on one pan! If cooking a whole kielbasa, pierce a few holes in it with a fork to prevent it from bursting. It will still split as it cooks, but won't explode.

Step 3: Place the kielbasa (whole or sliced, or both) in your air fryer tray or basket. Air fry at 375F for 7-8 minutes, or until cooked to your liking, flipping halfway through. Serve warm.

What to serve with kielbasa

I gave you a bunch of ideas for how to use kielbasa in other dishes, but if you want to enjoy kielbasa as the main dish, try this:

• Grab some dill pickles and a bit of sauerkraut, as well as some spicy mustard.
• Pair it with some potatoes. Any of these canned potato side dishes would be great! Potatoes + Slavic food go hand in hand.
• Slice a few fresh tomatoes and cucumbers and season them with salt, add a few slices or raw onion if you are daring.