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Cheesy Sausage Balls

These savory cheesy sausage balls are made with 6 simple ingredients (including spices), and come together quickly.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy appetizer recipe
Servings: 32 servings
Calories: 94kcal
Author: The Chunky Chef

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. bulk pork sausage
  • 8 oz block cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder
  • 1 1/4 cups Bisquick baking mix

Instructions

Prepare

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a rimmed baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.

Mix

  • To a large mixing bowl, add sausage, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and Bisquick baking mix.
  • Mix together until well combined. I like to use my hands for this, but a stand mixer is my second favorite method (I find using the dough hook works best).

Scoop and roll

  • Use a small cookie scoop (I use the 1 Tbsp size) to scoop out evenly sized portions, then use your hands to roll into round balls. Add sausage balls to prepared baking sheet, repeating until there's no sausage mixture left.
  • If you don't have a cookie scoop, you can use a Tbsp measuring spoon. This just helps ensure all the sausage balls are even in size, and they'll all have the same cooking time.

Bake

  • Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked to an internal temperature of at least 160°F.

Serve

  • Serve warm, with desired dipping sauce. Honey mustard, spicy ranch, bbq sauce, etc.

Notes

  1. Recipe makes approximately 32 sausage balls.
  2. This recipe has only been tested using Bisquick Original Pancake and Baking Mix. Not to say that others won't work, just that I haven't tested them myself :)

Dip options for sausage balls:

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 161mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0.2mg