Sausage Cheese Balls
These little appetizers make a big hit with any crowd. They continue to be one of our most-requested recipes!
They are easy to make, they can be made ahead and frozen .. you can cook and freeze for up to 1 month. You can substitute the sausage for turkey or chicken and make them healthier … This recipe is so versatile that you loved .. in meetings, when the family come to visit, in times of games … for camping! for almost anything.
Here is the recipe was adapted from bettycrocker!
Sausage Cheese Balls
Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 45 min
Servings 40
Ingredients
- 3 cups Original Bisquick mix
- 1 pound uncooked bulk pork sausage*
- 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (16 ounces)
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
- Barbecue sauce or chili sauce, if desired
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 º F. Grease a baking dish or mold
- In large bowl, stir together all ingredients, using hands or spoon. Shape mixture into 2-inch balls. Place in pan.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brown. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm with sauce for dipping.
Tips
Want to make these savory cheese balls ahead? Your options are many! You can:
- Cover and refrigerate unbaked balls up to 24 hours. Bake as directed.
- Cover and freeze unbaked balls up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brown.
- Bake as directed; cover and freeze up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.
- Bake as directed; cover and freeze up to 1 month. Place 6 frozen balls on microwavable plate. Loosely cover with waxed paper. Microwave on High 45 seconds to 1 minute or until heated through.
The recipe is correct as written, the mixture is made with uncooked sausage.
