Sausage Balls

These are hearty & savory & make the perfect breakfast, snack, or soup accompaniment!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Course Appetizer, Breads, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings balls

Calories 182 kcal

Equipment

Cookie Sheets Lubbed or with parchement

Ingredients

1 lb Breakfast Sausage Ground Sausage, Spicy / Sagey
1 lbs Cheddar Shredded
3 cup Baking Mix B*SQ**CK
2-6 ea Jalapenos Washed, Seeded, Diced, optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Mix baking mix, Cheddar cheese hot pork sausage together in a large bowl.
Form sausage mixture into 1 and a half inch balls; arrange on the prepared baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and browned on the outside, 25 to 30 minutes.

Notes

There are so many options here.

Swap the spicy sausage for sagey.
Swap the optional add-ins for olives, diced onion
Change the Cheese
Go sweet instead of savory
- Use sweet Italian sausage
- Add chunks of apple
- Use macerated dried fruit.

I first encountered this dish so many years ago. And I remember when and where.

Thank you Maya.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 5gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 501mgPotassium: 72mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Bread, Sausage, Snack