Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

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Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls are a perfect appetizer. With only three ingredients, these little gems have it all.  They’re super simple to make, taste incredible warm or at room temperature, freeze beautifully, and are just as good reheated. Who could ask for more?

Easy Cheesy Sausage Cheese Balls

The first time that I took these to a family holiday gathering, they were really an afterthought. I always take stuffed mushrooms (stay tuned!) which use, among other ingredients, a half pound of Jimmy Dean hot sausage. To use up the other half pound I thought, what about sausage cheese balls? I hadn’t made them in years, but remembered how good they were and how easy they were to make.

Ingredients for Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls:

The three ingredients for these Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls are Bisquick, sausage, and shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese. Since I only had a half a pound of the sausage, I cut the recipe in half.

Easy cheesy sausage balls

To Make:

First, for the easy part I used my food processor to do most of the work. I broke the sausage up a bit, and put it, along with the Bisquick in the food processor fitted with the steel blade. Then, I processed the mixture for around 15 seconds, or until the sausage and Bisquick were thoroughly combined.

Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

Next, I added the shredded cheddar cheese, and processed the mixture for another 15 seconds or so until it resembled a very thick dough.

Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

After that, I used my 2-teaspoon (1-1/8 inch) ice cream scoop to partition out the individual pieces. Then, I rolled each piece into a ball and placed it on a non-stick aluminum foil lined baking sheet with sides.

Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

Finally, I baked the Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls for 25 minutes in a 350° F oven until they were golden brown, and perfectly cooked. When I removed the sausage cheese balls from the oven, I transferred them to a paper towel lined baking sheet to absorb any grease.

Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

I ended up with 4-dozen incredibly tasty Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls (remember that this is only half a recipe.) Did I mention that they freeze and reheat beautifully? Yum!

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Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

4.4 from 43 votes
Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls
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Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 
Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls are a perfect appetizer. With only three ingredients, these little gems have it all. They’re super simple to make, taste incredible warm or at room temperature, freeze beautifully, and are just as good reheated. Who could ask for more?
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bisquick Sausage Balls, Eash Sausage Balls, Sausage balls
Servings: 48
Calories: 44 kcal
Author: Chula King
Ingredients
  • 1/2 pound (8-ounces) Jimmy Dean Hot sausage
  • 1 cup (5-ounces) Bisquick
  • 2 cups (8-ounces) extra sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. Line a large baking sheet with sides with non-stick aluminum foil. Set aside.
  3. Add sausage and Bisquick to the bowl of a food processor, fitted with a steel blade. Process for 10 to 15 seconds, or until mixture is well combined. Add shredded cheddar cheese, and process another 15 seconds or until the cheese is well incorporated into the sausage/Bisquick mixture.
  4. Using a 2-teaspoon ice cream scoop, partition dough into balls about the size of a quarter. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake at 350° F for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and drain on paper towels.
  6. Serve warm or at room temperature. Yield: 4 dozen.
Chula's Expert Tips

Note: May be frozen, and reheated at 350° F for 5 minutes, or until heated through.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 44 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g 5%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 91mg 4%
Potassium 20mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 1g 0%
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 1%
Calcium 3.9%
Iron 0.9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Easy Cheesy Sausage Balls

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  3. Dee Schneck says

    December 25, 2016 at 2:35 pm

    Made these for Christmas morning & everyone loved them! I only had mild sausage, so I used pepper jack & cheddar cheese (made a double batch). So good!

  5. Cody Fortney says

    December 29, 2016 at 11:17 am

    Just to make sure I understand the reheating... can you form the balls and then freeze without any cooking? Or would you recommend cooking the balls all the way through, freezing and then just reheating for 5 mins?

  6. c2king says

    December 29, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    Sorry, I should have been more specific. I cook the sausage balls all the way through, let them cool completely, put them in a Ziploc bag, and put them in the freezer.

  11. Dee says

    May 17, 2017 at 7:18 pm

    I made these for an office potluck breakfast everyone commented on how delicious they were. Next time I will double the recipe. They disappeared really quickly

  13. YKK says

    December 13, 2017 at 7:49 am

    Do you think it would be okay to use an electric kitchenaid mixture to combine rather than a food processor?

  14. c2king says

    December 13, 2017 at 8:02 am

    I don't think that it would work that well. It would be like making biscuits or bread dough in a blender. You would probably be better off mixing it by hand.

  16. Anonymous says

    January 11, 2018 at 9:59 am

    Go ahead and double the recipe! If you have family its hard to get any! They eat them as fast as they come out!!

  17. Abigail says

    January 30, 2018 at 8:27 am

    These look delicious! But I'm new to cooking and not really familiar with kitchen common sense. After freezing, what would be the best way to reheat these, in your experience?

  18. PudgeFactor says

    January 30, 2018 at 9:20 am

    They are delicious! To reheat from the freezer, I placed the sausage balls in a single layer (where they're not touching each other) on a foil lined baking sheet. I put them in a preheated 350° F oven for about 10 minutes.

  25. PudgeFactor says

    October 25, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    I always shred my own cheese. The pre-shredded cheese has some sort of a coating that may or may not interfere with the sausage balls. In all honestly, however, I've never tried the pre-shredded cheese. If you do use the pre-shredded cheese, will you let me know how it works?Chula

  28. Jacque says

    December 18, 2018 at 7:17 pm

    I just fixed a batch to save in the freezer for Christmas. The problem is the good smell in the house attracted my husband to the kitchen and 1/3 of them were gone in a flash. I had to make more. We love them.

  30. Barbara Baker says

    December 22, 2018 at 5:39 pm

    I'm 72 years old and have made these for many, many years. Had never thought of using my food processor -- always had hubby mix up 2 lbs of sausage, 2 lbs of grated cheese, and Bisquick by hand -- not an easy task. Well, hubby's hands are painful now with arthritis; so, when I came across your recipe, he and I both were ever so grateful. I just made a double batch using my food processor, as you detailed. Oh, my! I'll never do it any other way again. Thank you sooo very much! And, Merry Christmas!

  32. Barbara Baker says

    December 22, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    Forgot to add, I also used my melon baller this time, as you detailed, rather than roll by hand. Wow! Love it! Thanks!

  34. Brian Heinz says

    December 25, 2018 at 5:16 am

    I promised to make some of these for my Wife on Christmas morning with bagels and coffee looked at about 50 different ones and decided on using yours. Will give it a try and come back and let you know how they turn out. Merry Christmas

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