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Sausage Cheese Balls

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 45 min
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These little appetizers make a big hit with any crowd. They continue to be one of our most requested recipes!
Nov 5, 2012
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups (750 mL) Bisquick* Mix
  • 1 lb (500 g) uncooked bulk pork sausage
  • 4 cups (1 L) shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) milk
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) dried rosemary leaves, crushed
  • 1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 tsp (2 mL) parsley flakes
  • Barbecue sauce or chili sauce, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x2x1 inch.
  • 2
    In large bowl, stir together all ingredients except barbecue sauce, using hands or spoon. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Place in pan.
  • 3
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brown. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm with sauce for dipping.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Do-Ahead Tip: Want to make these savoury cheese balls ahead? Your options are many! You can:
  • Tip 2
    Tip: Cover and refrigerate unbaked balls up to 24 hours. Bake as directed.
  • Tip 3
    Tip: Cover and freeze unbaked balls up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350º. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brown.
  • Tip 4
    Tip: Bake as directed; cover and freeze up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350º. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.
  • Tip 5
    Tip: 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.
  • Tip 6
    Tip: The recipe is correct as written, the mixture is made with uncooked sausage.
  • Tip 7
    Substitution: Bulk pork sausage is the raw meat that has not been stuffed into the casing. If you cannot find it, you can buy raw sausages, slit the casing with a knife and remove the meat.

Nutrition Information

40 Calories, 2 1/2g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 2g Total Carbs

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 8 1/2 Dozen Cheese Balls
Calories
40
Total Fat
2 1/2g
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
Sodium
95mg
Total Carbs
2g
Dietary Fiber
0g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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