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Sausage-Cheese Balls

These little appetizers make a big hit with any crowd. They continue to be one of our most-requested recipes! 

Sausage-Cheese Balls

Bisquick Recipe by Bisquick

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Prep Time

20min

Total Time

45min

Servings

About8 1/2 dozen cheese balls

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Ingredients

  • 3  cups Original Bisquick® mix
  • 1  pound 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

  1. Heat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x2x1 inch.

  2. Stir together all ingredients, 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.

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Tips & Notes

  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

    Heat oven to 375ºF. Decrease Bisquick to 2 1/2 cups; stir in 1/2 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

  • Do-Ahead Tip

    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 un

  • Success

    It's true. You don't need to cook the sausage before using it when making this recipe.

Nutritional Information

  • 1 Cheese Ball:
  • 40
  • 2 1/2g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 5mg
  • 95mg
  • 2g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 0g)
  • 2g
  • Percent Daily Value*:
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 4%
  • 0%
  • Exchanges:
  • 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 0

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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star 6/3/09 by TBSPGeoff

The whole team here at General Mills raves about these all the time. They are a go-to favorite for about a dozen of us whenever we're hosting parties.

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