Julie Clark
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Sausage Balls Recipe
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The best 3 ingredient sausage balls, served with chipotle honey mustard dipping sauce. They are a family favorite and make an easy meatball appetizer.
Bisquick sausage balls are a favorite during the holidays as a Christmas appetizer, but also for game day. Using freshly shredded cheese and a quality breakfast sausage give the meatballs the perfect texture. Serve alongside other popular appetizers like lil’ smokies, pickle rollups, crab rangoon dip and spinach artichoke dip.
Serve Sausage Balls With This Easy Homemade Dip
I’m always looking for crowd-pleaser appetizer recipes during the holidays, and nothing is more welcomed than a tray of our favorite sausage balls and a sweet & spicy dip!
Sausage balls are a midwestern favorite, and although they are super easy, I needed to share since they are a family favorite.
Using Bisquick keeps the ingredient list down and makes them quick, but if you prefer, see our instructions for using a flour mixture or make our homemade Bisquick. Gluten-free Bisquick works as well.
For extra flavor, I serve the sausage balls with a honey mustard dip flavored with adobo sauce. It’s a little sweet and tangy with a hint of spice. Sauces like mustard bbq sauce, cheese sauce and homemade bbq sauce are great, too.
If you love these, try our cheese biscuits and turkey sausage, too. And try our Bisquick cookies and Bisquick cinnamon rolls.
Enjoy! -Julie
Ingredients
Use your favorite savory sausage. I chose Bob Evans, but I also buy Jimmy Dean often. Lean sausage like turkey sausage doesn’t work the best in this recipe and can lead to the sausage balls being dry.
I buy a block of cheese and grate it at home rather than buying pre-shredded cheese. Grating your own cheese will help prevent the sausage balls from being dry. Use pepper jack cheese for extra spice!
The sausage calls for adobo sauce, which is the sauce in a can of chipotle peppers. Use the leftovers in our chipotle chicken pasta or vegetarian burritos.
Sausage Balls Recipe
The best 3 ingredient sausage balls, served with chipotle honey mustard dipping sauce. They are a family favorite and make an easy meatball appetizer.
Servings 30
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the sausage balls:
- 1 pound pork breakfast sausage regular or spicy sausage
- 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
For the chipotle honey mustard dip:
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon whole mustard seed
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- In a large bowl, mix together the sausage, Bisquick, and cheese. The mixture will be very thick.1 pound pork breakfast sausage, 2 cups Bisquick baking mix, 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the meat mixture and roll into walnut-sized balls and place them about an inch apart on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Internal temperature should be 165ºF. Serve warm or at room temperature.
- For the sauce, whisk all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Serve the sausage balls with the dip.¼ cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons honey, 3 tablespoons dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon adobo sauce, 1 teaspoon whole mustard seed
Notes
In place of Bisquick, use 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons cold butter and 1-2 tablespoons milk, as needed.
Storage: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. They are great eaten with eggs for breakfast!
Refer to the article above for more tips and tricks.
The calories shown are based on the recipe making 30 meatballs, with 1 serving being 1 meatball with dip. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. **
Nutrition
Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 379mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 91IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 0.5mg
How to Make Sausage Balls: Step by Step
Make the meat mixture. In a large bowl, mix together the sausage, Bisquick, and cheese. Measure the Bisquick carefully. Don’t pack it in the cup or the sausage balls may end up dry.
Roll the balls. Use a cookie scoop to scoop the meat mixture and roll into walnut-sized balls and place them about an inch apart on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
Bake! Bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. Internal temperature should be 165ºF.
