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Sausage Balls

These are hearty & savory & make the perfect breakfast, snack, or soup accompaniment! 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 24 balls
Course: Appetizer, Breads, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 182
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

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

Equipment

  • Cookie Sheets Lubbed or with parchement

Method
 

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

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

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.

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