This Sausage Ball Recipe with Cream Cheese is a much-loved classic hors d'oeuvres. Loaded with hearty flavors, these comforting balls of cheesy-sausage goodness are easy to make and a delicious appetizer for your holiday party, Super Bowl, graduation or movie night!
Next time try Italian Stuffed Mushrooms - so yummy and easy to make!
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Why you'll love this recipe
I know this is an on-going theme, but this is quick and easy! Love that! With only 4 ingredients it's an easy appetizer! They are perfect as a snack or party appetizer, and great for tailgating.
Ingredients
For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- ground sausage - you can use a variety of meat for this recipe. Ground turkey or chicken, spicy sausage or mild Italian sausage, even Jimmy Dean pork hot breakfast sausage!
- Bisquick Mix or Pancake Mix - either will work.
- cream cheese - pimiento cheese, or low fat cream cheese. You can also use shredded cheese. Sharp cheddar cheese or pepper jack would be fantastic!
- Montreal steak seasoning - you can substitute ranch dressing mix or Italian dressing mix.
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions for the sausage cheese balls. For the complete directions just scroll down to the bottom!
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add all ingredients to a medium mixing bowl - mix by hand or using your kitchen aid mixer with a paddle attachment.
- Using a small cookie scoop, shape sausage mixture into about 50 1-inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden and firm, 12 to 14 minutes.
- Cool on baking sheet. Serve warm and enjoy these delicious appetizers!
Equipment
- baking sheet
- small cookie scoop
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FAQ's
Yes! Place the frozen raw sausage balls in the oven at 350F and increase the cooking time by 2-4 minutes.
Pork is naturally fatty so if you do opt to use leaner meat such as ground chicken or ground turkey, it will alter the taste slightly but will still be delicious!
This depends on what baking mix is used. There are gluten-free Bisquick options as well as gluten-free pancake mix options to choose from in-store and online.
Top Tip
Use a small cookie scoop to make the balls. That way, they are a uniform size and cook evenly. Have a mug of warm water to dip the cookie scoop into - this will help prevent the meat mixture from sticking.
- Lightly oil your hands when rolling the sausage balls. It will keep them from sticking to your hands.
- Keep them snack-ready for your party by placing the sausage balls in a slow cooker on low or warm.
Storage
Refrigerate - The cream cheese sausage balls store well in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezer - Transfer these sausage balls (cooked or uncooked) to a tray to flash freeze and then store them in a Ziploc bag or airtight container for up to 3 months.
Reheat - Leftover sausage balls can be reheated at 300F for 30 minutes in a covered baking dish in the oven.
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Serve with
You can serve them plain, with a side of ranch dressing, honey mustard or marinara sauce. Here are more favorite dippers!
- Alabama White BBQ Sauce - YUM! This tangy sauce is my favorite pairing.
- The Cilantro Garlic Sauce makes for a close second - SO GOOD!
- Homemade Plum BBQ Sauce - a sweet, delicious condiment, if you prefer a traditional barbecue sauce, I'd recommend this!
To make a main meal from these sausage balls, consider serving them over freshly steamed rice or noodles like my Spicy Sesame Noodles with a side of Roasted Broccoli.
What do you think? Great snack for tailgating or movie night huh?!! I hope you enjoyed the recipe. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts!
Sausage Ball Recipe with Cream Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 2 cups Bisquick or pancake mix
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- 1 tablespoon Montreal steak seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil and set aside.
- Combine all ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
- Shape meat mixture into about 50 (1-inch) balls and place on baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden and firm, 14 to 17 minutes.
- Cool on baking sheet. Serve warm and enjoy!
Lois says
These look really good. Will have to make them soon
Mona says
This recipe sounds delicious. I tried the 3 ingredient sausage meatball recipe and they came out dry. I wasn’t impressed with that recipe. Can’t wait to try yours, sounds delicious and won’t be dry.👍🏼👍🏼
Bowl Me Over says
Enjoy Mona! I like to serve these with marinara sauce - yum!!