Cheesy Sausage Balls
The yummiest grab-and-go sausage bites around! These are great as a quick, prepped breakfast or snack during the middle of the day. Pop these into the air fryer or even eat them later in the day straight from the fridge. These are simply THAT good! Click here to see a recipe for the sweet version of this recipe: Pancake Sausage Balls!
Here’s what you’ll need to make this drool-worthy recipe:
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 box Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix
- 1/2 cup milk
OR if you can’t find the Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix, here’s the alternative recipe:
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 lb cheddar cheese
- 2 cups Bisquick biscuit mix
- 1/3 cup milk
- Onion powder to taste
- 1 Tbsp parsley
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Let’s get baking!
First off, mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Next, form into balls.
Place in nonstick muffin tin(s) or on a cooking sheet with parchment paper.
Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
Melt 1/4 stick of butter. Mix in some parsley for garnish. **Mix in the Red Lobster seasoning packet if desired.
Brush butter/parsley mixture over balls. Let food cool for a few minutes.
Enjoy to the fullest! And don’t forget to double the recipe if you want to share with anyone else, because these are so good you won’t want to stop eating them!
Cheesy Sausage Balls
Ingredients
With Red Lobster Mix
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 lb shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 box Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit mix
- ½ cup milk
With Bisquick Mix
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 1 lb cheddar cheese
- 2 cups Bisquick biscuit mix
- ⅓ cup milk
- Onion powder to taste
- 1 Tbsp parsley
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
- Next, form into balls.
- Place in nonstick muffin tin(s) or on a cooking sheet with parchment paper.
- Bake at 350°F for 30-35 minutes.
- Melt ¼ stick of butter. Mix in some parsley for garnish. **Mix in the Red Lobster seasoning packet if desired.
- Brush butter/parsley mixture over balls. Let food cool for a few minutes.
- Enjoy to the fullest!
Video
Did you make these? What’d you think?
These are so good.
My Aunt made these at Christmas. When I was a child LOVED them then. LOVE these cheesy sausage balls NOW. Thanks for the recipe!
These are fantastic! I made them this morning and had them as my lunch today. My boyfriend loved them too. I love your channel. Thank you to you and your wife for sharing your great recipes and life. Blessings!
Made them for the first time last week and my fiance loved them!
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Must have done something wrong. Super dry could barely choke them down. Help
what sausage did you use? a lot of the fat that equals moisture inside comes from a good and fatty sausage. did you brush the tops with butter? that also helps.
just made these with oaxaca cheese (its what i had on hand) and they are DELICIOUS!! seriously! good call on doubling the recipie.. because my “taste test” of one turned into three!!!
Love it!
I haven’t made them yet, but I already bought the ingredients. Does anyone know if I can make the mixture and roll it into balls in advance, then bake them later?
Make them and bake them and then you can freeze them. You can then thaw them out whenever you’re ready to eat them but don’t baste them with butter until you’re ready to serve and eat them.
You need the 48 count mini muffin pan. Love your show but haven’t cooked any of your recipes yet. Can’t wait to try these.
These look great. Have you ever added eggs to them for like a breakfast on the go typa thing?
We eat these as is for breakfast but you could definitely try adding eggs to get some more protein in there. Let me know it turns out.
if I make these in advance for a party the same day should I warm them before serving
Yes, I find they are much better warm. You can warm them on low in your oven for a few minutes before your event.
I am going to make these this afternoon. In the video you mixed the little packet from the Red Lobster box in with the melted butter. It doesn’t tell me that in your written recipe. I think I will do as you did in your video but if you could clarify that part of the recipe, that would be helpful.
You can mix in the Red Lobster seasoning pack with the butter and brush it on top of the sausage balls if you desire. I think it definitely brings it to the next level. Enjoy!
Thanks Justin . . . . just startin’ to put the little balls together!!! Perfect timing!!!!
Yummy!!! 😋 Made them for dinner with raspberry, from the garden, pancakes. 🥞
Love these cheesy sausage balls . These cheesy sausage balls were a big hit with family and friends and neighbors. Everyone wanted the recipe so I told them were to find the recipe. Thank you so much Justin. I am going to try the scones next.
Made these yesterday and my wife and I are loving them! Our house stills smells delicious as we re-warm some for breakfast. As someone who needs to keep control of caloric intake, these are really making it hard to be good.
These are freaking delicious!! But for a twist I added some chopped onion and pepper to the mixture and I served scrabbled eggs on the side. My husband loved these savory balls!! And with the extra mixture I had I put it in the freezer for next time.
These turned out so good. I am contemplating not telling the family I made them so I don’t have to share.
I made a batch of these today for a church Bible study. I renamed these Mamma Mia Sausage Balls (take one bite and you’ll be saying “Mamma Mia!”) because it was an Italian/pasta themed night. Holy cannoli, these were amazing. Followed the recipe to the letter. It made 48 mini-muffin size and 3 jumbos. They were gone within 10 minutes. I will be making these again for the big game at the end of the NFL season and I may write these into my will to be served at my funeral. They are that dang good!
PS you are welcome to any of my family holiday gatherings!