Christmas Cream Cheese, Rotel Sausage Balls and Regular Breakfast Sausage Ball recipe

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often less expensive.

bisquick mix

🥗Healthier: homemade biscuit mix

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour + baking powder

Homemade options can be healthier and cheaper.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories, while water is cost-effective.

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces fat content, while pork sausage is often cheaper.

Make sure the cream cheese is at room temperature.

Smash the cream cheese in a mixing bowl with a potato masher.

Add 1 pound of Jimmy Dean regular sausage to the bowl.

Mix the cream cheese and sausage together until there are no big clumps.

Drain a can of mild Rotel and add it to the mixture.

If you prefer, substitute the Rotel with a 4 oz can of green chilies.

Add 1.5 cups of bisquick baking mix to the bowl and mix well.

Add 2 cups of cheddar cheese (or any cheese of your choice) to the mixture.

Mix everything together thoroughly by hand to ensure the cream cheese is well incorporated.

Use a 1-inch cookie scoop to portion the mixture into 1-inch balls.

Place the sausage balls on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Flash freeze the sausage balls on the cookie sheet.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Bake the frozen sausage balls for 20-25 minutes until they reach an internal temperature of 160°F.

Alternatively, bake some sausage balls that are not frozen for the same amount of time.

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