Breakfast, Gameday, or Anytime Appetizer - Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls!

pimento cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese spread

💰Cheaper: cream cheese with pimentos

Cream cheese is often less expensive and can mimic the creaminess.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Processed cheese can be less expensive while still melting well.

Grate an 8 oz block of sharp cheddar cheese into a bowl.

Add an 8 oz block of cream cheese that has been softened to the bowl.

Drain a jar of pimentos and add the entire jar to the bowl.

Add 1/4 cup of mayonnaise to the mixture.

Add 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients together using clean hands or a potato masher until well combined.

Add 1 pound of breakfast sausage to the pimento cheese mixture.

Add 1 1/2 cups of bisquick to the mixture.

Break the sausage into pieces and mix everything together until fully incorporated.

Shape the mixture into meatball-sized balls.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

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

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Check the sausage balls after 20 minutes to ensure they are cooked through.

Cooking Techniques

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