These are great for football and tailgating as well as parties! Easy to make and so moist and tender…
My husband and I always stay home on New Year’s Eve. When we were younger, we always went out but I’m not interested in freezing to death in a dress or dodging drunk drivers so we stay home, eat appetizers, maybe drink a margarita or two, have a dance at midnight (or 10 PM if we are tired) and then it is lights out! This year, it will be different: The appetizers will not be frozen because I’m actually going to make them! Sleep may escape us because Rocket will most likely be spending the night with us and the boy doesn’t sleep! Also, with the baby here – a margarita will be out too, which is more than fine since he is more fun than THAT any day! PaPa bought him so many presents that we need to play with them bit and that should take up the entire night and into the morning!
This are my Three Cheese Sausage Balls.
Three Cheese Sausage Balls
1 lb. roll of breakfast sausage, hot or mild
1 eight oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cup baking mix
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce (optional)
Mix in all ingredients until well blended. Roll into balls about the size of a ping pong ball and space 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
Place in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. They should look like this when cooked.
They are really easy and the cream cheese helps them stay moist. Top Girl and Mother Kalamity have been making this recipe for years and now I am too! I hope you enjoy it!
Three Cheese Sausage Balls
Ingredients
- 1 lb. roll of breakfast sausage hot or mild
- 1 eight oz. pkg. cream cheese softened
- 1 1/2 cup baking mix
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce optional
Instructions
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Mix in all ingredients until well blended.
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Roll into balls about the size of a ping pong ball and space 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
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Place in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. For convection oven preaheat to 350 and cook for about 15 minutes.
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Store in the refrigerator.
Ooh…yummy. 🙂 We’re also staying in and having our own personal party for two. 🙂
I hate to seem so dumb, but I’ve never heard of posole. What is it??
You aren’t dumb! I probably would never have heard of it either if dad wasn’t from New Mexico – It’s a traditional New Mexican soup served on New Year’s Day (most generally) that has green chiles, pork, and hominy in it………….yum! I know yesterday must’ve been rough on you – I thought of you several times.
Black eyed peas is the soup of choice for New Year’s Day at the Cline household. That came from mama — she said black eyed peas and cabbage bring good luck for the new year. And we managed fine; thanks for your thoughts.
I go to my youngest daughter’s house for a couple of hours and then they bring me home so they can continue to celebrate through the night. Those sausage balls look really good.
Lillian
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I have been making sausage balls for years…..and they were always good…but……I made this recipe and BAM!!! They were amazing!! I will make them like this from now on 🙂 thanks so much for sharing (my husband thanks you also)
I’m thrilled that you liked them (and your husband too!) even my husband (who doesn’t know they have cream cheese in them) loves ’em. Thanks for dropping by and please come back soon!
This may be a dumb question, but do you brown the sausage before making the balls, or is it raw?
Not a dumb question at all! You put it in raw – baking it will cook it well done (my husband won’t eat it if there’s even a hint it’s not cooked)! Thanks for asking!