Sausage Balls

[ShihTzuMom1]

That's great Maddysmom!!  This will put you in the right frame of mind to sail through the Christmas season!

[joagain]

or this one

1 lb Pork Breakfast Sausage
2 cups Finely Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
2 cups Pork Skins, Plain


crush pork skins and mix into sausage and cheese. roll into balls and bake at 400 degrees for 15 min.

[Maddysmom]

Thanks for the recipes Joagain!  So tickled to know I CAN have sausage balls this Christmas!

Hi Shihtzumom!  Now that I've made it through Thanksgiving, I know Christmas will be a breeze with all these great recipes.  I am trying to narrow down the desserts to decide which one (or 2 or 3) I'm making!  ha ha

[umpa]

Congrats on your numbers maddysmom!

[joagain]

Maddysmom I made the sausage balls yesterday and I am going to have to make another batch for Friday ,because my husband will not stop eating them . I changed the recipe a little this is what I did it made about 30-40 I rooled mine about 1 inch ,he was eating while I was counting . LOL
Preheat oven to 350,line cookie sheets with foil ,cook for 20-25 mins.

1 roll of sausage
1LB ground hamburger
3 eggs
4ozs shredded chedder cheese
4ozs shredded mozzarella cheese
mix all together then try to roll them all the same size so they cook evenly . Very easy and delish .

[Maddysmom]

I will be making them in the morning!  So glad to hear yours turned out well.  I am anxious to see if my teenage daughter notices they are different from last year....??  I'm not telling her!  ha ha  I am so excited about Christmas!  We are expecting snow on Saturday!!  I heard on the news that the last time we had a white Christmas in the Atlanta metro area was in the 1860's.   I sure hope we get it!!

[joagain]

We are in Alabama and the news said the top part would get it and of course thats not us .

[Maddysmom]

We live in Gainesville which is in northeast Georgia.

[Maddysmom]

Hey Joagain, I made the sausage balls this morning and they are great!  There's just 3 of us, so I cut the recipe down a little.  I just used 1 lb of hot sausage, 2 cups of grated cheese, 1 egg, and added  a little almond flour and flackseed meal.  I baked them 30 min on 350, and my family hasn't even noticed the difference!  I feel so sneaky!  ha ha

[owensmath]

That sounds great, Maddysmom! I will definitely try that recipe because I love sausage balls.

[joagain]

I am glad they turned out good ,all my family ate my no carb sausage balls and said how delish they were while eating all the poison  fudge & cakes , chips. tortilla chips. .
 I am so proud of myself for not giving in !!!!!!!! I hope everyone has a nice Christmas !!!!

[umpa]

I am so proud of all of you!

[Maddysmom]

I made the sausage balls again for New Years!  I found that if you cook them longer than 30 minutes, it makes them alot crunchier!  I liked this last batch even better!   

hint....  Since you aren't using the Bisquick in the recipe, there's really nothing to soak up the grease from the cheese and sausage.   I made the first batch on my pampered chef baking stone, and the excess grease ran off into my oven which burned and smoked.  ha ha  This last time I use a baking pan with sides.....no mess to clean afterwards. 

[umpa]

In Texas my dad would make these sausage balls with Tamales and dipping sauces, usually queso for Christmas.I like to make 3 or 4 different dipping sauces when i serve them as a appetizer.I like a blue cheese,mustard, and onion dip.(Probally because i like to use my frilly toothpicks!! )

[skychant]

I have a batch of sausage balls in the oven as I post.  I love this recipe.  I really do lose more when I have them to snack on.  I count them as one carb a piece.  I use 2 cups of almond meal and 1 cup of flax meal and  I use 2 cups of cheddar and 1lb of sausage.  I bake them for 30 min at 350.  If you haven't already you really need to try this recipe.