Sausage Balls Recipe

These biscuit mix cheesy sausage balls are a holiday staple as an appetizer and also grace many a table for holiday breakfasts as well! Only three ingredients and you have a delicious snack or side dish.

You are going to need the raw, ground pork sausage for the traditional sausage balls recipe however the sky is really the limit. You can use a mild Italian sausage, a maple syrup sweet breakfast sausage or even a hot spiced sausage, the only caveat is that it HAS to be ground sausage. It cannot be a cooked smoked sausage.

My kitchen hack? Use your stand mixer with the paddle attachment.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound sharp Cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 pound ground pork sausage
• 2 cups biscuit baking mix
• 1 tablespoon freeze dried chives ( optional)
• 1/4 cup milk (if needed)