So Easy Sausage-cheese Balls

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 1 lb italian sausage, removed from the casings (or use small breakfast sausages for this)
• 3 -4 tablespoons butter or 3 -4 tablespoons oil
• 1/8-1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 lb cheddar cheese, finely grated (you can use a combination of favorite cheeses for this)
• 2 cups bisquick baking mix (measure 2 cups exactly!)

Recipe

• 1 remove all the sausage from the casings.
• 2 melt butter in a skilllet; brown the sausage meat with the cayenne pepper (if using) for about 7-8 minutes, or until completely cooked (make certain to break up the sausage meat as fine as you can) cool slightly.
• 3 add in the shredded cheese, stirring until the cheese melts.
• 4 transfer to a large bowl.
• 5 using a wooden spoon add in the bisquick baking mix; mix well to combine (if you find that the mixture is dry then add in more oil).
• 6 cool slightly, the shape into 1-inch balls (or slightly larger if desired, don't expect to shape these into perfectly round balls).
• 7 set oven to 375 degrees.
• 8 place the balls on a greased baking sheet.
• 9 bake for about 20 minutes, or until golden brown (they will puff up slightly when baking).
• 10 let cool slightly before removing them from the pan as they will break.