{"id":1145,"date":"2026-01-24T00:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:10:42","slug":"rotel-cream-cheese-sausage-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/rotel-cream-cheese-sausage-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotel Cream Cheese Sausage Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Rotel Cream Cheese Sausage Balls<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground sausage (hot or mild, your choice)<\/li>\n<li>8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10 oz \/ 283 g) Rotel diced tomatoes &amp; green chilies, <strong>very well drained<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>2 cups baking mix (like Bisquick)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder (optional)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp onion powder (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix the <strong>sausage and softened cream cheese<\/strong> until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add the <strong>drained Rotel<\/strong>, shredded cheddar cheese, and seasonings. Mix well.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the <strong>baking mix<\/strong> until a thick dough forms.<\/li>\n<li>Roll into <strong>1-inch balls<\/strong> and place on the prepared baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake for 22\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, or until golden brown and cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Let cool slightly, then serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Tips<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Drain the Rotel <strong>very well<\/strong> to avoid soggy balls.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with <strong>ranch dressing<\/strong>, <strong>spicy mayo<\/strong>, or <strong>honey mustard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>These freeze great \u2014 bake straight from frozen, adding 3\u20135 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Rotel Cream Cheese Sausage Balls Ingredients 1 lb (450 g) ground sausage (hot or mild, your choice) 8 oz (225&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1147,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions\/1147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}