{"id":7799,"date":"2026-09-22T14:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7799"},"modified":"2026-09-22T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T14:38:52","slug":"cheesy-sausage-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/22\/cheesy-sausage-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Sausage Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cheesy Sausage Balls<\/h1>\n<p>These easy Cheesy Sausage Balls are crispy and golden on the outside, tender and savory inside, and packed with sausage and melted cheddar cheese. They\u2019re perfect for breakfast, brunch, parties, game-day snacks, or holiday gatherings.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground breakfast sausage<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups biscuit baking mix, such as Bisquick<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine the ground sausage, shredded cheddar cheese, and biscuit baking mix.<\/li>\n<li>Add the milk, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Mix thoroughly with your hands until all the ingredients are evenly combined and a soft dough forms.<\/li>\n<li>Roll the mixture into small balls, about <strong>1 to 1\u00bd inches<\/strong> in diameter, and place them on the prepared baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>18\u201322 minutes<\/strong>, or until the sausage is fully cooked and the outside is golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Let them cool for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Serving Tip<\/h3>\n<p>Serve warm with ranch dressing, honey mustard, barbecue sauce, or your favorite dipping sauce. They\u2019re best enjoyed fresh and warm while the cheese is still melty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Sausage Balls These easy Cheesy Sausage Balls are crispy and golden on the outside, tender and savory inside, and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7799","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\/7799","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=7799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7801,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7799\/revisions\/7801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}