Sausage and cheese balls

I came across this recipe on Once A Month Mom's August 2011 Whole Foods menu.  The original recipe is from Betty Crocker.  Also can be made gluten free, using Bisquick Gluten Free mix.  They are FANTASTIC!!  Not all of them made it to the freezer, we were popping them right out of the oven!  Recipe says it yields 8 1/2 dozen 1 inch balls, but I ended up with about 4 dozen.  I used a Pampered Chef small scoop to form them, and they were about 1 1/2 inches round.  (Yes, I had to measure them when I wasn't getting as many out of the batch)

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/sausage-cheese-balls/6a2a7890-c685-4991-b699-743fd880486f#?st=7&term=sausage and cheese balls

Sausage-Cheese Balls

3 cups Original Bisquick® mix

1 pound bulk pork sausage

4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (16 ounces)
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crushed
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
Barbecue sauce or chili sauce, if desired

1.  Heat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x2x1 inch. 
2.  Stir together all ingredients, using hands or spoon. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls. Place in pan.
3.  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until brown. Immediately remove from pan. Serve warm with sauce for dipping

Want to make these savory cheese balls ahead? Your options are many! You can:


*Cover and refrigerate unbaked balls up to 24 hours. Bake as directed.
*Cover and freeze unbaked balls up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until brown.
*Bake as directed; cover and freeze up to 1 month. Heat oven to 350ºF. Place frozen balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through.
*Bake as directed; cover and freeze up to 1 month. Place 6 frozen balls on microwavable plate. Loosely cover with waxed paper. Microwave on High 45 seconds to 1 minute or until heated through.

It's true. You don't need to cook the sausage before using it when making this recipe

Yumminess!