Mixed up in one bowl and popped in the oven, these delicious cheesy sausage balls are sure to please in your family! A protein-rich appetizer can also make a fun finger-food dinner main dish.
Serving suggestions:
Pair with lightly sauteed snow peas, a green salad, or broccoli salad for a complete dinner.
Ingredients and Equipment
When choosing ground pork, I always recommend sourcing local heritage-breed pork that is raised on its natural diet with lots of access to the outdoors. If you don’t have good pork locally, I highly recommend either US Wellness Meats, or Butcherbox for their heritage-breed pork that is sustainably raised. I didn’t think I liked pork until I tried good pork!
Bake these on a stainless steel shallow-sided baking sheet so that they can go under the broiler. I recommend parchment paper to minimize cleanup without using potentially-harmful aluminum foil.
Sausage balls
Ingredients
- 1 cup pork rind crumbs can replace with almond flour if desired
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning or sage optional
- 2 teaspoons baking powder optional, helps the balls to be not so dense
- 8 ounces cream cheese room temp (strict GAPS, use dripped yogurt cheese)
- 1 pound ground pork can use ground beef if desired
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a metal baking tray with parchment paper.
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Mix pork rind crumbs, cheddar, seasoning, and baking powder.
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Use your hands to mix in pork and cream cheese until mixed through.
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Roll into approx 1-inch balls (about 1 tablespoon of the meat mixture).
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Bake on a cookie sheet on parchment at 400 degrees for 15 minutes, then broil for 2 minutes on high. *do NOT broil if using glass or ceramic to bake on*
Other appetizer recipes you’ll love!
- Pigs in a Blanket
- Honey-Cocoa Roasted Almonds
- Low-Carb Meat and Cheese Platter
- Bacon-Wrapped Scallops
- Ranch Deviled Eggs
