30 Minute Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls
Follow these steps at home to make these easy southern-style sausage balls with pimento cheese, rather than cheddar cheese. These baked, bite-size sausage balls are tender and moist— and made without boxed Bisquick! Ready within 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ salt
- 2 tablespoons butter (cold)
- 1 lb breakfast sausage
- 10 ounces pimento cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer. Pinch the butter into the flour with your fingers until it is incorporated or use a pastry cutter. Add pimento cheese and mix until combined.
- Add sausage a little at a time, and mix until combined.
- Use a 1-2 tablespoon ice cream scoop to form into balls and shape with your hands. Place on prepared pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes, until slightly browned on the outside.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Let the sausage sit on the counter for about 15 minutes to warm up.
- Use the best breakfast sausage you have available if you can't find Neese's where you live.
- If the pimento cheese is runny, you may need to add extra flour. You should be able to handle the sausage mixture without your hands getting sticky.
- Don't over bake the sausage balls, take them out as soon as they start to get golden brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 84kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 90IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 1mg
