Sausage Stuffing Balls
These easy Sausage Stuffing Balls are loaded with breakfast sausage, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, and savory stuffing. Baked until golden and delicious, they make a wonderful holiday appetizer or side dish and we love serving them with cranberry sauce for dipping.
Why You’ll Love These Sausage Stuffing Balls
We’re a sucker for a simple recipe that packs a punch in the flavor department! Add in that this makes the perfect holiday appetizer for Thanksgiving or Christmas and we have a winner! These sausage stuffing balls come together using just a few ingredients and are simple to prepare. We love to serve them with cranberry sauce for dipping. We promise they will be the hit of any gathering!
Key Ingredients
- Breakfast sausage
- Stuffing Mix (we use Stove Top)
- Bacon
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Cranberry sauce for dipping!
You could easily use any flavor of stuffing mix you like! Also not a fan of cranberry sauce? Pick a different dipping sauce. You could easily dip them in honey mustard, a canned or homemade gravy.
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Ingredients
- 8 slices of bacon cooked and diced
- 1 pound of pork breakfast sausage
- 6- ounce box of stuffing mix + ingredients to make stuffing (we used Stove Top Savory Herbs)
- 3 cups of cheddar cheese shredded
- Cranberry Sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Prepare stuffing mix according to package instructions. Let cool for a few minutes. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix until well combined.
- Roll into balls (about the size of a walnut) and line on baking sheet. Be sure they are tightly rolled so they stay together. Bake for 25 minutes until cooked through. Makes about 48 balls depending on the size you make them.
Notes
How to Store Leftovers:
Store leftovers in an air-tight container for 3-4 days.
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Now I know these are gonna be good. I’ve always made the old original 70s recipe that used to be on the back of the Bisquick box. I use this dip recipe that a friend and I worked up together eons ago. Thought you might like it.
DIP FOR SAUSAGE BALLS: (optional but GOOD!):
3/4 cup Heinz® Chili sauce
1 Tablespoon prepared horseradish, *see Note
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons red wine, *see Note
1 dash Tabasco sauce
To make Dip For Sausage Balls (optional but GOOD!):
In a bowl, add the chili sauce, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, red wine and Tabasco sauce.
Mix all ingredients for the dip well.
Serve with the sausage balls.
*NOTES:
You may increase the amounts of horseradish and red wine to suit your individual taste.
This could be 1 to 3 Tablespoons more of each ingredient.
Mix all ingredients for the dip well.
Serve with sausage balls.