If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know my readers love sausage balls and all the holiday and reception snacks. My Three-Ingredient Sausage Balls have a life of their own every holiday season. They’re easy, reliable, and everyone enjoys them. But this year, something happened that made me reconsider everything I thought I knew about sausage balls.
I was at a holiday brunch, grabbed a sausage ball off the table, took one bite, and immediately thought:
Wait…this is better than mine.
The secret? More meat.
It was less bready and more meaty, and I couldn’t stop popping them. So during the Thanksgiving break, I went back to my original recipe to see what I could improve. Then one morning, while staring into the fridge, I realized I was out of grated cheese… but I still had a tub of pimento cheese spread left over from a charcuterie board.
Friends, that discovery changed everything.
My classic sausage ball recipe is so popular because the Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix handles most of the work. You can change up the flavors — spicy sausage, maple sausage, rosemary and mozzarella cheese for Christmas, or even more luxurious, creamy cheeses like fontina or gouda. But using pimento cheese delivers the best texture: chewy, cheesy, meaty sausage balls without grated cheese and without the dry crumble that sometimes appears in traditional recipes.
It’s still a simple three-ingredient treat, but now it tastes like it took much more effort to make. And no one will ever guess that their grandma’s favorite party food is what makes these “meaty sausage balls” so special.
And just in case you need an excuse to make them, these mix up beautifully the night before. They’re perfect fresh from the oven for holiday mornings, New Year’s brunch, tailgating, after-school protein snacks, or a hero moment in the office break room.
You’re welcome. I’m sending this early so you still have time to add everything to your Christmas or New Year’s grocery list!
If you want to see the original recipe for Three-Ingredient Sausage Balls, a traditional snacky breakfast bite, check out the recipe.
Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls
Ingredients
- 1 11 or 12 oz. tub pimento cheese
- 2 1-lb tubes breakfast sausage
- 1 box Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix with seasoning packet
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine sausage and pimento cheese until evenly mixed.
- Add the biscuit mix and seasoning packet.
- Stir until everything is fully incorporated.
- Scoop into 1-inch portions and roll into balls.
- Place on a baking sheet and bake 10–15 minutes, depending on your oven.
- Remove to a cooling rack.
- Store in an airtight container.
