Sausage Cheese Balls

Have I mentioned my feelings for Bisquick before? I like it because it's easy... I dislike it because everything you put it in tastes like Bisquick.

These are tolerable, but I would DEFINITELY use a substitute for the baking mix. (To be fair, the recipe called for baking mix... which basically means Bisquick.

Definitely something I would love to try again, but need to substitute the Bisquick.

Sausage Cheese Balls
(Jimmy Dean)

2 Pound pork sausage
1 1/2 Cup Bisquick
4 Cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 Cup finely chopped onion
1/2 Cup finely chopped celery
2 Teaspoon black pepper
2 Teaspoon minced garlic

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 375. Combine all ingredient in a large mixing bowl; stir well. Form into 1" balls. Place on ungreased baking sheet; bake 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven; cool 5 minutes before removing from pan. Serve with cocktail forks or toothpick.

Yields: 6-9 dozen

Bacon Cheddar Round? ...or not.

There is just something so fun about trying new recipes... which is why 3/4 of our meals include new recipes! :) I love the adventure, I love combining tastes, I love taking the words on the page and turning into something YUMMY!
Then... there are the times that the new recipe fails, or it just turns out not-quite-so-yummy. This was one of the latter... it was edible, but so dry. So sugary. So.... Bisquick-y. We each ate a piece of it, but I was very happy this wasn't the only thing I had for dinner.
(While this isn't really a dinner-main-dish thing, with only two people, I tend to use side dishes as main dishes, and just add a veggie on the side or a meat in the dish. It just doesn't make sense to cook a large dinner with multiple options for only two people.)

Bacon Cheddar Round
(TOH)


3 1/2 Cup Bisquick
1/4 Cup Sugar
1 1/2 Cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 bacon strips, crumbled
1 Egg
1 1/3 Cup Milk

Instructions:
In a large bowl, combine the Bisquick and sugar. Stir in cheese and bacon.
Beat egg and milk; add to cheese mixture just until moistened.
Pour into a greased and floured 9" springform pan.
Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove sides of pan and serve warm.

Yields: 1 loaf

I think that I would make this again, but more as an appetizer for a party, along with other things. It makes quite a lot, and it was just too much for us, with the Bisquick flavor being so strong.

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