Description
Easy-to-make sausage balls featuring the iconic flavors of Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay biscuits, combining savory sausage, cream cheese, and cheddar with signature garlic-herb seasonings.
Ingredients
Main Stuff You Need:
- 1 lb ground sausage (mild or hot – depends how brave you’re feeling)
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened (half a brick)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 box Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuit mix (12 oz – don’t throw away that seasoning packet!)
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
If you can’t find the Red Lobster mix:
- 2 cups Bisquick
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
Instructions
Heat your oven to 400°F and line that baking sheet with parchment. I learned this lesson after scraping burnt cheese off my pan for an hour – just use the parchment paper!
Dump the sausage, cream cheese, cheddar, that whole biscuit mix package (seasoning packet and all!), and smoked paprika into your biggest bowl. I use my hands because it’s faster and you can feel when everything’s combined properly. The mixture looks weird at first – don’t panic, that’s normal.
Roll them about ping pong ball size – I eyeball it, but if you’re a perfectionist, use a small cookie scoop. My kids love helping with this part, though their “balls” look more like abstract art. Space them out on your pan because they puff up a bit.
Fifteen to eighteen minutes usually does it, but every oven’s different. Mine runs hot, so I check at 14 minutes. They’re done when they look golden and don’t jiggle when you shake the pan.
Sometimes there’s grease pooling around them – totally depends on your sausage brand. Just blot them with paper towels before serving. No big deal.
Notes
My cookie scoop was life-changing for this recipe – no more messy hands and they all cook evenly. If your first batch spreads too much, stick the bowl in the fridge for thirty minutes before making the rest.
I always have everything measured out before I start because this mixture gets sticky fast. Don’t overmix it either – just until it holds together. My mom always overmixed everything and wondered why her food was tough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15-18 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American