Red Lobster Sausage Balls
Red lobster sausage balls use garlic butter biscuit mix for juicy, flavorful, buttery party balls. A variation of the traditional favorite sausage ball, this recipe uses boxed Red Lobster Biscuit mix with garlic butter flavor for a succulent savory finger food that is quick and easy to make.
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What are sausage balls
Sausage balls are an old, southern favorite finger food traditionally made with sausage, cheese, and Bisquik. Using that mixture as a base, I especially love to add other ingredients and make super fun, super tasty, sausage balls that are always a crowd-pleaser.
Why this recipe works
This sausage ball recipe uses all the same ingredients as traditional sausage balls, except we use Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix instead of Bisquik. And of course, we are adding extra butter because YUMM.
Sausage balls take a bit of elbow grease to bring the dough together. So if mixing with your hands, be prepared for that. It isn’t bad, it just takes a few minutes to will the sausage into submission to blend with the biscuit mix.
Tips for making Red Lobster sausage balls
Cooked at 350℉, sausage balls are cooked in 15 minutes. To be certain, you can use an instant-read thermometer and make sure the temperature is 155℉. But fresh from the oven, sausage balls are deceptively soft and they may make you want to cook them longer to make sure they are done. DON’T FALL FOR IT! They will overcook and come out tough. In a properly working oven, they are done at 15 minutes.
On trick I’ve learned that saves me that effort is to use a stand mixer. Just put the ingredients in the mixer, then use the paddle attachment on low (first setting) to mix the dough.
Lining the bake sheet with parchment paper prevents sticking and simplifies clean-up.
Using a cookie scoop allows you to form nice, uniform balls faster.
Another trick I use a lot is to make the dough and form the balls in advance, then cook when I want them. Because I usually make these for a brunch (especially for breakfast potlucks at work which we do regularly), this means I make them the night ahead, then bake them in the morning. Easy stuff.
For more sausage ball variations, check out my Smoked Sausage Balls and Pimento Cheese Sausage Balls.
Red Lobster Sausage Balls
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter softened
- 11.36 oz Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix with the pouch of garlic and herb seasoning blend (1 box)
- 8 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 lb bulk sausage
- 2 tsp dried chives
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350℉.
- If using a stand mixer, add all the ingredients (including the garlic and herb flavor pouch from the box of biscuit mix) to the bowl. Use the paddle attachment on the lowest speed setting to mix the ingredients until a dough is formed.
- If mixing manually with your hands, add the ingredients (including the garlic and herb flavor pouch from the box of biscuit mix) to a large mixing bowl and combine to form the dough. This can take a few minutes as it takes a little time for the fat of the sausage to take up the biscuit mix.
- Using a medium cookie scoop or spoon, scoop ~2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a 1-½-inch ball. Place on a bake sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bake at 350℉ for 15 minutes or until internal temperature reads 155℉ using an instant-read thermometer. Remove from the oven and serve. Yields: ~32 balls.
