Sausage & Hash Brown Balls – mix together and freezer for a quick snack. Always a HUGE HIT! Can freeze for later. Great for breakfast or at parties. There are never any left!
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Pin This RecipeSausage Balls are one of our favorite snacks. I always have a bag in the freezer for a quick snack. I had some frozen hash browns in the freezer and was thinking of ways to use them up. I wondered how they would taste in my favorite sausage ball recipe. Only one way to find out!
I whipped up a batch of sausage balls and mixed the hash browns. I waited patiently for them to bake up. I took one bite and had my answer. They are awesome! These would be great for parties or Christmas morning! Just scramble up some eggs for a super quick Christmas morning breakfast.
Sausage & Hash Brown Balls
Ingredients:
- 1 lb hot sausage, uncooked
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1½ cups Bisquick
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ (30 to 32-oz) package frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (about 4 cups)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Mix all ingredients until well combined. (I use my KitchenAid mixer with the dough hook attachment)
- Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls. Place on rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 – 22 minutes, or until brown.
Notes:
Steph
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Made these 2day 4 a Brunch and a huge success. I used turkey sausage vs hot sausage and my kids kept coming back 4 more.
Tks a lot!!!
Where do you find shredded frozen hash brown?
freezer section with the frozen potatoes/fries
Would like to make them for a party. Can I bake them& then keep them warm in a crockpot?
sure!
Has anyone tried using the Krusteaz brand of baking mix in place of the Bisquick? (I have a huge bag of the Krusteaze that I would like to find uses for…)
I use refrigerated hash browns, add sliced green onions and can of green chilies.
I am intrigued by adding hash browns! I definitely want to try this, but we don’t do cream cheese in my house. Any suggestions?
Just made this after my mom had made these a couple weeks ago. We mad them bigger and got aobut 25 balls out of it. Really good and cooked up just fine. Gave me a reason to finally use my Kitchen Aid stand mixer with dough hook. I was surprised at how cold the mixture got, thanks frozen hashies and I’m glad it turns out so good, the dough is so sticky and gross when working with it. Super delicious though and can’t wait to eat these again for a few days for breakfast. Next time I plan to put some sofrito into the mix to give it an extra hint of seasoning. We also used mild sausage because I just don’t do hot well. Thanks for this.
I have already cooked crumbled hot sausage in my fridge. Can I use that instead of uncooked sausage?
This recipe uses uncooked sausage.
Do you thaw the hash browns before mixing?
I did not that them before mixing.
Very Delicious!!!
Made for breakfast and we enjoyed them!
Very easy to mix and make!
These are easy & fantastic! I would not change a single thing. They are just as good at room temperature, so if you need to carry these somewhere, there is no worry about keeping them warm. Thank you for sharing another fabulous recipe!
Absolutely…It’s like people have absolutely no idea what they’re doing. Take a chance! It’s just food! Put a little thought into it.
Can the shredded hash browns be refrigerated?
Yes
If I do this….Can I do this??????….Don’t you think it would be better with…….I wonder if I could blah blah blah……Plain Chicken….I don’t know how you don’t lose your mind! People, for goodness sake, If you want the recipe….try it! If you want to try it another way….go for it but how is plain chicken supposed to know if it will work this way or that????? Why can’t people just accept the recipe as is….????
Thank you! Either follow the recipe or don’t, and if you make it your own don’t comment because you didn’t follow the recipe!!
Thank you for this recipe. I love the addition of the hash browns. Like another post, I don’t make sausage balls very often because of the effort it takes to mix everything together. Never thought to use my stand mixer! And thank you for noting they can be frozen and then baked frozen. We have a staff breakfast next week but I am going to make them Saturday and bake them before I leave for work on the day of the breakfast. What a time saver!
Could I use soy chorizo to make it vegetarian?
What a great idea! But unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Sorry what is bisquick
It is pancake mix
Could this be cooked in a slow cooker?
I have made these several times. They are so easy to make and everyone loves them. I have also experimented with different sausage flavors and they always turn out great. I bake them and then freeze in a ziplock bag. Microwave for about 1 minute. Great breakfast or snack on the go.
I’m going to try them as patties
Would you suggest dipping these in something?
Anything you like – salsa, ranch, honey mustard, bbq sauce, jalapeno ranch?
Love these!
I make a batch and my son has them for breakfast during the week before school.
Beats the pants off a pop tart any day. He even likes them dipped in syrup.
Mine came out dry I knew that something didn’t look right when I had to squeeze them into a ball. The nay thing I did different is to use rehydrated hash browns. Any ideas it attested good just looks bad
My only guess is the rehydrated hash browns as that isn’t what is used in this recipe.
Can you use potatoes O’Brien.
I made these today for a church breakfast. Using my kitchenaid with the dough hook was awesome! I used to make a similar recipe without the hashbrowns and cream cheese and mixed it by hand. It took so long to get it the right consistency. Thank you for the helpful hint. I used my Pampered chef scoop so it was very quick to get them on the cookie sheet.
I have breakfast sausage that is cooked. What would I do differently for this recipe? Thank you for the help!
Maybe try to adapt this recipe: https://www.plainchicken.com/2010/10/sausage-cheese-puffs.html
Have you tried these on mini muffin pans vs balling them?
I haven’t. Sounds like an interesting idea!
I don't have a stand mixer. Do you think a food processor would work? Seems like it might be hard to mix this by hand.
I haven't tried this in the food processor. I don't know if it would pulverize the hash browns or not. Without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
I have refrigerated hash browns (not frozen) can I use those instead of frozen hash browns?
yes
How many balls does this recipe make?
How many balls does this recipe make?
What type of sausage, casing or rolled sausage?
Your preference. I used Jimmy Dean
Nice recipe – thank you. I see no eggs in this mix. Would it help to add an egg or two? The eggs might bind the mix better and fluff it up a little.
I wouldn’t add eggs, but you can do it if you want.
If I cook these with precooked turkey sausage (we don't eat pork), would it change anything? Just thinking there will be less grease and will they still hold together? Think cooking time would change? Excited to make these today! Thanks for the recipe!
They wouldn’t be the same at all with precooked meat. There isn’t anything to bind the balls together. You could try uncooked turkey sausage in place of the pork sausage.
Thank you so much for your help!
Could I put these in a crockpot to keep them warm? I'm trying to find something to take to a Christmas party we are traveling to.
Absolutely! Enjoy!
Thank you! I just didn't want them to get soggy… or dried out!
You can put a towel on top of the slower cooker – under the lid and lock the lid. The towel will absorb any moisture
Do you have a gluten free alternative for Bisquick?
Bisquick makes a gluten-free Bisquick. Enjoy!
Can these be frozen after baked and warmed up later? I'm searching for make ahead brunch recipes.
I usually freeze them and then bake them from frozen, but I don't see why it would work the other way around. I think it would be fine to bake and then freeze.
Can these be frozen after baking and warmed up later ?
These are absolutely amazing. I got 6 dozen, so I likely made my balls smaller – but they are dang delicious. Taking to Texas A&M tailgate in the morning! I used my stand mixer & it mixed up perfectly. I wouldn’t change a single thing in the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
If I wanted to make these ahead of time and take camping how would you recommend reheating?
In the microwave or in the oven/grill covered in foil. You could also try a slow cooker.
Would you freeze these before or after you cook them?
Are these good served at room temperature like the original version?
yes – enjoy!
Sounds good. I like trying different ways to make sausage balls. One question….do you thaw out the hash browns?
I did not thaw them first. I just broke up any big clumps of hash browns.
Thank you for taking the time to give me this recipe for Bisquick mix
Thanks for the recipe,this looks like a great snack…….Just one question – What is Bisquick? I've never seen it here in Australia, so don't know what to use as an alternative. Thanks.
home made Bisquick
Yield:
7
cups Units: US | Metric
6 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup vegetable shortening
Directions:
1
Sift flour, baking powder and salt three times into a large bowl.
2
Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
3
Store mixture in airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 months.
4
Use whenever your recipe calls for "Bisquick mix".
Are you able to fry them? If so what would you estimate the cook timento be?
Are you able to fry them? If yes, how long do you estimate the cooking time to be?
CMB8489 – I've never fried sausage balls, so I don't know how that would work or what any cooking time would be.
If I used frozen sausage at the start, I let the sausage thaw out then made the mixture and then into balls. Can I freeze them again?
I would think that you could if you freeze them immediately after rolling into balls.
Sounds fantastic! Addictive too, I bet, just pop "one more" about 30 times, right?
I am so intrigued by this. I just need to try them! I have never had sausage balls so this is totally new to me.
I wonder if you could use Chorizo? Then put them in a tortilla. Quick breakfast burritos 🙂
They look sooo good.