We had these at my sister-in-law’s last weekend and boy was it good! So, I asked for the recipe which was surprisingly simple. Made it tonight and sad to say I overestimated the cook time. But, my mistake is your gain.

Here’s the recipe passed on verbally:
Ingredients:
1 lb of sausage (1 tube)
1 whole bag of cheese (about 4 cups)
2 cups Bisquick

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients up in a large bowl
2. Shape into balls - about the size of large meatballs
3. Bake

That was easy right? It is that easy but here’s my mistake or rather problem. I didn’t know how long this was supposed to cook and how hot the oven should be. When in doubt, I always set the oven at 350 F. When we had them last week, it was also just a touch harder than I preferred.

Don’t get me wrong it was fantabulously yummy. But considering someone in the family has trouble with their dentures, I like to ’soften’ up my dishes.

So, I modified the recipe and added just one jumbo sized egg. Adding eggs also meant I needed more Bisquick since this mixture is now very soft and awfully sticky. Too hard to shape. Another 1/2 cup of Bisquick did the trick nicely.

I made some into patties - thinking this would make it easier to eat on a bun with some yummy lettuce - like a hamburger. The rest were made into meatballs.

Put them on a lightly greased pan, shoved them into the oven for 15 minutes and turned the oven up a notch to 375 F.

Maybe the mistake was turning the oven up a notch, maybe 15 minutes was a tad too long. Maybe it was the dark pan. Sheesh who knows. The bottoms browned considerably - not burnt but much browner and crunchier than intended - certainly not soft. What a bummer.

The verdict, still ultra yummy but this is what I’d do differently for my next batch.

1. Keep the oven at 350 or lower
2. Bake for a shorter period of time, maybe 10 minutes then turn them over for another 5.
3. Brown the sausage before adding them into the mixture. I think this must have been my sister-in-law’s super secret step. This would have made the sausage meatballs much more flavorful.

Wish I could have taken pictures but this batch was in no condition for pictures I’ll take them next time. Hope you have better luck, try it and let me know how you like it.

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