Sausage Balls over Cheddar Orzo
Sausage balls over cheddar orzo is a savory, cheesy dinner combo that's hearty, easy, and full of comfort food flavor.
Ingredients
Sausage Balls:
- 1 lb uncooked sausage
- 8 oz cream cheese, , softened
- 6 oz red lobster biscuit mix , this is half of the powder mix and half of the seasoning packet 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cheddar Orzo:
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups water
- 1 ½ cups uncooked orzo pasta
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tbsp butter
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- To a large sized bowl add in the sausage, cream cheese, and biscuit mix. Mix well until well combined using either, your hands, a meat masher, or an electric hand mixer (I recommend using a hand mixer). Also this sausage mixture will be sticky so keep that in mind. Once well combined stir in the cheese. Using a cookie scoop or a spoon roll the sausage into golf sized balls then roll smooth with your hands and place them on the sheet pan. You will make between 18-20 meatballs Bake for 20-22 minutes or until the sausage is cooked through.
- While the sausage balls are baking start on the orzo. To a saucepan on the stove over medium heat add in the chicken broth, water and orzo. Stir well, then put the lid on the top turn the heat to low and let simmer covered for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the orzo has cooked through. Strain most of the liquid out of the pan except about 1/2 cup. Now add in the remaining ingredients and stir well until the butter and cheese has melted. Serve under the sausage balls and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1070kcal | Carbohydrates: 74g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 68g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 25g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 174mg | Sodium: 2377mg | Potassium: 601mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1179IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 365mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Loooove this recipe! Such a good meatball idea. Orzo is a quick Mac and cheese type of side! We’ve made this multiple times in our household!
This is fantastic. I was a skeptical about it at first. I am so glad I tried it!
Mmm these meatballs are so good!
This looks AMAZING! Do the sausage balls freeze well?