The worst part of making a healthy, wholesome breakfast is all the dishes that pile up. You’ve got mixing bowls, baking or frying pans and maybe a waffle iron to scrub. Make cleanup simple by combining your favorite breakfast foods into one quick dish. In this recipe, sausage, cheese and gluten-free flour are combined in one easy-to-clean bowl and baked to get crowd-pleasing sausage balls. If you’re feeling festive, you can pour the dough into a waffle iron for sausage waffles! Either way, you get a crispy, meaty breakfast sure to please the entire family.
Cheesy Sausage Balls & Waffles
Recipe courtesy of Sarena Shasteen
Makes 20 waffles or 60 sausage balls
Ingredients
1-½ cup Bob’s Red Mill Garbanzo Bean Flour
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. dried onion powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. black pepper, freshly pepper
4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 lbs. sausage
½ cup water
Directions
Waffles
- Preheat waffle iron.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, add all ingredients and mix with the paddle mixer or by hand until well incorporated.
- Lightly grease waffle iron with oil. Scoop out about ¼ cup of dough and pour into iron. Cook according to waffle iron directions.
Sausage Balls
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, add all ingredients and mix with the paddle mixer or by hand until well incorporated.
- Scoop out about 2 rounded tablespoons for each ball and place about an inch apart on prepared parchment paper.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
