There’s not much to say about pizza balls, except for they are one of the best snacks to make at home. These little wonders are very easy to make, tasty, and fun to eat. They are literally bite sized balls of dough that taste like pizza. The best thing about them however, is their simplicity. This recipe takes less than half an hour to prepare and the ingredients are easy to come by. So you can whip it up on a whim.
Health Benefits
Pizza has a lot of different vegetable ingredients that contribute to it being a decently healthy food when eaten in moderation. One of those vegetables that is common to pizza and this recipe are onions. Onions provide the body with many different minerals that contribute to its wide range of health benefits. They contain potassium, calcium, selenium, and magnesium which help improve your oral health, manage diabetes, and prevent heart disease, all in all making this an amazing vegetable.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
Calories 422.4
Calories from Fat 241
Total Fat 26.8 g
Saturated Fat 11.5 g
Cholesterol 63 mg
Sodium 1139.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate 22.9 g
Dietary Fiber 1.5 g
Sugars 5 g
Protein 21.6 g
Ingredients
ground Italian sausage: 1 lb
cups Bisquick: 2
Green pepper (chopped): 1
chopped onion: 1
package mozzarella cheese: 1
cup pizza sauce: 1
How To Make Pizza Balls
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Lightly grease a large cookie sheet.
- Thoroughly mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Roll into balls and place on cookie sheet 1 inapart.
- Bake 20 minutes or until browned and no longer pinkish color.
Trivia
Historically speaking, pizza was a food primarily enjoyed by lower income Italian citizens.