Sausage Balls (NO Bisquick! NO flour!)

Sausage Balls (NO Bisquick! NO flour!)

1 pound sausage (mild, medium, or spicy)
1/3 cup water chestnuts, diced
1/4 cup Craisins, chopped
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 large pinch chili powder
paprika (to sprinkle on top)

Preheat oven to 375°.

Mix together all ingredients, except paprika. Use approximately three tablespoons of mixture to form balls. Place on a rack over a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and sprinkle generously with paprika. Bake 30 minutes. Serve with your choice of dipping sauce. Makes approximately 12 sausage balls.

NOTE: These can be frozen, before baking, on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Then place frozen sausage balls in Ziploc freezer bag or vacuum seal. To prepare, thaw sausage balls completely then bake following directions from above.