Smoked Sausage Appetizer

Smoked Sausage Appetizer Bites are a great addition to any party menu or game day gathering. Savory smoked sausage slices wrapped in a golden brown pizza dough blanket, baked to perfection.

Get ready to impress your guests with these Smoked Sausage Appetizer Bites! Dip them in Honey Mustard Sauce, Peppercorn Ranch or Marinara Sauce.

Why You Will Love Smoked Sausage Bites

• Quick and easy appetizer with just a few ingredients.
• A make ahead snack to have on hand for a quick bite for any meal of the day.
• Large batch appetizer that will feed a hungry crowd.

Ingredients for Smoked Sausage Appetizers

• Smoked Sausage – or Italian Smoked Sausage (homemade or your favorite brand).
• Pizza Dough – homemade or store bought.
• Butter
• Garlic Cloves
• Honey Mustard, Ranch or Marinara for dipping.

Step By Step Directions for Smoked Sausage Appetizer Bites

1. Remove casings and slice sausage into 1/2 inch thick slices.
2. Divide pizza dough into 1 1/2 inch pieces, roll into a ball.
3. Press your thumb down into each dough ball to create an indention.
4. Place a sausage slice into each dough round, pressing the sides around the sausage.
5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
6. Place sausage bites onto the parchment about 1 inch apart.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
8. Melt butter in a small skillet with sliced garlic cloves. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes.
9. Brush garlic butter over the sausage bites.
10. Serve with dipping sauce.

Recipe Notes

• Store leftover sausage bites in a zip top bag in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
• Reheat smoked sausage bites in a toaster oven or oven at 350° for 8 – 10 minutes on a baking sheet. They are also great cold, right out of the refrigerator.

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What are you waiting for? These Smoked Sausage Appetizer Bites are so easy to make and make a tasty bite size snack for any gathering with friends and family.

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Smoked Sausage Appetizer

Smoked Sausage Appetizer Bites are a great addition to any party menu or game day gathering. Savory smoked sausage slices wrapped in a golden brown pizza dough blanket, baked to perfection.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time30 minutes mins

Course: Appetizers

Cuisine: American

Keyword: appetizer bites, smoked sausage pizza bites, snacks

Servings: 48 Appetizers

Calories: 42kcal

Author: Milisa

Ingredients

• 1 pound Smoked Sausage Links
• Pizza Dough for 3 pizzas
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 garlic cloves sliced
• Honey Mustard Sauce

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• Remove casings and slice sausage into ½ inch thick slices.
• Divide pizza dough into 1 ½ inch pieces, roll each into a ball.
• Press your thumb down into each dough ball to create an indention.
• Place a sausage slice into each dough round, pressing the sides around the sausage.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• Place sausage bites onto the parchment about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
• Melt butter in a small skillet with sliced garlic cloves. Cook over low heat about 5 minutes.
• Brush garlic butter over the sausage bites.
• Serve with honey mustard sauce.

Notes

Store leftover sausage bites in a zip top bag in the refrigerator up to 4 days.

Reheat smoked sausage bites in a toaster oven or oven at 350° for 8 – 10 minutes on a baking sheet. They are also great cold, right out of the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 91mg