Cheese Ball Apetizer
Created by SammyJo on May 27, 2012
- Servings: 10-12
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #5555
Ingredients
- 6 (3 ounces each) packages cream cheese, or 18 ounces, room temperature
- 8 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 small green onion, finely minced, or 1 1/2 tablespoons minced onion
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Hot sauce, to you taste
- Finely chopped pecans or peanuts
How to Make
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Step 1: In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended. Add in hot sauce.
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Step 2: Refrigerate until firm, around 2 hours then shape into a ball. Roll cheese ball in chopped pecans or peanuts until well coated.
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Step 3: Wrap in plastic and let ripen in refrigerator for at least 24 hours. Take out of refrigerator at least 2 hours before serving. Serve cheese ball with assorted crisp crackers.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (39.7 g)
- Calories 120.5
- Total Fat - 10 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 31.5 mg
- Sodium - 251.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 1.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.1 g
- Sugars - 0.7 g
- Protein - 6.5 g
- Calcium - 172 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg