Cheese Ball With Everything
🕒 Cook Time: 4 hours
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
🥘 Description:
This savory variation belongs in every serious cook’s repertoire. Serve these to a crowd you want to impress! Caution..This makes a lot, the two small balls are as big as baseballs! I have been making these for years from a recipe I clipped from a magazine and they are always a hit. Cook time is chill time.
🍽️ Recipe Category: Spreads
🔍 Keywords: Lunch/Snacks, Pork, Cheese, Onions, Vegetable, Meat, High In…, Potluck, Spring, Summer, Winter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Savory, Weeknight, Brunch, Mixer, For Large Groups, No Cook, Refrigerator, Beginner Cook, Small Appliance, Easy
📊 Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 180.6
- Fat Content: 15.7g
- Saturated Fat Content: 8g
- Cholesterol Content: 40mg
- Sodium Content: 192.7mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 3g
- Fiber Content: 0.5g
- Sugar Content: 1.6g
- Protein Content: 7.4g
🍽️ Servings: 20
🥣 Ingredients:
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Swiss cheese | 2 cups |
| Cheddar cheese | 2 cups |
| Cream cheese | 1 package |
| Sour cream | 1/2 cup |
| Onion | 1 |
| Pimiento | 1 jar |
| Bacon | 2 slices |
| Pecans | 10 |
| Salt | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Pepper | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Parsley | 1/4 cup |
| Poppy seed | 1 tablespoon |
📝 Instructions:
- Let Swiss and cheddar cheeses come to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and sour cream until fluffy.
- Beat in Swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, undrained pimiento, half of the bacon, 1/4 cup of the pecans, salt, and pepper.
- Cover and chill until firm.
- Shape into 1 large or 2 small balls on wax paper.
- In a small bowl, combine remaining bacon, pecans, parsley, and poppy seeds.
- Turn the mixture out onto a clean sheet of waxed paper.
- Roll cheese balls in seed mixture to coat.
- Wrap and chill.
- Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.
- Serve with crackers.
This recipe yields two sizable cheese balls, perfect for gatherings and parties. The blend of cheeses, combined with savory bacon, crunchy pecans, and flavorful spices, creates a delicious appetizer that will surely impress your guests. Enjoy the creamy texture and rich flavors of this Cheese Ball With Everything recipe! 🧀🥓🥜
