Football Cheese Ball
The ultimate football appetizer, make this football-shaped cheese ball for your next game day gathering!
Ingredients
- 16 ounces cream cheese ((2 8-ounce blocks), softened)
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 1 ounce ranch seasoning ((1 packet))
- 1/4 cup green onions (chopped)
- 1/2 cup bacon (chopped (can substitute in bacon bits))
- 1 tsp hot sauce (optional)
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Cheese Ball Coating
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup chopped bacon
- 2 tbsp chopped green onion
- 2 slices white cheese (such as provolone, white cheddar, swiss)
Instructions
- Using a food processor, standing mixer (with paddle attachment) or in a large mixing bowl, combine together cream cheese, sour cream, sharp cheddar cheese, Ranch seasoning packet, green onions, bacon, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce.
- Spritz clean hands with nonstick baking spray and mold the cheese mixture into a football shape. Think oval shape and pinch the ends until they come to a slight point.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap and add the ball on top. Fold up the plastic wrap around the ball and further mold into a ball.
- Refrigerate for 8 hours (at least 4 hours if in a pinch). This will help firm up the football cheese ball.
- In a shallow dish or plate, stir together the coating of nuts, bacon and green onion.
- Unwrap the cheese ball and carefully roll it in the toppings. Gently press the toppings in to the sides, if needed.
- Using a sharp knife or kitchen shears, slice the white cheese to make long, thin strips and lay them across the cheese ball to look like football laces.
- Serve cheeseball alongside crackers, pretzels, crostini, veggie slices, etc. Store any leftover cheese ball in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
Want a spicy football cheeseball? Swap out cheddar cheese for pepper-jack and add extra hot sauce!
Calories: 372kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 8gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 524mgPotassium: 116mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 746IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 178mgIron: 0.3mg
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