How To Make BBQ Bacon Cheese Ball
A savory cheese ball loaded with bacon is the perfect game day treat for your friends and family! Whip up a big batch of this in just 10 minutes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6bacon strips,crisply-cooked, drained and diced
- 4green onions,thinly sliced
- 8ozcream cheese,1 brick, like low-fat, softened
- 1cupsharp cheddar cheese,shredded
- ⅓cupbbq sauce
- salt and pepper
- ¼cuppecans,chopped, toasted
Instructions
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Add half of the bacon, half of the green onions, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and bbq sauce to a large mixing bowl.
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Stir together until evenly combined.
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Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, to taste, then stir the mixture once more to incorporate.
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Transfer the mixture to the center of a large sheet of plastic wrap.
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Form the mixture into a ball, then wrap tightly with the plastic wrap.
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Refrigerate, or freeze, for at least 1 to 2 hours, or until mostly firm.
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Add the remaining bacon, green onions and pecans to a large plate, then use fingers to combine.
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Unwrap the cheese ball, then place it in the center of the plate.
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Gently roll the ball around until it is coated with the bacon mixture.
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Serve immediately with crackers, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 199.73kcal
- Fat: 17.50g
- Saturated Fat: 7.84g
- Trans Fat: 0.15g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.94g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.82g
- Carbohydrates: 5.11g
- Fiber: 0.44g
- Sugar: 3.62g
- Protein: 5.96g
- Cholesterol: 41.58mg
- Sodium: 318.24mg
- Calcium: 101.95mg
- Potassium: 106.21mg
- Iron: 0.34mg
- Vitamin A: 103.18µg
- Vitamin C: 1.01mg
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