Name: Nutty Cheese Ball Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 0
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 28
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 oz (1 pkg), softened cream cheese; 8 oz crumbled blue cheese; 4 oz (1 can), chopped, drained black olives; ¼ cup softened butter; 1 tbsp freeze-dried chives; 1 cup chopped pecans

How To Make Nutty Cheese Ball

Cream cheese and blue cheese are shaped into one huge ball and rolled in pecans for a nutty and rich cheese ball that pairs best with buttery crackers.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking:

Chill Time: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8ozcream cheese,(1 pkg), softened
8ozblue cheese,crumbled
4ozblack olives,(1 can), chopped, drained
¼cupbutter,softened
1tbspfreeze-dried chives
1cuppecans,chopped

Instructions

In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix cream cheese, blue cheese, black olives, butter and chives. Form into a ball shape.
On a piece of plastic wrap large enough to wrap the ball, pour the chopped pecans. Roll the ball in the pecans to cover. Wrap with the plastic. Chill in the refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving.
Serve with crackers and enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 99.94kcal
Fat: 9.72g
Saturated Fat: 4.39g
Trans Fat: 0.07g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3.52g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.04g
Carbohydrates: 1.27g
Fiber: 0.47g
Sugar: 0.44g
Protein: 2.59g
Cholesterol: 19.34mg
Sodium: 152.38mg
Calcium: 57.29mg
Potassium: 47.43mg
Iron: 0.28mg
Vitamin A: 60.71µg
Vitamin C: 0.12mg

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