Smoky Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball

Name: Smoky Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices hickory-smoked bacon slices; 85 grams cream cheese, softened; 59 milliliters sliced green onions; 0 teaspoons ground red pepper; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 79 milliliters mayonnaise; 118 milliliters chopped pecans; 227 grams cups freshly shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Smoky Bacon-Cheddar Cheese Ball is a gluten free hor d'oeuvre. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 6g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 174 calories. This recipe serves 15. If you have mayonnaise, kosher salt, green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 minutes.

Instructions

Cook bacon slices in a skillet over medium heat 5 to 8 minutes or until crisp; remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon. Saut pecans in hot drippings 2 minutes.

Ingredients you will need

Bacon

Pecans

Equipment you will use

Paper Towels

Frying Pan

Remove from heat, and cool 10 minutes. Stir together Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, green onions, kosher salt, ground red pepper, softened cream cheese, bacon, and pecans. Shape into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap. Store in refrigerator up to 1 week.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper