Jalapeños Bacon Cheese Ball
Excellent cheese ball that features crunchy bacon and lightly spicy Jalapeños for a harmony of delicious textures and flavors that everyone will enjoy.
Servings: 8
Calories:
Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese room temperature & softened
- 8 (divided) sliced bacon cooked & minced
- ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- 2 (divided) jalapeño deseed & chopped
Instructions
- In a small bowl: add half of the bacon bites and minced jalapeños. Mix well and set aside for later use.
- In a medium size bowl: Add the other half of bacon and jalapeños and the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly until well combined.
- Place the cheese mixture on a saran/plastic wrap. Cover and roll until you form a ball. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Remove cheese ball from the refrigerator and discard the wrap. Roll the cheese ball in the rest of the bacon & jalapeños. Then cover one last time with saran/plastic wrap to form a nice symmetrical ball.
- You can serve it immediately or at room temperature.