Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball
This party popular cheese ball brings all your favorite flavors together like ranch, sweet garlic, smokey bacon, fresh green onions and buttery pecans.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: appetizer
- Method: no bake
- Cuisine: American
Scale
Ingredients
- 2 (8 ounce) boxes cream cheese
- 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese finely grated
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 (1 ounce) package ranch seasoning or ranch dressing mix
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 8 slices crispy cooked bacon coarsely chopped (reserve half)
- 1/3 cup finely chopped green onions (reserve half)
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Using a stand with paddle attachment or hand mixer on a medium speed work up the cream cheese until is smooth and creamy with no lumps. Add cheddar cheese, sour cream, Worcestershire Sauce, ranch seasoning, dried parsley and garlic powder. Turn the mixer to stir and add half of the chopped bacon and half of the chopped green onions.
- Spoon the cheese into a ball shape on a large piece of plastic wrap. Bring up the sides of the plastic wrap to cover the cheese ball. Use the wrapping process to help shape the cheese into a ball. Refrigerate the ball for at least several hours up to overnight.
- Place reserved bacon, reserved green onions and pecans on a shallow plate. Remove the ball from the refrigerator and carefully unwrap. Gently roll the cheese ball through the toppings on the plate. Place on serving platter with assorted pretzels, crackers or crostini.
Notes
- Prep time does not include chilling time.
- You can make this ball up to six days in advance but do not apply the toppings until right before serving.
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