Mix cheddar and cream cheese with crumbled bits of bacon for a quick party appetizer that pairs perfectly with crackers, flatbread or veggies.
Bacon-Ranch Cheese Balls
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 20 slices bacon
- 2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups shredded white Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 1 package (1 oz) ranch dressing and seasoning mix (milk recipe)
Instructions
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Step1In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon in batches until crisp; drain on paper towels. Cool; crumble bacon.
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Step2Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper. In medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, dressing mix and 1/3 cup of the crumbled bacon.
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Step3Shape mixture into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls; roll cheese balls in remaining crumbled bacon. Place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Nutrition
140
Calories
11g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 140
- Total Fat
- 11g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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