Spice up the appetizer table with this south-of-the-border take on a cheese ball. Pepper Jack cheese turns up the heat, cilantro and lime add fresh zest and a crushed tortilla-chip coating adds crunch.
Pepper Jack Cheese Ball
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 15 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups shredded pepper Jack cheese (6 oz)
- 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
- 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3/4 cup nacho-flavored tortilla chips, crushed
- Assorted crackers or tortilla chips
Instructions
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Step1In food processor, place cheeses, lime juice and onion powder. Cover; process until well mixed. Spoon into medium bowl. Stir in olives and cilantro.
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Step2Place crushed tortilla chips on waxed paper. Spoon cheese mixture onto chips. Roll to coat cheese ball with chips. Serve with crackers.
Nutrition
190
Calories
13g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 310mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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