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Ranch Bacon Cheese Ball Recipe
Super easy, make ahead (AKA stress free!) Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball takes just minutes to whip up and is always a total show stopping appetizer! It’s not only loaded with bacon and cheese but COATED in bacon, cheese, green onions and pecans for can’t-stop-eating-partaaaaaaaaaaaaay-deliciousness!
👥 18 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- whisk
- cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cheese Ball
2
Add cream cheese, sour cream, ranch seasoning, garlic powder, pepper jack cheese, 1 CUP cheddar cheese, half of the bacon and 2 tablespoons green onions to a large bowl and mix until well combined.
bacon,cooked and diced (divided)6 slices
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Drop mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap, cover tightly, and shape into a ball. Chill in the refrigerator for ⏱️ 1-2 hours to firm up (up to ⏱️ 24 hours if serving the next day) before rolling in coating.
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Coating
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Meanwhile, add remaining 2 tablespoon cheddar cheese, bacon and green onions to a medium bowl. Refrigerate.
bacon,cooked and diced (divided)6 slices
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When ready to coat cheeseball, whisk in pecans until evenly combined.
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Assemble
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Spread Coating in an even layer on cutting board/parchment lined counter. Remove cheese ball from refrigerator and roll in Coating mixture, pressing to adhere, until evenly coated. At this point you can refrigerate until ready to serve.
9
Serve with crackers, celery, carrots, etc.
crackers, celery, carrots, etc.
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