Need an easy appetizer? This Bacon Cheese Ball is a great addition to your parties or gatherings. Delicious cream cheese, bacon, green onions and cheese come together for a cheese ball great for crackers or vegetables!
This Bacon Cheese Ball, made with Cheddar Cheese and chopped up bacon and onions, is full of flavor. Surprisingly, it is easy to make and will be perfect for the upcoming Holiday gatherings or the upcoming tailgating season.
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon (divided)
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese (divided)
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ cup chopped green onion
Bacon makes everything better
The bacon is such a key ingredient to this cheese ball as it adds so much smoky flavor. (I mean, right? It's bacon.)
The best tip for cooking bacon I have found is to make it in the oven. I cook it at 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. The bacon is crisp every time and ready to be crumbled.
Another bacon recipe: Classic Bacon Pea Salad
Instructions
First, I added softened cream cheese to a medium sized bowl. I then added ½ cup sour cream to the cream cheese and blended well.
I then chopped up ½ cup green onions and added them to the cream cheese/sour cream mixture.
Stir in 7 strips of cooked, crumbled bacon and stir.
Adding one cup of cheddar cheese was the perfect addition in this recipe. Of course, you can add a little more if you want.
After stirring well, place the mixture on plastic wrap and form a ball. Let refrigerate overnight. The next day, roll the cheese ball in cooked bacon (crumbled) and more cheddar cheese.
Serve with crackers, bread or corn chips.
Storage
This bacon cheese ball needs to be kept refrigerated. Any leftovers should be stored in an airtight container for up to 48 hours in the fridge. Make sure you also keep this cheese ball cold while serving.
The crunch of the cracker with the texture of the cheese and bacon makes this appetizer delicious and a quick family favorite.
Bacon Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon divided
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese divided
- ½ cup sour cream
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened softened
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ cup chopped green onion
Instructions
- Mix softened cream cheese and sour cream in a medium mixing bowl
- Stir in garlic powder and onions
- Stir in 7 slices of cooked, cooled and crumbled bacon
- Fold in 1 cup Cheddar Cheese
- Wrap mixture in plastic wrap and form a ball
- Refrigerate overnight
- The next day, cook and chop the remaining bacon
- Put bacon and remaining cheese on a plate and roll the cheese ball in mixture
- Serve with crackers, chips or bread
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Stephanie
What a great, cheesy appetizer recipe. It looks delicious and the perfect party appetizer! Thanks for sharing! {client}
Gina @ Running to the Kitchen
This would definitely be the showstopper of the appetizer line up!
Sarah
Thank you! It was very liked at our house!
allie @ Thorugh Her Looking Glass
What a wonderful cheeseball Sarah, can't go wrong with bacon. This will be perfect for the holidays, also game days. Can't wait to see my boys' faces for this one!
Sarah
The boys in my house loved it! Delicious!!