One of my favorite things, especially at holiday time, is a cheese ball. I love this one and have used it since my early married days (married 55 years) It is just not the holidays without a good cheeseball!
2 (8-oz) pkgs cream cheese (In my later years I have started using the light cream cheese!) slightly softened
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (for Christmas I like to mix red and green bell peppers)
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
1 small can pineapple, very well drained (I push the lid down into the pineapple to 'squeeze' dry.)
1 cup chopped pecans for rolling
In a mixing bowl mix the cream cheese, with the bell pepper/s, green onion, and pineapple. When well mixed, refrigerate from 30 minutes up to 3 days to chill.
To serve, remove from refrigerator and roll thoroughly in the pecans. Place on a pretty platter and surround with an assortment of crackers. (Now that I am diabetic, I use only whole-grain crackers. Don't wait until you are diabetic. Add whole-grain crackers to your platter now!)
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (for Christmas I like to mix red and green bell peppers)
1/4 cup finely chopped green onions
1 small can pineapple, very well drained (I push the lid down into the pineapple to 'squeeze' dry.)
1 cup chopped pecans for rolling
In a mixing bowl mix the cream cheese, with the bell pepper/s, green onion, and pineapple. When well mixed, refrigerate from 30 minutes up to 3 days to chill.
To serve, remove from refrigerator and roll thoroughly in the pecans. Place on a pretty platter and surround with an assortment of crackers. (Now that I am diabetic, I use only whole-grain crackers. Don't wait until you are diabetic. Add whole-grain crackers to your platter now!)
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