Ingredients
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened (I used light cream cheese)
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5 -6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
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1 teaspoon parsley flakes
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1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives (or 1 tbl or so snipped fresh chives)
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1 dash hot sauce
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1 dash garlic powder
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chopped pecans or walnuts
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additional crumbled cooked bacon
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1 -1 1/2 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese (I used Cabot's Seriously Sharp)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a med-large size bowl.
- If your cream cheese is soft enough, you can stir this by hand or you can use a hand-mixer until well combined.
- Spoon out onto plastic wrap big enough to fold over top and form cheese mixture into a smooth bowl, wrapping plastic wrap around ball to seal.
- (If desired, roll cheese ball into chopped nuts or additional cooked and crumbled bacon before wrapping.).
- Place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours so flavors blend.
- Serve with crackers, bagel chips, veggies, etc.