3 Ingredient Cheese Ball
This simple 3 Ingredient Cheese Ball uses easy ingredients and takes minutes to make. It’s the perfect crowd-pleasing appetizer for parties, potlucks, and last-minute gatherings.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 95kcal
Ingredients
- 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened
- 1 0.7 oz Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix packet
- 1 cup bacon bits
Instructions
- In the large bowl, combine 2 8 oz packages cream cheese, softened and 1 0.7 oz Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix packet until equally distributed. You can do this using the paddle attachment on a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer.
- Lay out a piece of plastic wrap, then scoop the cream cheese onto it. Fold the sides of the plastic wrap up and over the cream cheese, and then use your hands to cleanly shape it into a ball. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes until the cream cheese sets up.
- Remove the cheese from the fridge and wrap it. Pour 1 cup bacon bits into a shallow bowl, then place the cheese ball in the bowl, pressing the bacon bits into the cheese ball.
- Serve with tortilla chips, crackers, or vegetables. Enjoy!
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Recipe Copyright The Domestic Spoon. For educational or personal use only.
- Cream cheese: It’s important to use full fat cream cheese that comes in a block. Anything else will not be solid enough to hold its shape.
- Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix packet: I typically use Good Seasons brand, which I suspect has a mix of oregano, basil, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, sugar, red bell pepper, and black pepper, and perhaps other dried herbs. You could add all of these individually, but I find that the seasoning packet is so much easier.
- Bacon bits: You can cook and chop your own bacon (using this Air Fryer Bacon recipe makes it super easy!) or use bacon bits to save time. If you cook your own bacon, be sure and pat the grease off well so the cheeseball can set up properly.
- Don’t forget to refrigerate your cheese ball before rolling it in the bacon or it will not hold its shape.
- Don’t be afraid to press the bacon into the sides of the ball. Without this bacon coating, your ball will be sticky and messy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 0.2mg | Sodium: 358mg | Potassium: 29mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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