Cheeseball With Italian Seasonings Recipes

HOLIDAY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine first seven ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. , Shape into a ball; roll in walnuts. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Serve with toasted French bread slices, crackers and/or vegetables.

EASY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese and salad dressing mix. Shape into 1 large ball and roll in chopped nuts.
• Refrigerate cheese ball for several hours or overnight.

CHRISTMAS APPETISER: ITALIAN CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Spray a loaf pan with oil then line with cling wrap with overhang.
• Mix Cheese Log ingredients together. Taste and adjust salt if needed (bear in mind saltiness of crackers you are serving with).
• Scrape into loaf pan and level surface, pressing to remove air pockets. Smaller pan = taller loaf.
• Cover with cling wrap overhang and refrigerate for 4 hours+ (up to 1 week).
• Turn out onto platter, peel off cling wrap.
• Top with sun dried tomato and pour over oil. Garnish with parsley and rosemary sprigs to give it a festive look.
• Best to serve closer to room temp than fridge cold. Serve with crackers! Knives for smearing optional - it's soft enough to scoop with crackers.

ITALIAN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Mix the cream cheese, provolone, olives, roasted red peppers, salami, artichoke hearts and crushed red pepper flakes in a medium bowl until well combined. Chill until firm and the flavors have blended, at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Shape the mixture into a ball and roll in the pine nuts. Serve with the crackers and garnish with the parsley.

ITALIAN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a shallow dish combine 1 tablespoon of the chives, 1 tablespoon of the basil, and the parsley; set aside.
• In a medium bowl beat cream cheese and Fontina cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Beat in the salami and finely chopped roasted red sweet pepper and remaining 2 tablespoons chives, remaining 2 tablespoons basil, the pepper, and garlic.
• Form into a ball (or log).
• Roll ball in herb mixture. Wrap and chill cheese ball for 4 to 24 hours.
• Serve with water crackers or baguette slices, and a nice bottle of Italian wine or sparkling Spumante!
• Makes twelve 2-tablespoon servings.

GARLIC CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the cream cheese until it is smooth. Add the garlic, sour cream, cheeses and Italian seasoning. Mix until well combined. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
• Place the chopped pecans on a plate. Form the cheese mixture into a ball, then roll the ball in the chopped pecans until the outside of the cheese ball is completely covered.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.
• Serve with crackers.

EVERYTHING BAGEL CHEESEBALL

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, sour cream, horseradish, cheddar cheese, scallions, and bacon. Form the mixture into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill for an hour.
• Once the cheeseball has set, roll it into the Everything But the Bagel seasoning blend to evenly coat.
• (To make your cheeseball resemble a pumpkin, add a real or faux pumpkin stem to the top. Then use the tip of a chopstick or the back of a butter knife to create grooves.)
• Serve with bagel chips and crackers.

TANGY CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, pickle juice and salad dressing mix. Blend well, mixing by hand.
• Shape into a ball and roll in pecans. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.

CHEESEBALL WITH ITALIAN SEASONINGS

Steps:

• 1. Stir the seasoning packet (you can also use the generic brands) into the softened cream cheese, roll into a ball, then roll in chopped scallion greens or chopped nuts. Refrigerate for at least an hour before use.
• 2. Serve with an assortment of crackers or breads or with veggies.