Nutty Roasted Red Pepper Mini Cheese Balls Recipes

MINI BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a sheet pan with foil. Place peppers on the baking sheet and roast 8 to10 minutes (small peppers - less than 2 inches long - will cook faster), turning them over halfway through. The peppers should be soft but not charred, except perhaps in a few spots. Remove from heat and allow to cool. If there are some larger peppers in the bag and they haven't softened in 10 minutes, return to oven for another 5.
• While peppers are cooling, make filling. Combine goat cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until mix is very smooth, at least one minute. Scrape down sides of bowl and process for another minute. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch star tip.
• When peppers have cooled, slice off ends just below the shoulders. Carefully remove any seeds and membranes. The peppers should be intact, but sometimes, they split down one side. Place any that have not split upright in a small glass or cup to facilitate filling, and pipe in goat cheese mix. Lay those that have split on a plate, pipe on the filling and close the pepper around the filling. Arrange stuffed peppers on a plate or platter. Serve at once, or chill until 30 minutes before serving. Bring to room temperature so cheese is soft and creamy.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium sized bowl, mash the cream cheese with a fork or potato masher. Add the roasted red pepper, shallots, salt, garlic powder and grated cheddar and continue to mash until well incorporated. The peppers can still be chunky, but try to ensure that they are well mixed with the cheese.
• Form the cheese into a round ball and roll in the pecan pieces until the mall is evenly coated in the pecans.
• Wrap with plastic wrap, keeping the round shape and place in the fridge to firm up, about 30-60 minutes.
• Serve with crackers.

MINI CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cheeses. Shape into 36 balls; roll balls in toppings as desired. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. To serve, if desired, press a rye crisp or rolled corn chip into the top of each cheese ball.

ROASTED RED PEPPER-CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Blend the shredded cheese with the mayonnaise in a bowl. Stir in the roasted peppers and the Worcestershire sauce and blend thoroughly. Cover, and chill for at least 4 hours or overnight.

APRIL'S ROASTED RED PEPPER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, garlic powder, cayenne pepper and Worcestershire sauce. I use a hand mixer. Stir in the roasted red peppers last. Spoon the mixture onto plastic wrap, and cover with another piece of plastic wrap. Shape into a ball, and roll in parsley to coat. Refrigerate until serving.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a food processor puree, red pepper, cream cheese, Worcestershire, garlic and pepper. Stir in shredded monterey jack and red pepper flakes.
• Chop parsley and make into a pile.
• Scoop out cheese mixture in as much of a ball shape as possible onto the parsley pile.
• Press parsley around the ball and form as you go.
• This cheese ball is very soft, don't over handle.
• Scoop up with pancake turner and place on a plate.
• Serve with crackers.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients in medium bowl with mixer until blended. Add roasted peppers; mix just until blended.
• Shape into ball. Roll in nuts.
• Refrigerate 4 hours. Serve with crackers.

NUTTY ROASTED RED PEPPER MINI CHEESE BALLS

Steps:

• Beat first 3 ingredients with mixer until blended. Divide in half. Add peppers to half, and onions to remaining half; mix each until blended.
• Refrigerate several hours or until chilled.
• Shape each mixture into 24 (1-inch balls); roll in nuts.

ROASTED RED PEPPER CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and blend until creamy and smooth.
• Serve with bagels, crackers, or crostini.

EASY JALAPEñO AND RED PEPPER CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add all ingredients except nuts, and stir to combine or use a handheld electric mixer and beat on low speed to combine. Make sure cream cheese is very well softened before beginning or it will be unnecessarily difficult to combine the ingredients.
• Using a spatula (or your hands), pat mixture into a ball inside bowl; it's okay if it's not perfectly round.
• Turn ball out onto a large piece of plasticwrap and wrap it up. Gently pat it into a nice smooth ball, and place ball inside a ziptop bag to prevent fridge smells.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight, to chill and firm up.
• Prior to serving, combine the walnuts and almonds in a medium bowl and gently roll the ball in nuts until it's completely covered.