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Holiday Cheese Balls Recipe

I received this party-perfect recipe from the wife of one of my co-workers. Everyone loves the delicious yet simple blend of cheeses, Worcestershire sauce, onions, parsley and pecans.—Carol Hawley, Frederick, Maryland

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Holiday Cheese Balls Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 28 Servings

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Ingredients

4 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
1 cup process cheese sauce
1 cup finely chopped pecans, divided
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley, divided
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Assorted crackers

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, blue cheese and cheese sauce. Add 1/2 cup pecans, 1/4 cup parsley, onion and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Shape into two balls. Combine the remaining pecans and parsley; roll cheese balls in pecan mixture. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serve with crackers. Yield: 2 cheese balls (1-3/4 cups each).

Nutritional Facts 2 tablespoons (calculated without crackers) equals 124 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 25 mg cholesterol, 294 mg sodium, 2 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Holiday Cheese Balls in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2010, p59