Layered Cheese Spread Recipe

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I tried this appetizer at bridge club and thought it was so attractive, not to mention delicious! It's nice to have a different way to serve a cheese spread.

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Layered Cheese Spread Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling

Yield: 28 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
2 cups ground fully cooked ham
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Assorted crackers

Directions

Line a 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan with plastic wrap. In a large bowl, combine the cheddar cheese, sour cream, green pepper and hot pepper sauce. Spread into prepared pan; sprinkle with parsley; Refrigerate for 2 hours.
In another large bowl, combine the ham, pineapple, cream cheese and ginger. Spread over cheese layer in pan. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Invert onto a serving platter; serve with crackers. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Originally published as Layered Cheese Spread in Country February/March 2005, p51