Best Jack O Lantern Cheese Ball Recipes

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

Kosher salt
6 medium orange bell peppers
8 ounces elbow macaroni
1 1/4 cups half-and-half
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
4 ounces mild Cheddar, shredded (about 1 1/2 cups)

Steps:

Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water.
Cut the tops off the peppers and reserve. Remove the seeds and membranes. Put the peppers and the tops in the boiling water and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Plunge the peppers into the ice bath. Once cool, remove them and use a sharp knife to carve a jack-o-lantern face into one side of each pepper.
Return the water to a boil, add the macaroni and cook until al dente, about 6 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and drain (don't rinse the pasta).
Heat the half-and-half in a large saucepan over medium heat until it just comes to a simmer. Continue simmering until reduced to about 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Add the cream cheese and stir until melted. Whisk in the Cheddar until all the cheese is melted and the sauce is smooth.
Off the heat, add the macaroni to the saucepan and stir to combine. Stir in some of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season with salt if needed. Let sit for 10 minutes, then divide the mac and cheese among the peppers and cap each with a pepper top.

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Provided by Renee King

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pkg cream cheese, 8 oz each
2 c grated cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 c cheddar cheese, shredded
black olive and leafy part of celery stalk for garnish

Steps:

1. Let grated cheddar sit out to room temp till soft. Blend well-softened cream cheese and cheddar cheese; mix in Worcestershire sauce.
2. Form ball and roll in shredded cheddar cheese.
3. Form eyes, nose, and mouth with sliced olives.
4. Stick leaf from celery stalk on top for "stem." Refrigerate 10 minutes then serve with crackers.

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Provided by barbara lentz @blentz8

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 - 8 oz pkgs cream cheese softened
1 bunch(es) green onions
1 tablespoon(s) garlic powder
3 ounce(s) pkg.sliced ham
8 ounce(s) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- sliced black olives

Steps:

Take the green onions and pull out the largest stalk that has a y shape and set aside. Dice the green onions small.
Dice the ham small. Mix the cream cheese, green onions, garlic powder and ham together and shape into a ball. Roll heavily in the shredded cheddar cheese. Take the black olives and cut into shapes to make eyes nose and mouth and press into the cheeseball.
Place the reserved green onion stalk in the top of the head. Serve with crackers.