BACON AND DILL PICKLE CHEESE BALL

Bacon and Dill Pickle Cheese Ball image

Set this cheese ball out at a party and it will disappear like magic before your eyes. I like to serve it with plain potato chips or real dill pickle-flavored potato chips instead of the artificially flavored ones. Crackers and raw veggies work too.

Provided by Soup Loving Nicole

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Bacon Appetizers

Time 1h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

16 ounces cream cheese, softened
⅓ cup sour cream
1 cup diced dill pickles
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
3 green onions, chopped
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried dill
1 ½ cups Cheddar cheese-flavored pretzels
6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Steps:

Combine cream cheese, sour cream, diced dill pickles, Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, dill pickle juice, green onions, paprika, and dried dill in a large bowl. Stir until evenly combined. Form mixture into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.
Just before serving, place pretzels in a food processor and pulse until bread crumb consistency. Combine pretzel crumbs and bacon on a flat plate.
Roll the cheese ball in the pretzel mixture until all sides are coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.9 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 96.5 mg, Fat 33 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 17.5 g, SaturatedFat 18.5 g, Sodium 1149.2 mg, Sugar 0.5 g