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Paula Dean's cheeseball recipe 1

Paula Dean's cheeseball

Paula Dean's cheeseball recipe is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer .
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 32 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Paula Dean's cheeseball
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 321kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large pot

Ingredients

  • 3 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 20 small sticks carrots
  • 2 pimento-stuffed olives
  • 1 cut into 2 thin strips
  • 6 pitted green olives
  • 2 large tortilla chips
  • 1 whole pepperoncini pepper
  • green food coloring
  • 4 tablespoons room temperature butter
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 cups such as cheeses for tacos shredded mixed cheeses
  • 4 (8 oz) packages room temperature cream cheese
  • for serving assorted crackers
  • for serving assorted vegetables

Instructions

  • Mixing bowl with milk, butter, and two packages of cream cheese should be scraped down several times. Use an electric mixer to blend and smooth out the mixture. Once everything is blended, add the cheese that has been shred. Wrap the bowl in plastic wrap and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
  • The cold cheese mixture should be taken out of the fridge. Form the mixture into a cheese ball shape and place it on a sheet of wax paper. A serving dish should have three pieces of waxed paper placed around the edges, leaving the middle unfilled. Place the cheese in the middle of the dish, with the edges on the waxed paper and part of it directly on the surface. By doing this, you can prevent the dish from getting soiled as you prepare your food.
  • Whip the remaining softened cream cheese in a medium bowl until completely smooth. The whipped cream cheese should be applied to the head with a spatula. If it's not completely smooth, that's okay because it will give your goblin creepy skin.
  • When the chips are completely dry, push them into the cheese ball's sides to create ears. To create a nose, use a toothpick to skewer the pepperoncini and then fasten it to the top of the head. To create eyes, press the pimiento-stuffed olives into the head. Make eyebrows using the two red bell pepper pieces. Take the pepper triangles and place them inside the green olives' pits. The red pepper strips will act as spooky toenails, and the green olives will represent toes. Press the assembled olives into the bottom of the head to create the toes.
  • To create teeth, press the carrot sticks into the head. Leave some of them protruding to create ominous teeth. Your carrot sticks can be a variety of lengths and thicknesses. With a spatula, secure the head to the platter as you gently peel the waxed paper off. In order to create hair, lastly, press the cabbage into the top of the head.
  • Serve immediately with crackers and assorted vegetables.

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Nutrition

Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 111g | Protein: 89g | Fat: 88g | Saturated Fat: 89g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 98g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 44g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Fiber: 23g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 34IU | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 1mg
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