Cheddar Cheese Hearty Party Spread
Main Ingredient: Cheese
Yield: 3 cups
Recipe courtesy of Mary Walker, Bronze Tier Prize Winner in the 2015 Black Creek® “Everything's Better with Cheddar” recipe contest
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- Prep
- 10 mins
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- Total
- 50 mins
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- Serving
- 3 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 c. pecans, chopped
- 2 tablespoons scallions, chopped
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 3/4-1 cups mayonnaise
- 1/2 c. strawberry jam
Directions
- Combine all ingredients, except strawberry jam, and refrigerate in a deep bowl sprayed with cooking spray, covered, overnight. The next day, turn bowl upside down and remove the cheese. Spoon out the middle of the cheese to form a well. Let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Fill the well with strawberry jam and arrange crackers around the cheese ball on a plate or platter.
