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a super duper easy cheese ball recipe uses plain ol' taco mix, cream cheese, and crushed tortilla chips:

2 blocks cream cheese, softened to room temp
1 packet taco seasoning
1 cup crushed tortilla chips

mix the cream cheese and taco seasoning very very well. refrigerate for one hour, then form into a ball. roll the ball in the crushed tortilla chips (also helps hide any imperfections from rolling...). serve with un-crushed tortilla chips! easy peasy!

Make a savory cheesecake (mini). Virually the same ingredients with the addition of egg, cream, and a little oven time. Serve room temp with apples and crackers....quaranteed winner! Try cheddar with bacon and horseradish, or bluecheesecake, or, my last one was Ham and Cheesecake: Swiss cheese, minced ham in the middle with a dab of mustard....looked really pretty when sliced.

First off, a cheeseball party sounds like my idea of heaven!

Have you tried making the goat cheese lollipops from The Kitchn? Nothing says class like individual cheeseballs on sticks. With bacon. Mmmm.

http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/ingredients-meat/bacon-pops-goat-cheese-balls-with-herbs-pecans-bacon-082974

If you want to do a full-size ball, Stilton with cream cheese and port rolled in crushed pecans is delicious.

But I'd make the pops, personally.

i bet you could turn the famous jalapeno popper dip into a cheeseball...
less mayo, more cream cheese... just don't heat it up & roll the whole thing in the buttered, toasted panko breadcrumbs

Here's two of my favorites (from Homesick Texan's blog) (Actually, I love everything on her blog)

Jean's cheese ball (by way of Aunt Betty)
Ingredients:
2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped or ground walnuts
8 oz. package of cream cheese
1/4 tsp garlic powder or one clove of garlic, minced
1 tbsp Worchester Sauce
2 tbsp minced onions
1 tbsp chili powder [or mixture with paprika]

Method:
Form in ball and roll in chili powder (or paprika).
Serve with crackers

Roquefort cheese roll (from my grandparents’ former next-door neighbor Norma Gaydos)
Ingredients:
8 oz. package of cream cheese
3 oz of Roquefort cheese (or any other soft and creamy blue cheese)
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 cup of crushed pecans

Method:
Beat together and roll in long tube shape.
Roll in crushed pecans.
Serve with crackers

Cheeseball party? That's a new one to me, I'd bring plenty of cold beer:-)

I must agree with caramel - i got that recipe from my MIL and it is always a hit!!! It's good with graham crackers, but also great use for small/durable chocolate chip cookies, oreos, fruit slices, etc. I once served it with teddy grahams and my cousins' kids pretty much licked the bowl.

Mango chutney tortes are amazing, basically a combo of cream cheese, cottage cheese made smooth in a food processor or with an immersion blender, curry powder, mango chutney, green onions and nuts (optional--some people use golden raisins, too). Anyway, you could certainly just use cream cheese, a little cream or something to loosen it up, curry powder and mango chutney, then roll in green onions and nuts. It is SO good.

@ raspberryberet, that sounds absolutely delicious. I don't have a cheeseball party to go to, but I don't care, I'm going to make it anyway!

I don't have the recipe handy, but we make one with cream cheese plus chopped pineapple, green bell pepper, onion, and pecans.

This salmon cheese ball recipe ought to be different!

Ingredients

1-lb. can of salmon
8-oz. cream cheese
1 Tbs. lemon juice
2 tsp. grated onion
1 tsp. horseradish
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C. crushed pecans
3 Tbs. minced parsley

Directions

Strain and flake salmon, removing any of the larger bones. Combine with the cream cheese, juice, onion, horseradish, and salt. Chill. Shape into ball. Combine the parsley and the pecans on a pie plate or shallow bowl. Roll the cheese ball in the mixture so it presses into the surface. Serve or wrap in plastic wrap and chill again till ready to use.

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