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Turkey Cheese Ball
Turkey Cheese Ball
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Recipe - ShopRite of Vernon at Tri City Plaza
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Turkey Cheese Ball
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings12
0
Calories352
Ingredients
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese softened, 1 teaspoon reserved
3/4 cup sharp Cheddar cheese spread
1 1/2 tsp dried minced onion
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 package (2.5 ounces) bacon pieces
2 candy eyes
1 piece candy corn
1 (2½-inch) piece beef jerky
1/2 cup pecan halves and pieces
18 pretzel sticks
1 box (13.7 ounces) snack crackers
Directions

1. In medium bowl, stir cream cheese, cheese spread, onion and Worcestershire sauce; fold in bacon pieces. Cover and freeze 20 minutes.

 

2. Transfer cheese mixture to center of serving platter; with rubber spatula, smooth into a ball.

 

3. Use reserved cream cheese to attach candy eyes and candy corn “nose” to beef jerky; stick into 1 end of the cheese ball for the turkey “head”. Press pecan pieces onto outside of cheese ball; stick pretzel sticks into cheese ball in end opposite to the turkey head for “turkey feathers”.

 

4. Serve Turkey Cheese Ball with crackers.

 

Nutritional Information
  • 25 g Fat
  • 10 g Saturated Fat
  • 38 mg Cholesterol
  • 550 mg Sodium
  • 26 g Carbohydrates
  • 0 g Fiber
  • 3 g Sugars
  • 2 g Added Sugars
  • 9 g Protein
10 minutes
Prep Time
0 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings
352
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 12 servings
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese softened, 1 teaspoon reserved
Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz
Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz
$4.49$0.56/oz
3/4 cup sharp Cheddar cheese spread
KAUKAUNA Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese, 6.5 oz
KAUKAUNA Sharp Cheddar Spreadable Cheese, 6.5 oz
$4.69$0.59/oz
1 1/2 tsp dried minced onion
McCormick Minced Onions, 2 oz
McCormick Minced Onions, 2 oz
$3.99$2.00/oz
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Lea & Perrins The Original Worcestershire Sauce, 10 fl oz
Lea & Perrins The Original Worcestershire Sauce, 10 fl oz
$4.99$0.02/ml
1 package (2.5 ounces) bacon pieces
Hormel Real Bacon Bits, 6 oz
Hormel Real Bacon Bits, 6 oz
$7.29$1.22/oz
2 candy eyes
Reese's Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cups Full Size, 1.5 oz, 6 count
Reese's Milk Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cups Full Size, 1.5 oz, 6 count
$7.79$0.87/oz
1 piece candy corn
Brach's Candy Corn, 11 oz
Brach's Candy Corn, 11 oz
On Sale! Limit 4
$2.03 was $2.99$0.18/oz
1 (2½-inch) piece beef jerky
 Jack Link's Beef Jerky Flamin' Hot Flavored 2.65 Oz
Jack Link's Beef Jerky Flamin' Hot Flavored 2.65 Oz
On Sale!
$6.99 was $8.49$2.64/oz
1/2 cup pecan halves and pieces
Bowl & Basket Specialty Halves Raw Pecans, 8 oz
Bowl & Basket Specialty Halves Raw Pecans, 8 oz
$5.79$0.72/oz
18 pretzel sticks
Snyder's of Hanover Sticks Pretzels Family Size!, 16 oz
Snyder's of Hanover Sticks Pretzels Family Size!, 16 oz
4 for $10.00
$2.50 was $3.99$0.16/oz
With Price Plus Club Card
1 box (13.7 ounces) snack crackers
Nabisco Premium Unsalted Tops Saltine Crackers, 1 lb
Nabisco Premium Unsalted Tops Saltine Crackers, 1 lb
2 for $8.00
$4.00 was $4.39$0.25/oz
With Price Plus Club Card

Nutritional Information

  • 25 g Fat
  • 10 g Saturated Fat
  • 38 mg Cholesterol
  • 550 mg Sodium
  • 26 g Carbohydrates
  • 0 g Fiber
  • 3 g Sugars
  • 2 g Added Sugars
  • 9 g Protein

Directions

1. In medium bowl, stir cream cheese, cheese spread, onion and Worcestershire sauce; fold in bacon pieces. Cover and freeze 20 minutes.

 

2. Transfer cheese mixture to center of serving platter; with rubber spatula, smooth into a ball.

 

3. Use reserved cream cheese to attach candy eyes and candy corn “nose” to beef jerky; stick into 1 end of the cheese ball for the turkey “head”. Press pecan pieces onto outside of cheese ball; stick pretzel sticks into cheese ball in end opposite to the turkey head for “turkey feathers”.

 

4. Serve Turkey Cheese Ball with crackers.