Homemade Cheeseball

Thanks to everyone who came last night for the exchange. I have really missed participating the past few months! Here is the recipe for the cheeseball that was made last night.

Homemade Cheeseball

*2 (8 oz.) packages cream cheese, softened (Philadelphia tastes the best)
*1 (1 oz.) package ranch dressing mix
*2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (I used finely grated, sharp cheddar)
*1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
*Bacon (about 5 slices), diced
*Green onion (I used maybe 1/4 cup chopped, be sure to use the dark green part for coloring too)

In a medium sized bowl mash cream cheese and dressing mix. Mix well using hands. Then add cheddar cheese and continue to mix until well blended. Add bacon and green onion and mix some more. Using your hands form balls with the cheese mixture. You can make them large or small. Roll balls in chopped pecans and place on a plate or in a tupperware container. LET THE CHEESEBALLS SIT OVERNIGHT IN THE FRIDGE. If you try to eat them right away they will taste like salt....awful! Although they look so yummy, you have to let them soak all the flavor from the ranch packet before you eat them. Serve with your favorite crackers, we use town house! YUM!

To freeze cheeseballs, wrap them individually in syran wrap. Then place in tupperware container and seal. Place in freezer. I'm not sure how long they last in the freezer because we eat them too fast! ;)