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• Cuisine

  Australasian >> Australian >> Australian

• Dietary Style

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  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. 1. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, cheddar cheese and pepper until blended. Stir in broccoli. Shape into a ball and roll in bacon. Cover and refrigerate. | 2. 2. Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. Serve with crackers. | 3. My Note: I used 3/4 teaspoons fresh ground garlic pepper instead and also as others had suggested added the bacon to the cheese ball, then rolled it in parsley before serving. | 4. I like to grate cheddar cheese because it mixes into the cream cheese better. I also just mix the bacon pieces into the ball, that way every one gets bacon with their cheese. | 5. I made this as one on my appetizers for a large group. it was very good. Most cheese balls are rolled in nuts preventing allergy sufferers from having some. This was great because these people could actually enjoy this appetizer. I would recommend it to others. | 6. I served this with 2 other appetizers so it didn't get all eaten but it was over half gone. I did steam the broccoli first just because I prefer the flavor of cooked to raw. I also added some Mrs. Dash garlic and herb seasoning and paprika just to add a little spice. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
philadelphia cream cheese	1	package	softened	-	-	-	-
cheddar cheese	1	cup	shredded	-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
broccoli floret	1	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
bacon	6		cooked crumbled	700.56	2.1504	21.2016	66.6792
cracker			assorted	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.