Bacon and Dill Pickle Cheese Ball

Set this cheese ball out at a party and it will disappear like magic before your eyes. I like to serve it with plain potato chips or real dill pickle-flavored potato chips instead of the artificially flavored ones. Crackers and raw veggies work too.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 418 Calories

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 16 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 tablespoons dill pickle juice
• 1 cup diced dill pickles
• 1 ½ cups Cheddar cheese-flavored pretzels

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cream cheese, sour cream, diced dill pickles, Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, dill pickle juice, green onions, paprika, and dried dill in a large bowl. Stir until evenly combined. Form mixture into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour.

Step 2

Just before serving, place pretzels in a food processor and pulse until bread crumb consistency. Combine pretzel crumbs and bacon on a flat plate.

Step 3

Roll the cheese ball in the pretzel mixture until all sides are coated.