Football Charcuterie
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
15 people
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Calories
507 kcal
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Course
Main Course, Appetizer
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Cuisine
French
Football Charcuterie
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Celebrate game day in style with this versatile, easy football charcuterie board. You can make a fun football cheese ball as the centerpiece of the board and fill in around it.
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Ingredients
- 2½ pound mixed cheeses. Pick some of your favorite and try something new!
- 2½ pounds mixed meats
- mixed seasonal fruit or vegetables
- bread or crackers
- you can get creative, and add other items, to taste
For the Football Cheeseball
- 1 ounce cream cheese
- ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 4 lices bacon, crisped
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon bottled hot sauce
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- ¼ cup carrot grated
- 1 teaspoon parsley fresh or dried
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoons onion powder
- ½ cup Finely chopped pecans
- 1 lice white deli cheese
Instructions
For the Board
- Slice cheeses into bite sized pieces and arrange on board.
- Arrange meat in bite-sized pieces on board.
- Wash and slice fruit into bite sized pieces.
- Add broken bite-sized pieces of fresh bread or cut baguette slices and toast to make crostini. You can also use your favorite crackers, pretzels and bagel chips.
- Add sauces, dips, condiments, pickles, olives, or hummus in small bowls.
- Arrange everything on your board and enjoy!
For the Cheeseball
- Soften the cream cheese to room temperature. Grate the cheddar cheese.
- Crisp the bacon in your oven or air fryer.
- Finely grate the carrot. Chop the chives.
- Add the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, chives, carrots, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and spices to a medium bowl. Mix them together well by hand, with a mixer or in a food processor.
- Spoon the mixture onto the board or a plate you'd like to serve it. Shape it into a football shape with your hands.
- Using your hands, push the chopped pecans onto the sides of the football. Add the remainder to the top.
- Slice thin pieces of the sliced white cheese. Cut them down so that they fit on the cheeseball, and place them so that they resemble the stitching on a football.
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Notes
- Nutrition facts are estimated. The actual calories can vary, depending on what quantities are consumed.
- See the article above for addition suggestions and tips for building your charcuterie.
- Meats suitable for charcuterie platter;
- Cheeses to add to your charcuterie board;
- Hard Cheeses;
- Spreadable cheeses;
- Fruits to add;
- Add any other of your favorite fruits. I find bananas don't work well because they brown so quickly. Apples, peaches, or anything that browns can be tossed into lemon juice before adding to the board.
- Additional Condiments;
- salami
- ham
- bacon
- sausage
- pork
- turkey
- pate
- cheddar
- Swiss
- muenster
- Mimolette
- gouda
- provolone
- brie
- Alouette type
- cream cheese blends
- port wine cheese
- chutter
- Stilton cheeses
- apple
- pear
- grape
- orange
- pineapple
- cantaloupe
- melons
- apricot
- peach
- plum
- dried cranberries
- olives
- capers
- mayonnaise
- mustards
- dips
- jams or jellies
- pickles, vegetables, or peppers
Nutrition Information
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Calories
507kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
126mg
(42%)
Sodium
825mg
(34%)
Potassium
301mg
(9%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1231IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
605mg
(61%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 507 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 507kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 126mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 825mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 301mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1231IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 605mg | 61% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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