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Football Charcuterie
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Football Charcuterie

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.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 15 people
Calories: 507 kcal
Course: Main Course, Appetizer
Cuisine: French

Ingredients

  • 2½ pound cheese mixed varieties
  • 2½ pounds mixed meats
  • Fruit mixed seasonal
  • vegetable mixed seasonal
  • bread or crackers
  • you can get creative, and add other items, to taste
For the Football Cheeseball
  • 1 ounce cream cheese
  • ¾ cup cheddar cheese grated
  • 4 lices Bacon crisped
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon hot sauce bottled
  • ¼ cup chives chopped
  • ¼ cup carrot grated
  • 1 teaspoon parsley fresh or dried
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoons onion powder
  • ½ cup pecan finely chopped
  • 1 lice white deli cheese

Instructions

For the Board
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  1. Slice cheeses into bite sized pieces and arrange on board. 
  2. Arrange meat in bite-sized pieces on board.
  3. Wash and slice fruit into bite sized pieces.
  4. 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.
  5. Add sauces, dips, condiments, pickles, olives, or hummus in small bowls.
  6. Arrange everything on your board and enjoy!
For the Cheeseball
  1. Soften the cream cheese to room temperature. Grate the cheddar cheese.
  2. Crisp the bacon in your oven or air fryer.
  3. Finely grate the carrot. Chop the chives.
  4. 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.
  5. Spoon the mixture onto the board or a plate you'd like to serve it. Shape it into a football shape with your hands.
  6. Using your hands, push the chopped pecans onto the sides of the football. Add the remainder to the top.
  7. 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.

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

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%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 15 people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 507

% 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.