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French Onion Cheese Ball Recipe
French onion cheese ball recipe is perfect for game day, get-togethers or when you just want the best cheese ball recipe ever. With all the best flavors of french onion in a creamy dip, your guests are going to be asking for this recipe again and again.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Chill Time
12 hrs
Total Time
28 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 129 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 large onion diced
- 1/2 lb bacon (6-8 strips ) cooked and chopped
- 8 ounce cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/4 cups Swiss cheese grated
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Cajun spice
- 1 1/2 cups French's Crispy Fried Onions chopped
Instructions
- Cut raw bacon into small chunks cook over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked.
- Remove from pan and place on a paper towel cover plate to drain grease.
- Allow the bacon to cool on a paper towel; set aside.
- Add onion, olive oil to the bacon frying pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 15-20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Add the bacon, cream cheese, sour cream, swiss cheese, and spices to a large bowl of a stand mixer.
- Mix until well combined.
- Add the cooled onions, mix until completely mixed in.
- Place the cheese mixture in the center and on top of plastic wrap.
- Then gently pull the plastic wrap together to form a ball.
- Form the cheese mixture into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap to chill overnight.
- When ready to serve, remove the cheese ball from the fridge and roll it in the fried onion.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
24
Calories
129kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
24mg
(8%)
Sodium
135mg
(6%)
Potassium
54mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
273IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
67mg
(7%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 24 | |
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 135mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 273IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 67mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.