Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball

By kayjayjohnson

Ingredients

• 2 (8 oz each) packages cream cheese (I used the fat free)
• 1 (1 oz.) packet dry buttermilk ranch dressing mix
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 5 pieces of turkey bacon, fried and crumbled
• 1/4 cup chopped black olives, optional
• pecans or almonds, finely chopped for coating

Details

Adapted from therecipecritic.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Mix together the cream cheese and dry ranch packet. I put mine in the mixer and used the paddle attachment. That made it so easy. Otherwise, mix in a bowl until smooth.

2. Add the cheese, onions, olive and bacon. If you are short on time, buy the real bacon bits and add about a 1/2 cup. I just used fried up some turkey bacon.

3. Shape into a ball. Roll it in the nuts to coat the outside. You can make one big ball or two smaller ones.

4. Keep it stored in the refrigerator.