Nacho Cheese Ball (Looks like a Pumpkin)

By CJKK

Ingredients

• 16 oz cream cheese
• 1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 T Minced Onion
• 2 T Salsa
• 2 t ground cumin
• 1 t minced jalapeno
• crushed nacho flavored tortilla chips
• bell pepper stem

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

With a mixer, blend 16 ounces room-temperature cream cheese with 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar, 3 tablespoons minced onion, 2 tablespoons salsa, 2 teaspoons ground cumin and 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno. Scoop onto plastic wrap and use the wrap to form the mixture into a 5-inch pumpkin-shaped ball; chill at least 2 hours. To serve, unwrap, roll in crushed nacho-flavored tortilla chips and press a bell pepper stem into the top.

Photograph by Sam Kaplan

Recipe courtesy Michelle Buffardi for Cooking Channel