cheese ball dip

By DDownes

Ingredients

• 8 oz cream cheese
• 8 oz cheddar cheese, grated fine
• 1/2 green bellpepper, diced small
• 2 green onions, chopped small (green & white parts)
• 1/2 c crushed pineapple (small can will do)
• 1/2 jar diced pimento (drained)... or one of those really tiny jars
• 1 tsp seasoning salt

Details

Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
1. Have cream cheese at room temperature. Combine all ingredients and mix with mixer. Chill well before serving.

2. I usually use the whole jar of pimento. Mostly because I love pimento, but also because I never know what to do with the rest of the jar, lol. Or... you could double this and use the whole jar. I don't drain the pineapple.. works just fine either way. Just remember to chop the onion and bell pepper really small... tiny even.

3. Originally this was a cheese ball recipe. You were supposed to divide mixture in half and roll each portion in chopped pecans, forming 2 balls. The first time I made this, I made balls. Never again! If you don't eat it all, the pecans get rubbery in the fridge. Ever since then, I just make it as a spread and serve in a bowl with really good snack crackers. It is ever better the second day, so can be made a day ahead.

4. If you really feel the need to make this into balls, I would suggest draining the pineapple and putting mixture in the fridge for an hour or so before trying to roll it in chopped pecans. It makes 2 cheese balls.