Cheesy Football Food

BACON-COVERED CHEESY FOOTBALL

Steps:

• Beat first 4 ingredients with mixer until blended.
• Add onions and pepper; mix well. Refrigerate several hours.
• Form into football shape on serving plate; coat with bacon bits. Add pimento strips for the lacing. Serve with crackers.

SUNNY'S CHEESE AND CHARCUTERIE FOOTBALL

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unroll one tube of dough and shape into a rectangle. Cut it into an oval shape using as much of the sheet as possible, tapering the long edges to a point to resemble the shape of a football; reserve the dough scraps. Unroll, shape and cut the other tube of the dough to make the same shape; this second piece is your base.
• Place the base piece of dough on the prepared baking sheet. Add the fillings evenly to the center of the base, leaving a 1-inch border for crimping later. Starting at the base and in order add: half of the Brie slices, all of the soppressata, the jam in dollops, the pecans, cranberries and the rest of the Brie. Cover the fillings with the other piece of dough and press to form into a mound to resemble half of a football. Crimp the top to the base, tucking the dough under to seal.
• Use the extra dough scraps to make 1 strip half the length of the football and 4 to 6 thinner 1-inch-long strips. Arrange the longest strip in the center along the length of the football and place the smaller strips centered and perpendicular to the first strip to mimic the look of a football. Lightly brush the dough all over with the milk. Bake until the football is golden brown, 20 to 24 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• In a small pot, heat the honey and lemon juice. Drizzle over the football, slice and serve with crackers and fruit.

CHEESY FOOTBALL

Steps:

• beat cream cheese, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese and mayonnaise on medium speed with electric mixer until well blended. Add green onions and black pepper, mix well.
• Cover, refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Form into football shape, cover with bacon bits.
• Place pimento on top to form the lacing of football.
• Serve with ritz crackers or whatever cracker u want.
• Makes a 2 cup football.

CHEESY FOOTBALL

Steps:

• Beat cream chese, cheddar cheese and parmesan and mayonnaise with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add 1/4 cup green onions and pepper; mix well.
• Cover, refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• Form into football shape; cover with bacon bits.
• Add pimento strips to form 'lacing' for 'football'.

BACON-CHIPOTLE-RANCH CHEESY FOOTBALL

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and dressing in medium bowl until blended. Stir in peppers. Refrigerate 30 min.
• Spread bacon bits onto bottom of pie plate. Shape cream cheese mixture into football shape; place, upside down, over bacon in pie plate. Turn to evenly coat top and sides of football with bacon.
• Cover serving plate with parsley. Top with cheese ball. Press any remaining bacon from pie plate into cream cheese mixture until completely coated.
• Cut pepper Jack cheese into thin strips; use to make laces on football and lines on parsley to resemble football field as shown in photo.

SUNDAY FOOTBALL CHEESE DIP AND CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the pot until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir cheese, kidney beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, green chilies, red onion, and cayenne pepper with the beef. Reduce heat to low. Cook and stir beef mixture until the cheese is melted completely, about 10 minutes.

BEST FOOTBALL DIP EVER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until no longer pink. Drain off grease.
• Spread the cream cheese in an even layer in the bottom of a 9 inch square baking dish. Spread a layer of salsa over the cream cheese, then cover with a layer of ground beef. Top with slices of processed cheese and cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through. Serve hot.