Beef and Onion Cheeseball
Cheeseball is one of my all time favorite foods. Most afternoons, when I was in high school, I’d get home and mix together cream cheese, pepperoni, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder and seasoned salt. I would use a knife and completely cover mini round tortilla chips with my quick cheeseball. Note, the entire chip surface needed to be covered by cheeseball, it changed the flavor in the best way, believe me. It was SO GOOD! Fast forward a few (a lot) of years and I’m still in love with cheeseball. This Beef and Onion Cheeseball is my go-to cheeseball now.
The Ingredients
Philadelphia cream cheese is my all time favorite because it’s amazing and creamy, slightly tangy and 100% perfect. The hot sauce does NOT make this spicy, it just adds a little something to the flavor. It is optional, and a personal preference. I’ve been known to replace the beef with pepperoni or salami in a pinch.
Prep
Okay, so it doesn’t get much easier than this. Mix everything, except the beef, cheddar cheese and green onions. After those ingredients are thoroughly combined, it’s time to add in the beef, cheddar cheese and green onions. Done! To roll into a ball, put cling wrap into a bowl, next add the cheeseball, then gather the cling wrap, pick up out of the bowl and form into a ball. Open the cling wrap and place the cheeseball down onto a plate or bowl with the nice round side on top. Perfect!
Beef and Onion Cheeseball
Ingredients
- 16 ounces (2 bricks) cream cheese
- 4 ounces (2 packages) thin Buddig beef, chopped into 1/4 inch pieces
- 4 green onion, sliced thin, green parts only
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce, optional
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- To a medium bowl, add the cream cheese, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt and pepper. Mix until well combined with a hand mixer (or use a stand mixer, if you’d like).
- Next, add the chopped beef, sliced green onions and shredded cheddar cheese. Mix well with a spatula.
- Form into a ball, serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve. I like to chill the cheeseball at least 4 hours before serving to help the flavors meld. Serve with your favorite crackers.