Jalapeño Popper Cheese Ball (Football Snack Board!) • Kroll's Korner

Ingredients

• 16 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1 tsp. garlic powder (or 1 garlic clove, minced)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 strips bacon, cooked and chopped (about 1/4 cup)
• 2-3 stalks green onions, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
• 2-3 small jalapeños, seeded and diced finely (depending on how spicy you want it!)
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (Panko or Italian)
• 1 Tbsp. butter, unsalted
• 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely diced
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 cup green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup bacon, cooked and chopped (~3 strips cooked)
• 1 string cheese (for the laces on the football)
• Fresh veggies: cucumber slices, mini bell peppers, baby carrots or carrot sticks, celery, cherry tomatoes
• Fresh fruit: grapes, berries, apple slices, anything in season!
• Boneless buffalo chicken wings or your favorite chicken wings
• Pretzels, chips, crackers
• Fun finger foods like mozzarella sticks, potato skins or corn dogs