Name: Easy Salsa Cheese Ball
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Medium Pace Picante; 2 8 oz. packages of cream cheese (softened); Dash of garlic salt; Dash of cayenne pepper; 1 1/4 cup chopped pecans (opt)

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KickUpTheFlavor #CollectiveBias This Easy Salsa Cheese Ball is so delicious! The perfect appetizer for parties or a game day snack!

This Easy Salsa Cheese Ball is so delicious! The perfect appetizer for parties or a game day snack!

Hi friends! Do you have football fans in your house? Well I do and we’re gearing up for the playoffs and ultimately the big game here with new recipes and ideas to make your party not only easy but fun! Today we’re sharing the most delicious Easy Salsa Cheese Ball made with our favorite Pace Picante! The recipe is so easy but the taste is out of this world! You’re going to want to give this one a try…

So we headed down to our local Walmart to get everything we needed for our Easy Salsa Cheese Ball. We picked up cream cheese and some pecans – and of course headed to the Hispanic food aisle for our Pace Picante! Pace has go-to ingredients that will never fail to kick up the flavor of each and every dish. With a variety of textures and heat levels, there is a combination perfect for your gathering. Our family always opts for Medium, but it’s a good idea to grab Mild too if you’re serving salsa at your next party for those who like things a little less spicy. For this recipe Medium is perfect though, as the cream cheese really balances out the heat.

For this easy cheese ball recipe, we simply combined the Pace Picante with softened cream, a dash of garlic salt and cayenne pepper and coated it with chopped pecans. It seems so simple, but let me tell you the end result is amazing! Just let the cheese ball firm up in the refrigerator a few hours and it’s ready to serve! Or you can even make it a day or two before and keep it in the fridge for the big game! When you’re ready to serve, just put it out in your game day or party spread with some crackers. Your guests don’t have to know just how easy it was to make – it’ll be our little secret!

Easy Salsa Cheese Ball

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Author Kimberly Sneed

Ingredients

1/3 cup Medium Pace Picante
2 8 oz. packages of cream cheese softened
Dash of garlic salt
Dash of cayenne pepper
1 1/4 cup chopped pecans opt

Instructions

With an electric mixer combine Pace Picante, cream cheese, garlic salt and 1/4 cup chopped pecans and mix until well blended.
Turn onto wax or parchment paper, and with moistened hands, form into a ball.
Roll cheese ball in the remaining pecans making sure it is well covered with nuts.
Refrigerate at least one hour and can be made the day before.
Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator.
Serve with crackers.

And there you have it – a delicious Easy Salsa Cheese Ball made with Pace Picante that is game day ready! Don’t be surprised when you have a group of guests hovered over this savory treat, it’s going to be a favorite!

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Comments

Ashlee Michelle says

January 7, 2016 at 2:41 pm

During the holidays we have a meat and cheese platter. I’m always looking for different cheese’ or fun things I can do with them…like a cheese ball. YUM!

Thanks for sharing!

Melanie says

January 8, 2016 at 8:31 am

What a terrific idea! My sister used to just mix the Pace with cream cheese for a spread with tortillas, but making this mixture into a cheese ball with the nut covering is wonderful! And such a nice presentation, too.

- Kimberly Sneed says
  
  January 20, 2016 at 12:48 am
  
  Thanks Melanie!
  
Paige says

January 8, 2016 at 11:04 am

This cheese ball looks delicious! I’m definitely going to have to give it a try!

Paige

Barb says

January 9, 2016 at 2:05 pm

Just curious. Why Salsa Cheese Ball and not Picante Cheese Ball? I don’t really know what the difference is between Salsa and Picante Sauce.

- Kimberly Sneed says
  
  January 20, 2016 at 12:49 am
  
  Hi Barb, Pace Picante is salsa…there is no difference. I used the generic term in case folks aren’t sure what Pace is. 🙂

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