Traditional Christmas Cheese Ball

Prep time: 25 min
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Description

This traditional Christmas cheese ball recipe combines cream cheese, onion, smoked beef, Worcestershire sauce, and green olives, then rolled in walnuts.

Ingredients

1 1/2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
1 small Vidalia or other sweet onion, minced
1 (2 1/2 ounce) package thinly sliced smoked beef, chopped
1 (2 1/4 ounce) can pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped
2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1 Combine cream cheese, onion, beef, olives, and Worcestershire sauce in a bowl until evenly blended.
2 Form mixture into a semi-ball shape in the bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
3 Place a large sheet of waxed paper on a flat surface; sprinkle with walnuts. Roll cheese ball in walnuts until completely covered.
4 Transfer to a serving plate or rewrap with waxed paper and refrigerate until ready to serve.