Oct. 23, 2008 - Tafy's Recipe Thursday

Tafy's Recipe Thursday

In our Keepers At Home Club, the girls are working on their hospitality badge. Part of the work to earn this badge is to provide refreshments for one meeting.

At our last meeting, the hostesses had a Mexiween theme going. What is Mexiween? Well, it was a Halloween celebration as Mexican food as the refreshments. I thought this was a cute idea, even if you don't celebrate Halloween.

One of the dishes served was a Mexican Cheese Ball. They served it with whole wheat crackers. Yummy! They were kind enough to share the recipe with me. I thought it would be the perfect recipe to share with all of you. Especially since, the holiday season is fast appraoching.

Mexican Cheese Ball

• 2/3 c. of chopped pecans
• 1 Tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 2-8 oz. packages of cream cheese
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 c. taco seasoning
• 1/4 c. picante sauce

Bake pecans in shallow pan at 275 degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until toasted, stirring occasionally. Stir in melted butter, sprinkle with salt.

Mix together cream cheese, chopped green onions, cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, and picante sauce. Shape into a ball, and rool in toasted pecans. Cover and chill at least 2 hours before serving.

The lady that made this used around a 1/4 c. chopped white onion. I don't the type of onion would really make that much of difference. Just use the type of onion you like the best. You wouldn't have to roll the ball in the pecans, if you didn't want to.

Enjoy! Yum! 

Oct. 30, 2008 - Sounds delicious!