The holidays are all about tradition, and in our home, one tradition is this Easy Cheese Ball Recipe. It’s a versatile, recipe that has made a welcome appearance on party menus for decades. While you can certainly enjoy this recipe any time of year, it definitely makes it deserves a place on your Holiday Party Menu.
This Cheese Ball is the same recipe that I have been making for years, I’ve made them both covered with nuts and without nuts. The flavors meld together best if made a day or two before you plan to serve it, so it’s a great appetizer to make ahead of time. It also makes a great hostess or teacher gift, like homemade cheese balls.
Easy Cheese Ball Recipe
With only 5 ingredients – cream cheese, thinly sliced deli meat, green onions, salt, and Worcestershire Sauce, this Cheese Ball goes together in a snap!
To give the Cheese Ball as a Holiday Gift, we added a couple of sleeves of crackers and a small butter knife and filled it with crinkly paper. We also tied a ribbon around the cheese ball to make it more festive. A lovely hostess gift!
Holiday Recipes and Gifts from the Kitchen
Check out more treats that you might love doing during the holidays. Holiday Appetizers, Bacon Ranch Dip, and Hashbrown Potato Casserole.
8 Comments
I’ve never seen meat in a cheese ball! This looks great!
The cheese ball is definitely a favorite here. Thanks for stopping by Mimi!
~Liz
Rwhat size package of meat?
My dad makes a cheese ball very similar to this one, but he will not share his recipe!! I am making this for our New Year’s get together tomorrow!! Thanks for the recipe!! 🙂
Hope you liked it Meghan! It’s our favorite.
~Liz
This is just like a cheeseball of mine that I have made for years…..except for two things. Mine has horseradish (2 tsps.) and 1/4 cup of sour cream plus all the things that you use. It is great, and gets a little kick from the horseradish. I LOVE this cheeseball and make it all the time…not just for holidays. Thank you for reminding me its time to make it again.
Hi Elizabeth, the horseradish sounds like a delicious addition! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
Great recipe, a little salty though. Next time I’m only going with 1 tsp accent salt. Otherwise its delicious!