Chili Cheese Bites

Ingredients

• Cream cheese

  8 oz or 227g

• Cheese

  Colby Jack, Shredded - Wegmans

  4 cup or 448g

• Scallions

  Green Onions - Freshdirect

  ¼ cup chopped or 25g

• Garlic powder

  Spices

  1 tsp or 3g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  1 ½ tsp or 4g

• Worcestershire sauce

  1 tsp or 6g

• Pepper or hot sauce

  Ready-to-serve

  1 tsp or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  ¼ tsp or 2g

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  6 strip or 72g

Directions

1. 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine softened cream cheese, shredded cheese, onion, garlic, paprika, 1 tsp chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and salt. Mix well to combine. You can also mix this in a stand or handheld mixer. 2. In a pie plate or other flat dish, combine finely chopped bacon and 1/2 tsp of the remaining chili powder. Roll the cheese mixture into 1″ balls. Then roll each ball into the bacon crumbs, pressing them gently into the cheese mixture. Roll each cheese ball between your hands to smooth them out. Refrigerate for 1 hour. To make these vegetarian: Omit the bacon and simple dust the bites in chili powder. The flavor of these Chili Cheese Balls is best at room temperature.