Be a winner on Super Bowl Sunday with this festive, easy and delicious Touchdown Pepperoni Cheese Ball – InForum
FARGO — My favorite part of Super Bowl Sunday is planning – and eating – the food, and this week I have a fun and easy recipe to add flair and flavor to your Super Bowl spread. Inspired by pizza (another Super Bowl party food favorite), this Touchdown Pepperoni Cheese Ball features a medley of popular pizza flavors including mozzarella, Parmesan cheese, olives, jalapeños, onion, garlic, crushed red peppers, oregano and pepperoni.
Sarah’s Touchdown Pepperoni Cheese Ball is a savory combination of shredded mozzarella, grated Parmesan, pepperoni, cream cheese, scallions, oregano, crushed red pepper, garlic and jalapeno stuffed olives.
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I use two blocks of cream cheese as the base for this cheese ball, and it is important that they are softened to room temperature before mixing the ingredients together. You can use your microwave on short bursts to do this or leave the opened packages on the counter for 30 minutes.
Once softened, I start by combining the cream cheese with shredded mozzarella and finely grated Parmesan cheese. You don’t need to buy expensive cheese for this recipe, Kraft Parmesan cheese and pre-shredded mozzarella will work fine. I use my stand mixer with the paddle attachment to make the dip, and you could also use a handheld mixer or a wooden spoon and some good old-fashioned elbow grease. It’s up to you.
To shape the football, I place the cheese mixture on a serving platter or party board and use my hands to press the cheese into an oval shape. If you think you might be a little messy in this step, you can form the football on a clean work surface and then transfer it onto the platter, but the ball will be surrounded by crackers so it doesn’t really matter.
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