For many years, serving this as an appetizer or even a snack has been very popular. It freezes extremely nicely and is always wonderful to have when friends drop over. If you like nuts, roll the cheese ball in about a cup of pecans that have been chopped. accompanied by crackers. For the finest flavor, put in the fridge overnight.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 5 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) jar dried beef
- ¼ cup Italian-style salad dressing
- 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Process dried beef, Italian-style dressing and cream cheese in a food processor until well blended. Transfer to a medium bowl. Chill until firm enough to form into a ball, about 2 hours.
Reviews
Everyone LOVED this! I halved it and combined everything a bit differently…Instead of mixing it all in the food processor, I Just chopped the beef (that I rinsed and dried) very finely, then mixed it by hand with the cream cheese and dressing. I did make this the night before as suggested. We all really enjoyed the flavor of this and I also enjoyed the simplicity! I will be making this again~YUM! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
This cheeseball is so simple and delicious! We’ve been making it for years and we love it. It is now for those watching their sodium intake, however!
mmmmmhh tasted so good!!!!!!
The recipe shouldn’t be salty. The dried beef has to be washed off before using. Most brands of dried beef will state this on the package. Hope this helps.
My mom has made this recipe so many times throughout her life (she passed away Easter morning). The person who rated this poorly obviously didn’t follow the instructions. It is an excellent dish to sit out and enjoy with crackers.
This recipe was the biggest bust I’ve ever served. Not one person took a second cracker. It was so salty nobody liked it.