Mini Cheese Balls

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 tablespoons green onions, finally chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons real bacon, bacon bits
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 3/4 cup chopped roasted almonds (i use lightly salted) or 3/4 cup pecans (i use lightly salted)
• assorted cracker

Recipe

• 1 mix cream cheese, green onion, italian seasoning and garlic powder until well blended. stir in bacon and mozzarella cheese.
• 2 scoop cheese mixture up using a level teaspoon and shape into 54 balls. roll in chopped nuts and place on a cookie sheet.
• 3 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• 4 pull out and place on serving tray with assorted crackers.
• 5 for a different flavor combo, omit the italian seasoning and try shredded sharp cheddar and 3 tbs. drained pimentos in place of the mozzarella and bacon.