This Hidden Valley Ranch cheese ball is the quickest and easiest appetizer I know of. It takes only minutes to make and can be served almost immediately. You can keep the ingredients on hand for months. Serve with buttery crackers.
Ingredients
- sour cream: 1 Tbsp
- (1-ounce) package ranch dressing mix: 1 piece
- (8-ounce) package cream cheese: 1 piece
- cheddar cheese: 0.5 pound (shredded)
- pecans: 0.25 cup (finely chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Mix sour cream with ranch dressing mix in a bowl until smoothly combined. Add cream cheese and Cheddar cheese to the bowl and mix together with your hands until thoroughly blended. Chill mixture for 5 minutes, then shape into a ball.
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Place pecans into a shallow bowl and roll all sides of cheese ball in pecans to coat. Serve immediately.
