Bacon Spinach Cheese Ball Recipe 455

BACON SPINACH BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Thaw and thoroughly drain spinach, then place in medium-size mixing bowl.
• In small food processor, combine all ingredients except eggs and breadcrumbs.
• Pulse process until all ingredients are completely chopped.
• Add eggs, breadrumbs, and ingredients from food processor to spinach, stir to mix completely.
• Using hand, from mixture into meatball-size portions, place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 30 minutes, serve warm with warmed salad dressing or dipping sauce.

BACON SPINACH CHEESE BALL RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the bacon until crisp. Set aside to cool and drain on paper towels. Chop when cool. Drain all but 1 tablespoon bacon grease from the skillet. Add the spinach and cook over medium heat until wilted and cooked through. Sprinkle the spinach with salt and set aside on a cutting board to cool. Chop finely when cooled. Add the onion to the skillet and cook until it's translucent and a tiny bit golden at the edges. Add the garlic to the skillet and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Place the cream cheese in a large bowl. Add cheese, onions, garlic, half of the chopped bacon, chopped spinach, and cayenne pepper and stir well. Roll the cream cheese mixture into a large ball and then roll in the remaining chopped bacon. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until ready to serve.

SPINACH AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Chop when cool.
• Fit the pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish, and set aside.
• In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, salt, black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce. Spread the spinach into the bottom of the pie crust; top with bacon, Cheddar cheese, and green onion. Pour the egg mixture over the filling, and sprinkle the quiche with Parmesan cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top is lightly puffed and browned, and a knife inserted into the center of the quiche comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes.

BACON RANCH CHEESE BALL RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Place cream cheese in a medium sized mixing bowl. Mix with mixer until both blocks are combined. Add in ranch dip mix and mix well. Blend in shredded cheddar and 1/2 cup of the bacon crumbles. Once mixed, using your hands, form into a ball. Roll the ball in the remaining bacon bits. Serve with crackers.

QUICK AND EASY CREAMED BACON SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bacon, and garlic until bacon is crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Whisk flour, salt, and black pepper into onion mixture until blended and the flour and drippings form a paste, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk milk into onion mixture. Bring to a boil, continuously whisking, until sauce is thick and creamy, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir spinach and half-and-half into sauce; cook until spinach is heated through, 4 to 6 minutes.