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Super Bowl Sunday: Football Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball Recipe

February 7, 2016 by BA Haggerty Leave a Comment

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Happy Super Bowl Sunday! Appetizers are my favorite part of any football party and today is no exception! Here’s a fun recipe that you can whip up in no time before the game: a Football Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball recipe. I made it before for my Girls Fantasy Football Draft party and it was a hit! (please excuse the photography here…it was a quick pic snapped on my iPhone that night!)

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Needless to say, my participation in a Girls Fantasy Football league (3 years in a row) has not enhanced my knowledge of the game much. However, it has increased my attention span for watching football games! It was always so fun throughout the season to recognize players’ names and cheer for my guys! While I didn’t win the big money, what I really got out of this football season was the friendship, camaraderie, and competition with the girls! It’s something I think we will keep going for years to come!

This recipe is so easy with only 4 ingredients: cream cheese, pimentos, pecans, and string cheese. Anyone (even the kids) can make it! You can make it an hour before the game or you can make it the night before so it is ready to go. It also transports very easily if you are traveling to a party – I put it on the serving tray and covered it with plastic wrap. I brought two different boxes of crackers and opened them up once I got there.

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Football Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 1 Pimento Cheese Ball

Football Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball

Ingredients

  • 2 (8oz) blocks of cream cheese
  • 1 (4oz) jar of pimentos.
  • 1 cup chopped Pecans
  • 1 piece string cheese

Instructions

  • Let your cream cheese sit out to soften.
  • Finely chop your pimentos (do not discard the extra juice).
  • Add your chopped pimentos _(and the extra juice from the jar) into your cream cheese.
  • Mix together well (I used a hand mixer).
  • Set the mixture onto a piece of parchment paper to prevent sticking. Using your hands, shape the mixture into a half football shape.
  • Crush your pecans into smaller pieces.
  • Sprinkle pecans onto the top of the football, slowly pressing in so they stick to the cream cheese/pimento mixture. Continue adding pecans until the entire top is fully covered.
  • Refrigerate for at least a half hour to allow it to harden again (you can also make it the night before and allow it to sit in the refrigerator overnight. This will also allow the flavors of the pimentos to infuse into the cream cheese even more).
  • Remove from the parchment paper onto your favorite serving dish.
  • Pull a couple strings of string cheese and lay on top to make the laces of the football.
  • Serve with crackers and enjoy!
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This Football Shaped Pimento Cheese Ball will be a great addition to this year’s Super Bowl Sunday Spread! If you make it, let me know how it turns out for you!

Love pimentos? Me too! Check out these other Pimento recipes deep from the archives of Food Marriage!

  • Checkerboard Cheese Sandwiches – way back from November 26, 2011
  • Cheddar, Swiss, & Pimento Spread – Wow – from December 11, 2011

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Filed Under: Appetizers & Snacks, Cheese, Cheese, Cooking Method, Ingredient, No Bake / No Cook, Recipes

About BA Haggerty

BA Haggerty is the recipe developer, food photographer, and creator of FoodMarriage, a food blog based in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. She is a former healthcare recruiter and mom of 3 girls. Since 2011, BA has been helping busy moms make easy recipes that their whole family will love!

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