This easy Buffalo Chicken Cheese Ball appetizer with three different kinds of cheese, shredded chicken and Buffalo sauce will delight all the senses at your next Game Day, tailgate party or potluck!
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Ingredients
8ouncescream cheese, room temperature
1 cupshredded cheddar cheese
½cupcrumbled blue cheese
1 cup shredded cooked chicken
⅓cupBuffalo sauce
2green onions, chopped
½teaspoongarlic powder
Coating
8 Ritz crackers
2tablespoonsfresh Italian parsley, chopped
¼cupchopped sliced almonds
serve with additional Ritz crackers, carrots, celery, and pretzels
Instructions
Cheese Ball
In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. With a rubber spatula, mix in the cheddar cheese and blue cheese crumbles.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, Buffalo sauce, green onions, and garlic powder.
Add the chicken mixture to the cheese mixture and mix with the spatula until completely combined.
Form mixture into a ball and place onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for a minimum of two hours or overnight.
Coating
Crush the Ritz crackers into a shallow baking pan. Add the almonds and parsley and mix well.
Assembly Before Serving
Remove the cheese ball from the refrigerator, unwrap and roll in the coating to completely cover. It may be necessary to stick some of the crumbs to the sides by hand.
Serve with additional Ritz crackers, sliced carrots, celery and pretzels.