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3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball

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January 22, 2015 by Sydney 20 Comments

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3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball: A Quick and Easy Gourmet Treat

I’m all for making things quick and easy. These days, with two very active boys, I hardly have a minute to sit down and catch a breathe let alone spend hours coming up with and creating meals or snacks. But my boys like to eat. Really, I should say they LOVE to eat. Let me give you an example of an average day’s feedings with my almost 3 year old and 18 month old. Breakfast-2 eggs each and at least one bowl of cereal. Morning snack- banana or apple and a  half of a smoothie. Lunch- 6 or 7 Dino Nuggets, Cutie orange and 2 slices of a Totino’s Pizza. Afternoon snack- cheese and crackers and remaining smoothie (if there is any) Dinner-whatever I cook they eat; and usually eat as much as me. Dessert/Night snack- fruit, popcorn, cheese and crackers or cookies (if I’ve made any). And sometimes they say they are still hungry! 

I’ve been trying to get better at adding more variety to their snacks and making snacks (and meals) that will keep them full, longer. New Year’s Eve we had our annual “Pig Out Until We Pass Out”. Basically, we load up on all sorts of goodies (shrimp cocktail, lil smokies in a blanket, cheese ball, chips and dip, etc.) and we hang out at home and chow down on some food until we fall asleep. This year we bought a green onion cheese ball from the store and it was so good! My husband asked for it again last week and I was all for it until I got to the store and found out they were almost $6 each! I can create a whole meal for less than that! I’m not one that likes to say no to my guys so I did some quick thinking and remembered I had some leftover onion soup mix from one of the dips we made. I also remembered cream cheese being on sale for $1 and I already had green onions in the cart for another recipe. I could just make my own!

3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball: A Quick and Easy Gourmet Treat

We all agreed, we like the homemade one better and it cost a fraction of what the store bought one does. Plus it was just about as easy to make as pulling the store one out of the fridge. I took the cream cheese out of the fridge and let it soften on the counter while I put my boys down for naps, which took me about 30 minutes, then just mixed everything together for 2 or 3 minutes and it was done. If you are looking for a gourmet-like treat that is sure to please the whole family and that won’t take the whole afternoon to make, pick up these 3 ingredients the next time you’re at the store.

3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball: A Quick and Easy Gourmet Treat

3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball

Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal
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Prep Time 3 mins
Total Time 3 mins
Course Appetizer
Servings 4 -6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 8oz package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • 1/4 cup sliced green onions

Instructions
 

  • Put cream cheese and soup mix in a large bowl and mix on medium for 2-3 minutes.
  • Stir in green onions.
  • Form into a ball. (the easiest way to do this is to pour the cheese ball from the bowl on to saran wrap and roll it into a ball)
  • Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

3 Ingredient Green Onion Cheese Ball: A Quick and Easy Gourmet Treat

Serve these with some crackers or chips and you’re sure to have an instant hit! This would be perfect for that big game we have coming up here in a few weeks. To get more appetizer inspiration check out my Appetizers Pinterest Board.
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Filed Under: Appetizers, Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: 3 ingredients, appetizers, cheese ball, green onion, lipton onion soup mix, quick and easy, snacks

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Comments

  1. Bianca says

    January 22, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    easy enough! And definitely looks like you spent a good amount a time on! Love it!

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:21 am

      Thanks so much Bianca!

      Reply
  2. Danica says

    January 23, 2015 at 9:12 pm

    This looks incredibly easy & delicious! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Thank you for visiting Danica!

      Reply
  3. Amy | Canary Street Crafts says

    January 24, 2015 at 4:45 am

    Ooohh this looks good! Great idea for a fast and easy appetizer!

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    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Thank you so much Amy! Definitely is easy and fast…which is always a plus with littles running around!

      Reply
  4. Kim @ This Ole Mom says

    January 25, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    I just pinned this to my secret pinterest board and the appetizer community board . I love simple recipes and ones that look delicious like yours. I ”m going to make it for my Disney Party but, shape the cheese ball like Mickey Mouse. Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:03 am

      Thanks so much Kim! I can not wait to see how your party, and the Mickey cheese ball, turns out!

      Reply
  5. Christy says

    January 25, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    You had me at onion soup. And then easy. Wowee!

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    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Thanks Christy! I love how versatile that onion soup mix is!

      Reply
  6. Sarah says

    January 26, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    Oh to have growing little ones, at least they eat whatever you make that is a blessing. This cheese ball looks so easy and yummy, thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      January 28, 2015 at 8:56 am

      Thank you Sarah! And yes they are definitely in a growth spurt. Eating like crazy and sleeping longer.. makes for one happy mama!

      Reply
  7. Nicole B. says

    January 29, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    Thanks for linking up at Your Turn To Shine! I chose this as one of my features this week! Sounds so yummy and perfect for the Super Bowl this weekend!!!

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      February 3, 2015 at 7:54 am

      Thank you so much Nicole! I love partying with you sweet ladies! I made two of these this weekend for the big game and they were gone before half time!

      Reply
  8. Alicia Snow says

    January 30, 2015 at 9:13 am

    Only three ingredients? This is dangerous because I love cheese balls!

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    • Sydney says

      February 3, 2015 at 7:48 am

      I hear ya Alicia! These go so quick in our house.

      Reply
  9. Jen @ The Halfway Homemaker says

    February 1, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    This looks super yummy, I love anything with cheese. Thanks for sharing with Tasty Tuesdays.

    Reply
    • Sydney says

      February 3, 2015 at 7:43 am

      Ah thank you Jen! Cheese is is in my top 3 favorite foods too.

      Reply

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