This is my dried beef cheese ball recipe. It’s that time of year when we can finally get together with family and friends. Do you love cheese balls as much as I do?
There is something incredible about making your own creamy, crunchy dried beef cheese ball that you can’t buy at the store.
My favorite thing at church get-togethers, family parties, or neighborhood gatherings would be appetizers. I love finger food, anything to pick up with your fingers and eat while talking to people.
In case you missed these posts, Pimento Cheese Ball, The Classic Bacon Cheese Ball
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Dried Beef Cheese Ball
Step One
I love to gather my ingredients before I start to make the recipe.
Step Two
Let the cream cheese soften in your mixing bowl.
Step Three
Chop the green onions and save the bright green ones to roll the cheese ball with chipped beef and top with green onions.
Step Four
Rinse the chipped beef, if desired. It’s too salty for me. Drain it. Cut it into tiny pieces.
Step Five
Add the garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl of cream cheese. Beat with your hand mixer until smooth and creamy. Combine everything, add the black pepper. Mix until smooth. Place the mixture into a bowl covered with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator for two hours.
Step Six
After two hours, mold the mixture into a ball. Roll the cheese ball in some chopped green onions and chipped beef. Serve the chipped beef cheese ball with crackers or celery. Enjoy.
Finished Product
Dried Beef Cheese Ball Recipe
Chipped Beef Cheese Ball
Ingredients
- 2 8-ounce pkg. cream cheese softened
- 1 4.5-ounce jar of chipped beef (save some to roll the cheese ball in)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 green onions chopped (save some for rolling the cheese ball in)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
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Let the cream cheese soften in your mixing bowl. Add the garlic powder and Worcestershire sauce to the bowl of cream cheese.
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Beat with your hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
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I like to rinse the chipped beef. It's too salty for me.
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Cut the chipped beef into tiny pieces, chop the green onions, and grate the cheese.
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Combine everything, add the black pepper. Mix until smooth.
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Place the mixture into a bowl, cover it with plastic wrap, and place it in the refrigerator for two hours.
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After two hours, mold the mixture into a ball.
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Roll the cheese ball in some chopped green onions and chipped beef.
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Serve the chipped beef cheese ball with crackers or celery. Enjoy.
How do I store this cheese ball?
I store it in the refrigerator, covered with plastic wrap.
How long is a cheese ball good in my refrigerator?
It depends on how fresh the ingredients were when you made the cheese ball. The cheese ball is typically good for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Can I freeze the cheese ball?
I can’t recommend freezing the cheese ball because I have never done it. You could take part of the cheese ball, place it in a freezer bag, and place it in the freezer for a trial run. I’d like to hear how it turned out when taken out to thaw and eat.
Can I use a different cheese?
Yes, you can. I have used Pepper Jack, Colby, and sharp cheddar cheese.
What can I serve with this cheese ball?
- Crackers
- Baguettes
- Celery
- Bagel Bites (pieces)
- Pretzels
- Pita Chips
What is chipped beef?
I quote Wikipedia, “Chipped beef is a form of pressed, salted, and dried beef sliced into thin pieces. Some makers smoke the dried beef for more flavor.” As mentioned in the recipe, the chipped beef from the store tends to be pretty salty, so I always rinse mine in water and then drain it. If you like your’s to be saltier, leave it as it comes out of the jar.
Can I add some nuts to the recipe?
Nuts would be a great addition. I don’t use nuts because my granddaughter is allergic to nuts.
What is a cheese ball?
A cheese ball is an appetizer with cream cheese, cheeses, meats, green onions, and many different spices.
How far in advance can I make this cheese ball?
You can make this cheese ball about 1 week before you need it. This makes it nice because you can make other party items at the last minute.
Final Word
Sometimes, it is easier to go to the store to buy a cheese ball, but this dried beef cheese ball is so easy to make and much cheaper to produce than to purchase. It also goes back to teaching our kids and grandkids how to cook from scratch.
We love cheese balls and often buy them from a Utah-based store, Harmon’s. They have a bunch of varieties, but I don’t remember seeing them with dried beef, as this recipe calls for.
I wanted to mention that one of the favorite meals I like to prepare for the family is cream chip beef on toast. Whenever our kids and grandkids visited, they’d request it. I would use the same dried beef that we use with this cheese ball.
If you make a habit of cooking or baking at home, your kids and grandkids will learn a much-needed skill by example. May God Bless this world, Linda
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