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Bacon and Cheese Football Bites

Serve up the winning snack when you are celebrating fall football with friends and family. These fun - and easy! - bacon and cheese bites will be a hit.

Yield: 4 servings, 5 topped crackers each

Preparation Time: 30 min; Total Time: 1 hour, 30 min

Ingredients

1/2 cup sharp cheddar pub cheese

1 tablespoon cream cheese spread

1/4 cup real bacon bits

20 RITZ crackers

2 green onions

Nutrition Facts

Yield: 4 servings, 5 topped crackers each

Approximate Nutrient Content per serving:

Calories: 210

Calories From Fat: 126

Total Fat: 14g

Saturated Fat: 7g

Cholesterol: 25mg

Sodium: 460mg

Total Carbohydrates: 14g

Dietary Fiber: 0g

Sugars: 5g

Protein: 9g

Please Note: Nutritional values listed may vary from final results depending on actual measurements, products and brands used to prepare the recipe.

Directions:

Mix cheese spread and cream cheese in bowl until blended.

Refrigerate 1 hour.

Shape cheese mixture into 20 oval shapes to resemble footballs, using about 1 tsp. cheese mixture for each football.

Coat footballs with bacon bits; place on crackers.

Cut green part of each onion into 5 thin strips. Discard or reserve white parts of onions for another use.

Cut green onion strips into smaller pieces, then place on footballs for the laces as shown in photo.

Substitute
Prepare recipe using your favorite flavor of pub cheese spread or cheddar cheese spread, such as dill or horseradish.

Substitute 3 crumbled cooked bacon slices for the bacon bits.

Please note that some ingredients and brands may not be available in every store.

This recipe originally appeared on www.snackworks.com