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Cheese Ball in the Shape of a Reindeer

Rudolph Chicken Cheese Ball

This Rudolph Chicken Cheese Ball is such a cute snack for Christmas. Not only is it adorable, but this cheese ball is delicious! It is a blend of cream cheese, shredded chicken, and lots of spices. This is our new favorite Christmas Cheese Ball.
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Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 115kcal
Author: Jennifer
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 2 pkgs, 8 oz each cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cans, 12.5 oz Tyson Premium Chunk White Chicken Breast, drained
  • 1 pkg, 1 oz fiesta ranch dressing mix
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 medium-sized olives
  • 1 grape tomato
  • 2 Snyder's of Hanover Olde Tyme Pretzels

Directions

  • In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, chicken, and ranch dressing mix. Form the mixture into a ball
  • Spread the chopped pecans on a sheet of waxed paper. Roll the ball in the pecans until it is fully coated.
  • Wrap the ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • When ready to serve, make slight intentions in the cheese ball for the eyes and nose.
  • Slice off the tip of two olives. Insert toothpicks into the indentions for the eyes and place the tip of the olives onto the end of the toothpicks. Smooth cheese ball around the eyes.
  • Slice off the tip of a grape tomato. Insert a toothpick into the indention for the nose and place the top of the tomato onto the end of the toothpick. Smooth cheese ball around the nose.
  • Make indentions in the reindeer antlers. Press pretzels gently into the cheese ball for antlers. Smooth the cheese ball around the pretzels.

Notes

  • Can substitute large twist pretzels for the old tyme pretzels.
  • Can substitute a black olive for the nose instead of a tomato for a different look.
  • Serve with buttery crackers, Ritz, Townhouse Crackers, Chicken in a Biscuit crackers, or pretzel sticks. 

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Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 115 kcal | Carbohydrates: 5 g | Protein: 6 g | Fat: 9 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g | Cholesterol: 13 mg | Sodium: 257 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g
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