Traditional Christmas Cheese Ball

Name: Traditional Christmas Cheese Ball
Total time: 145
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 ½ (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened; 1 (2.5 ounce) package thinly sliced smoked beef, chopped; 1 (2.25 ounce) can pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped; 1 small Vidalia or other sweet onion, minced; 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or to taste; 1 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe by Love2Cook87 from allrecipes.com

Appetizer 2 Hr. 25 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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1 ½ (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
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1 (2.5 ounce) package thinly sliced smoked beef, chopped
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1 (2.25 ounce) can pimento-stuffed green olives, chopped

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1 small Vidalia or other sweet onion, minced
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2 dashes Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
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1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

Mix the cream cheese, beef, olives, onion, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl until evenly blended. Keeping the mixture in the bowl, scrape it into a semi-ball shape. Cover, and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
Place a large sheet of waxed paper on a flat surface. Sprinkle with walnuts. Roll the cheese ball in the walnuts until completely covered. Transfer the cheese ball to a serving plate, or rewrap with waxed paper and refrigerate until needed.