Football Cheese Snack

Ingredients

1 bag Hint of Habanero Protein Tortilla Chips, 1 bag Sea Salt Protein Tortilla Chips - 1/2 cup for coating, remainder for dipping
1 block cream cheese
1/2 cup chopped pickled jalapeños
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 cup bacon bits, divided
1/2 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup marble cheddar cheese, shredded (substitute with Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup chopped nuts (pecans, almonds, or walnuts)

Prep Time:
15 minutes

Cooking Time:
0 minutes

Makes 4
servings

Pre-game plan: make this, then watch it vanish. This Football Cheese Snack is creamy, cheesy, a little spicy (hello, pickled jalapeños), and coated in a crunchy bacon-nut-chip “jersey.” Shape it like a football, drop it on a platter, and let our Protein Tortilla Chips do the scooping.

Instructions

In a large bowl, add cream cheese, pickled jalapeños, green onion, half the bacon bits, white cheddar cheese, marble cheese, and garlic powder.
Mix until well combined.
Shape the mixture into a ball.
In a separate bowl, combine remaining bacon bits, chopped nuts, and 1/2 cup crushed Protein Tortilla Chips. (You can use both flavours or one!)
Roll the cheese ball in the coating mixture until fully covered.
Shape into a football and serve with your remaining Sea Salt and Hint of Habanero Protein Tortilla Chips.