In a food processor, combine cream cheese, pizza sauce, garlic, Italian seasoning, fresh basil, Parmesan cheese, and Italian cheese blend. Process until smooth.
Recipe
Author
Hy-Vee Test Kitchen
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Description
Halloween is all about tricks, and treats. Grab your scalpels and dig into this pizza-flavored cheese ball shaped like a brain.
Servings and Ingredients
Ingredients
Serves 44
| Quantity | Ingredient | Add |
|---|---|---|
| 3 (8-oz. each) pkgs. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened | ||
| ¾ c. Hy-Vee pizza sauce | ||
| 2 clove(s) garlic, minced | ||
| 1 tbsp. Hy-Vee Italian seasoning | ||
| 2 tbsp. fresh basil, chopped | ||
| ¼ c. Hy-Vee grated Parmesan cheese | ||
| 2 c. Kraft finely shredded Italian cheese blend | ||
| ½ c. Italian sausage, cooked and cooled | ||
| ½ c. pepperoni, finely chopped | ||
| 1 drop(s) pink food coloring | ||
| 6 c. assorted vegetables, for serving | ||
| 2 c. Townhouse pita crackers, for serving |
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Directions
Place 1/3 of cream cheese mixture into a medium bowl. Add sausage and pepperoni to remaining 2/3 cream cheese mixture. Form the sausage and pepperoni cream cheese mixture into a sphere, place on a serving platter. Using your hand, make a line through the center of the sphere to make the shape of a brain. Place serving platter into refrigerator to chill for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, add pink food coloring to the remaining 1/3 cream cheese mixture. Place into a large piping bag fitted with a large round piping tip.
Remove platter from refrigerator. Pipe pink cream cheese mixture around the sphere to make it look like a brain. Chill.
Serve cheese ball with crackers and assortment of fresh vegetables.
Nutrition facts
Servings
90 Calories per serving
2 tablespoons
Amounts Per Serving
- Total Fat: 8g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
- Sodium: 180mg
- Total Carbohydrates: 2g
- Protein: 3g
Daily Values
0%
Iron 0%
0%
Calcium 4%
0%
Vitamin D 0%
0%
Potassium 0%