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The General’s Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball

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Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball

This easy to make Tex-Mex recipe is a cheesy delight that will tickle the taste buds of everyone. With a creamy base, this Jalapeñon Cheese Ball is loaded with crisp smokey bacon, spicy jalapenos, delicious olives & sharp cheddar cheese. Spread it on a cracker or chip for the perfect finger food.

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Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball

Easy to make Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball for your next party or gathering.
Course Snack
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Keyword cheeseball, jalapenos
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4 cheese balls
Calories 130kcal
Author Mike Gonzalez

Ingredients

  • ½ lb. mild cheddar cheese grated
  • 8 oz cream cheese soft
  • ½ cup black olives chopped
  • 4 slices bacon chopped
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 3 large jalapenos chopped
  • 2 tbsp jalapeno pepper juice
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup pecans chopped

Instructions

  • In a mixing bowl, combine cheeses, olives, bacon, jalapenos, onion, garlic and pepper juice. Mix into a ball.
  • Roll ball mixture in chopped pecans.
  • Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.

Notes

You can mix it up a bit during the holiday season by replacing the bacon with cranberries. The ideal blend of tart, spicy and sweet, is simply one of the most “complete” treats one can make.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal

The Story Behind the General’s Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball

In 1913 Mexican generals Álvaro Obregón and Pancho Villa traveled to Fort Bliss to meet with U.S. Army General John J. Pershing. They discussed US – Mexican relations over a few beers and the General’s Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball.

Constitutionalist Generals Obregón (left) and Pancho Villa (center) with U.S. Army General Pershing, posing after a 1914 meeting at Fort Bliss, Texas. After the ouster of Huerta, Villa split with Carranza, and was defeated by Obregón in 1915. In 1916, Villa attacked the United States and Pershing was dispatched in a failed attempt to capture him.
Constitutionalist Generals Obregón (left) and Pancho Villa (center) with U.S. Army General Pershing, posing after a 1914 meeting at Fort Bliss, Texas. After the ouster of Huerta, Villa split with Carranza, and was defeated by Obregón in 1915. In 1916, Villa attacked the United States and Pershing was dispatched in a failed attempt to capture him.

Stories of the General’s Jalapeño Bacon Cheese Ball spread far and wide but the recipe has been lost until now. In a recent discovery in a dusty old barn in Texas the recipe was found.

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