Incredibly Easy Pineapple Cheese Ball

My mom's neighbor brought this over as a Christmas gift along with celery sticks and whole-grain crackers.

I was wary when I heard the ingredients, but one taste and I was hooked. My sister and I fought for every bite and even my dad, a notoriously picky eater, adored it.

A few searches later and here it is...

Consider it for a gift or as something delicious and simple for your next pot luck or party.

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Pineapple Cheese Ball
*courtesy of Southernfood.about.com*

An appetizer pineapple cheese ball.

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper, or mixture of green and red bell pepper
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
• 2 teaspoons seasoned salt, or to taste
• 2 cups chopped pecans, divided

PREPARATION:

Directions for pineapple cheese ball.
Combine cream cheese, drained crushed pineapple, chopped bell pepper, chopped green onion, seasoned salt, and 1 cup chopped pecans. Chill in refrigerator until firm then shape into a ball. Just before serving roll pineapple cheese ball in remaining cup of pecans. Serve pineapple cheese ball with assorted crackers. Pineapple cheese ball makes about 3 cups of cheese spread.