Vegetable-pineapple Cheese Ball

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons chopped cilantro
• chopped pecans (optional) or snipped parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl stir together cream cheese, pecans, pineapple, green and red bell peppers and onion. cover and refrigerate 4 hours overnight.
• 2 remove from refrigerator. shape into 2 or 3 balls on individual pieces of plastic wrap. wrap and chill until serving time. before serving, roll in pecans or parsley, if desired. serve with crackers.