The Best Dried Beef Cheese Ball Recipe - Grilled Cheese Social (2024)

This dried beef cheese ball recipe is the perfect old school holiday appetizer! Tangy cream cheese is loaded with salty chipped beef, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and scallions. Unlike the original recipe, this one has way less salt and no MSG!

Dried Beef Cheese Ball

When I think of a dried beef cheese ball, I think of holidays at my Grandparents.

This appetizer always had a spot at the table and was always something that was instantly devoured.

These days, I make it a little healthier by omitting the MSG and added salt. Don't worry though -- it's still just as flavorful and it won't leave you chugging cups of water in the middle fo the night!

Side note - Why did they put that stuff in there in the first place? It's way more salty than necessary!

But alas, if you had a Southern grandma, this recipe is probably super familiar. It's creamy, cheesy, beefy and just salty enough.

I recommend serving it with ritz crackers or butter crackers for the ultimate old school pairing.

And if you're looking for another Grandma-tastic recipe, try her cake mix banana bread recipe! As for another easy holiday appetizer, why not try your hand at my cheap cheese plate guide or these Cream Cheese Sausage Balls. Or you could make baked brie with fig jam

And if you need some co*cktail ideas, definitely check out my co*cktail page for tons of inspiration!

How to make a Cheese Ball with Chipped Beef

Making a dried beef cheese ball is super easy.

To begin, you'll need to thaw out one block of cream cheese to room temperature. I recommend using full fat cream cheese because it's got more flavor and a better texture.

Once the cream cheese is room temp, add it to a large bowl with 1 jar of chopped Armour dried beef (about 2.25 oz). If you can't find that brand, any chipped beef variety will work. Then add 4 thinly chopped green onions, 1 tablespoon of worcestershire sauce and ¼ teaspoon of garlic powder.

Simply mix it together until it's thoroughly incorporated.

Then in a separate bowl, mix together another ½ jar of chopped armor chipped beef and 2 more chopped green onions.

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Now either oil your hands or spray them with nonstick spray and shape the cream cheese mixture into a ball.

Next, roll the cheese ball in the green onion and dried beef mixture until it's completed coated.

Lastly, place the cheese ball in a bowl and cover it with stretch wrap. Store the cheese ball up to two days in the fridge.

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Recipe: Dried Beef Cheese Ball

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Dried Beef Cheese Ball

This dried beef cheese ball recipe is the perfect old school holiday appetizer! Tangy cream cheese is loaded with salty chipped beef, worcestershire sauce, garlic powder and scallions. Unlike the original recipe, this one has way less salt and no MSG so it's much healthier!

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Ingredients

• 1 8 oz block of cream cheese room temp
• 1.5 jars of Armour dried beef about 2.25 oz each, chopped and divided
• 6 green onions divided
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

Instructions

• Mix together cream cheese, 1 jar of chopped dried beef, 4 chopped green onions, worcestershire saucee, and garlic powder.

• In a separate bowl, mix together remaining chopped dried beef and chopped scallion.

• Oil or spray your hands with nonstick and shape the cream cheese mixture into a ball. Roll the ball in the dried beef and scallion mixture until it’s thoroughly coated.

• Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.

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Notes

If you don't want to use chipped beef or can't find it, you can definitely swap this recipe out for chopped salami!

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