Pesto Cheese Ball, Party Perfect!

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 1/2 cups fresh parsley sprigs, trimmed
• 1 cup loosely packed fresh basil leaf, trimmed
• 4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh garlic
• 1 dash ground red pepper
• crackers, thin or french bread, slices thin

Recipe

• 1 fill 3-quart saucepan with 4 cups water.
• 2 bring to boil over high heat 4 to 5 minutes.
• 3 dip 3 cups parsley and basil into boiling water just until wilted about 30 seconds.
• 4 rinse with cold water. drain well, squeezing out excess liquid.
• 5 chop wilted parsley and basil leaves.
• 6 combine wilted parsley and basil, provolone cheese, pine nuts, cream cheese, garlic and red pepper in large mixer bowl.
• 7 beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed 1 to 2 minutes.
• 8 shape into ball. cover; refrigerate until firm at least 3 hours.
• 9 chop remaining parsley. reshape ball, if necessary. roll cheese ball in remaining chopped parsley to coat.
• 10 serve with crackers or thin french bread slices.