This Mexican Cheese Ball with Spicy Tortilla Chips is a fabulous and easy to make appetizer that will be the hit of the party. It’s made with creamy avocado, cheeses, lots of seasonings, and some green chiles. Then serve it with some fun homemade Spicy Tortilla Chips! Yum!
I’m very excited to be participating in this latest edition of Freaky Friday with a wonderful recipe for Mexican Cheese Ball with Spicy Tortilla Chips from Take Two Tapas.
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday is an old-fashioned blog hop, where I make another blogger’s recipe. That blogger makes a recipe from someone, and if you clicked through all the way around all of the bloggers who are involved, you would get back to my blog! So, if you would be so kind as to hop around and take a look at everyone participating, I promise it’ll be fun, and you’ll get lots of great new recipe ideas!
You may remember my past Freaky Friday posts of Homemade Onion Soup Mix, Homemade Baked Potato Chips, and Peppermint Patties.
Take Two Tapas
I love the blog that I got… Take two Tapas. I mean, you know I love Tapas! And she says that she likes to make food in smaller portions so she can eat as much as she wants (I love that!).
“Here on the blog we are sharing recipes for smaller portioned plates! We don’t believe that you need to go into a food coma when you eat, so we are making delicious food with big flavors, but with smaller portions.
You can find yummy salads, savory dishes to make a meal out of, soups that will warm your soul, and sweets to satisfy that won’t make you loosen your belt a notch!” How awesome is that!
Besides the great recipe for Mexican Cheese Ball with Spicy Tortilla Chips that I made for you today, I found lots of other yummy looking goodies on Take Two Tapas, including Puff Pastry Cinnamon Roll Bites and Powerballs with Dates, Chocolate, and Macadamia Nuts. I hope to be making both of these really soon!
That’s cheese ball
I can’t tell you the number of “that’s cheese ball” jokes I heard around the house the week that I made this. But, cheesy jokes aside, I love the ease and yumminess of this Mexican Cheese Ball! It can be made ahead of time and put out when you’re ready to eat it!
You know I love Mexican food, and this has all the yummy Mexican flavors of green chiles and Taco Seasoning. I used my homemade Taco Seasoning for this; find the recipe here. If you use a store-bought Taco Seasoning, check the ingredients to see if there’s salt. If so, cut back on the amount of salt you add to the cheese ball.
Find all the amazing recipes in this edition of Freaky Friday
Please stop by and visit the rest of the other blogs participating in Freaky Friday…you just might find a new favorite recipe!
10 Minute Chicken Ramen Stir Fry from Aunt Bee’s Recipes
Roasted Cabbage Wedge Salad from The Devilish Dish
Mushroom Goat Cheese Baked Eggs from Full Belly Sisters
Dill Deviled Eggs from Cooking on A Budget
Mexican Cheese Ball with Spicy Tortilla Chips from Life Currents
Creamy Corn Dip from Big Rigs n’ Lil Cookies
Taco Spiced Baked Chicken Tenders from The Flavor Bender
Mixed Berry French Toast Casserole from Belle of the Kitchen
Apple Chicken Salad from LeMoine Family Kitchen
Baked Mozzarella Sticks from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
Tex-Mex Tater Soup from PicNic
Corn Dip Crock Pot from Take Two Tapas
Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins from An Affair from the Heart
Chicken Paprikash from A Dish of Daily Life
Raspberry Cream Cheese Dessert from Who Needs a Cape?
Bucatini with Sausage from A Foodie Affair
Mexican Cheese Ball with Spicy Tortilla Chips Recipe
Mexican Cheese Ball with spicy Tortilla Chips
Ingredients
Mexican Cheese Ball
- 8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
- 4 ounces Pepperjack cheese, shredded
- 4 ounces Mexican blend style shredded cheese
- ½ ripe avocado
- 1 can (4 ounce) chopped green chiles, drained
- 2 teaspoons Taco Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Additional taco seasoning and chili powder for garnish
Spicy Tortilla Chips
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 6-8 flour tortillas
Instructions
- In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in a stand mixer, combine all the ingredients for the cheese ball. Using your hands, shape the cheese mixture into a ball and place on a piece of parchment. Wrap cheese ball in plastic until ready to serve. When ready to serve, dust with taco seasoning and chili powder.
For the Spicy Tortilla Chips
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small dish, mix the oil with the cumin and chili powder.
- Cut the tortillas in wedges, and brush or toss the tortillas with the spiced oil. Bake 7-10 minutes or until toasty brown and fragrant.
- Serve Spicy Tortilla Chips with the Mexican Cheese Ball.
Recipe Notes
Since this is an appetizer that's meant to be shared, I'm only guessing at the number of servings
Find the recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning here https://lifecurrentsblog.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
Adapted from Take Two Tapas
Angela says
April 15, 2016 at 7:05 ami LOVE cheese balls and this one sounds pretty awesome!! I love cooking Mexican meals at home and this is going to definitely be on the menu for the next.
Candi says
April 15, 2016 at 7:58 amThis sounds amazing. I’m putting it on the menu for next week. We love anything Mexican at our house!
Michaela - An Affair from the Heart says
April 15, 2016 at 8:01 amDebi — this looks fantastic! I love to have recipes like this “in my back pocket” — this will be a hit at tail gates in the fall, I won’t be waiting that long to make it though! Thanks for being a part of our group! Love having you here!
Kelly@WildfloursKitchen.com says
April 15, 2016 at 8:16 amYou had me at “cheeseball”!! I’ve loved them since I was a kid in the 60’s and 70’s! And STILL enjoy them to this day! This one looks like so much fun!! 😀 FAB choice for Freaky Friday!! 😀
CulinaryGinger (@culinaryginger) says
April 15, 2016 at 8:27 amThis is perfect for Cinco de Mayo. Going to check out all the other recipes now.
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
April 15, 2016 at 10:49 amWhat a yummy combo of recipes. Sounds like everyone gave it their best. Love all the spices you used in both the ball and the chips. Cinco de Mayo here I come!
pattyanderson54p says
April 15, 2016 at 12:02 pmI would definitely give this a try – it has all the right stuff in it. I am afraid though that I would eat way too much! Great job.
dishofdailylife says
April 15, 2016 at 3:38 pmI have never made a cheese ball but I am starting with this one. I love Jennifer’s blog…and yours too! 🙂 This is perfect for Cinco de Mayo!
A Kitchen Hoor says
April 15, 2016 at 3:48 pmThis is going on the menu!! And those chips? Reminds me of how we used to make nachos at home. I think I found a new fave recipe.
krisbigrigsncookies says
April 16, 2016 at 8:08 amOh my gosh… I LOVE this recipe and all the flavors! We need to have some friends over so I can make this 🙂
justine says
April 16, 2016 at 8:53 amThis recipe is such a great fit for you, good choice! I could totally make a meal of this, i’d have to invite a bunch of people over so i don’t hog it to myself 😉
The Foodie Affair says
April 16, 2016 at 10:13 amWe love the spicy flavors of Mexican food! This appetizer is going on my must try list! It looks so good 🙂
Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon says
April 16, 2016 at 12:34 pmYum! I would totally eat this! I love the flavors in it and it looks very easy to make.
Ashlyn @ Belle of the Kitchen says
April 16, 2016 at 12:40 pmThe combination of this cheese ball and those chips have me swooning! This looks downright dangerous! In a good way, of course. 😉
Renee Nicole's Kitchen says
April 16, 2016 at 2:22 pmWhat a great take on a spicy cheese ball. I’d welcome this a a summer BBQ!
auntbeesrecipes says
April 16, 2016 at 4:23 pmI am obsessed with cheese balls and can not believe I never thought to make a Mexican one! This is happening soon! Yum!
sara says
April 16, 2016 at 5:32 pmOooh! This sounds like a fantastic spin on cheeseballs!!
Mica says
April 16, 2016 at 5:38 pmCheese is my best friend. I love this recipe! We are big fans of recipes with a kick!
foodtasticmom2013 says
April 16, 2016 at 6:34 pmWhat a fun idea for a blog hop – I’ve never heard of making each other’s recipes. I’ll check the others’ out 🙂 But this cheese ball sounds so delicious. I love all the flavors that are included!
Nicole says
April 16, 2016 at 10:15 pmI am losing it over this recipe! I adore Mexican anything and cheese balls are amazing so this sounds out of this world! I really must try this soon 🙂
Dini @ The Flavor Bender says
April 17, 2016 at 8:24 amThis sounds absolutely amazing! I love Jennifer’s blog and her recipes too! This is perfect with cinco de mayo coming too a delicious and easy party appetizer!
peter @feedyoursoultoo says
April 18, 2016 at 6:35 amThis is super cool. So up my alley on the flavor. Will need to add this to the to do list!
1shamrocks says
April 18, 2016 at 7:25 amThis looks delicious, cannot wait to try it! Might just happen for Cinco de Mayo!!!
Florian @ContentednessCooking says
April 18, 2016 at 10:20 amFantastic flavors! Love the spicy tortilla chips!
delphineefortin says
April 18, 2016 at 11:11 amIt’s the first time I see this recipe, and it looks absolutely phenomenal to me. Perfect for a dinner with friends!!
Kitchen Dreaming says
April 21, 2016 at 3:54 amSounds delicious, even at 6:50AM. I’m going to have to try this out!
April J Harris (@apriljharris) says
April 26, 2016 at 4:42 amFreaky Friday sounds like fun! I love this cheeseball recipe – my family like spice, but not too much of it, and this recipe is perfect!!
Nettie Moore says
April 27, 2016 at 12:22 pmI just started making cheese balls, yours looks so delicious, love the seasoning! Nettie
dcclark13 says
April 27, 2016 at 6:42 pmThis looks so delicious! Perfect for a party – just love an easy appetizer!!
Susana Navarrette says
October 19, 2017 at 10:11 amWhat kind of Mexican cheese did you use?
Debi says
October 19, 2017 at 10:19 amSusana, I used one of those Mexican style shredded blends of cheeses in the bag. But in reality, you can use just about any kind you’d like. Or, make your own maybe using Cheddar, Cotija, Jack, Colby, pretty much anything you like.