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Bunco Blue Cheese Spread With Pecan-and-bacon Topping Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1/2 c butter, at about room temp
  • 1/8 tsp MCCORMICK Gourmet Collection Garlic Powder
  • 1/2 c sliced pecans
  • 4 slices OSCAR MAYER Ready to Serve Bacon, sliced
  •  PAM Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 1/8 tsp MCCORMICK Gourmet Collection Ground (Cayenne) Red Pepper
  •  Assorted crackers or crostini
  • 1 (8-oz.) package PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, at about room temp
  • 1 tsp DOMINO Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 c finely sliced green onions
  • 1 (4-oz.) package crumbled blue cheese, at about room temp

Directions
  • Step #1 Stir together first 3 ingredients in a medium bowl until mixed.
  • Step #2 Stir in green onions, red pepper, & garlic powder until well mixed.
  • Step #3 Press cheese mixture into a 2-c glass bowl or a plastic wrap-lined mold.
  • Step #4 Cover up & chill at least 8 hrs or up to 24 hrs.
  • Step #5 Combine sliced bacon, pecans, & brown sugar.
  • Step #6 Sauté bacon mixture In a large-ish nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-heat/flame until pecans are toasted & bacon begins to crisp (about 5 mins).
  • Step #7 Remove from heat, & let cool.
  • Step #8 Invert cheese mixture onto a serving plate.
  • Step #9 Gently press pecan mixture onto top & sides of cheese mixture.
  • Step #10 Serve with assorted crackers or crostini.
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