Taste of Home Turkey Cheese Ball
2 pkgs cream cheese 8 oz each
6 ounces deli smoked turkey, finally chopped
1 c shredded cheese
1 tbs finely chopped onion
1 tbs Worcestershire
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Decorations:
3 pkgs cream cheese 3 ounces each, softened
2 tbs milk
Brown, orange, yellow paste food coloring
6 large oval crackers
1 large sweet red pepper
1 small yellow summer squash
1 cup pecan halves
In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, turkey, cheese, onion, Worcestershire and garlic powder until combined. Shape into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour.
In another bowl, beat the cream cheese and milk until smooth. Divide among four small bowls. With food coloring, tint one bowl brown, one dark orange, one light orange, leave one plain.
Transfer each to a heavy duty resealable plastic bag. Cut small hole in corner. For turkey tail features decorate the top halves of the large oval crackers with tinted cream cheese.
Using red pepper, form the turkey head, neck, and snood. For beak, cut a small triangle from summer squash, attach with cream cheese. Add eyes, using brown and plain cream cheese. Insert pecan halves and decorated crackers into cheese ball. Serve with assorted crackers.
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