Football Charcuterie
Celebrate game day in style with this versatile, easy football charcuterie board. You can make a fun football cheese ball as the centerpiece of the board and fill in around it.
Servings 15 people
Calories 507kcal
Cost $50
Ingredients
- 2½ pound mixed cheeses. Pick some of your favorite and try something new!
- 2½ pounds mixed meats
- mixed seasonal fruit or vegetables
- bread or crackers
- you can get creative, and add other items, to taste
For the Football Cheeseball
- 1 16-ounce cream cheese
- ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 4 slices bacon, crisped
- 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon bottled hot sauce
- ¼ cup chopped chives
- ¼ cup carrot grated
- 1 teaspoon parsley fresh or dried
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoons onion powder
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- 1 slice white deli cheese
Instructions
For the Board
- Slice cheeses into bite sized pieces and arrange on board.2½ pound mixed cheeses. Pick some of your favorite and try something new!
- Arrange meat in bite-sized pieces on board.2½ pounds mixed meats
- Wash and slice fruit into bite sized pieces.you can get creative, and add other items, to taste, mixed seasonal fruit or vegetables
- Add broken bite-sized pieces of fresh bread or cut baguette slices and toast to make crostini. You can also use your favorite crackers, pretzels and bagel chips.bread or crackers
- Add sauces, dips, condiments, pickles, olives, or hummus in small bowls.
- Arrange everything on your board and enjoy!
For the Cheeseball
- Soften the cream cheese to room temperature. Grate the cheddar cheese.1 16-ounce cream cheese, ¾ cup grated cheddar cheese
- Crisp the bacon in your oven or air fryer.4 slices bacon, crisped
- Finely grate the carrot. Chop the chives.¼ cup chopped chives, ¼ cup carrot
- Add the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, chives, carrots, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and spices to a medium bowl. Mix them together well by hand, with a mixer or in a food processor.1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce, ½ teaspoon bottled hot sauce, 1 teaspoon parsley, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoons onion powder
- Spoon the mixture onto the board or a plate you'd like to serve it. Shape it into a football shape with your hands.
- Using your hands, push the chopped pecans onto the sides of the football. Add the remainder to the top.½ cup finely chopped pecans
- Slice thin pieces of the sliced white cheese. Cut them down so that they fit on the cheeseball, and place them so that they resemble the stitching on a football.1 slice white deli cheese
Notes
Nutrition facts are estimated. The actual calories can vary, depending on what quantities are consumed.
See the article above for addition suggestions and tips for building your charcuterie.
Meats suitable for charcuterie platter;
- salami
- ham
- bacon
- sausage
- pork
- turkey
- pate
- cheddar
- Swiss
- muenster
- Mimolette
- gouda
- provolone
- brie
- Alouette type
- cream cheese blends
- port wine cheese
- chutter
- Stilton cheeses
- apple
- pear
- grape
- orange
- pineapple
- cantaloupe
- melons
- apricot
- peach
- plum
- dried cranberries
- olives
- capers
- mayonnaise
- mustards
- dips
- jams or jellies
- pickles, vegetables, or peppers
Nutrition
Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 126mg | Sodium: 825mg | Potassium: 301mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1231IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 605mg | Iron: 1mg