Mexican Cheese Ball

Serves: 16-20

Total Time: 6 mins

Ingredients
30 El Monterey Taquitos
2 cups Nacho Cheese flavored corn tortilla chips ground
2 cups Cream cheese, softened
1 cup Cheddar cheese shredded
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese shredded
2 cups Pepper jack cheese shredded
1/4 cup Green onions chopped
2 Tbl Serrano or jalapeno peppers minced

Directions
1. Prepare El Monterey Taquitos as suggested on package and keep warm.
2. Place ground tortilla chips in a large mixing bowl or on a flat cookie sheet and set aside.
3. Combine all of the ingredients except for the Taquitos and tortilla chips until thoroughly mixed and the lumps have been worked out of the cream cheese.
4. Lightly spray food release on your hands and gather the cheese mix with your hands to form a ball.
5. Roll the cheese ball in the ground tortilla chips until completely coated. Serve immediately by arranging hot taquitos around cheese ball.
6. Allow cheese ball to sit at room temperature to soften an hour or so once taken out of refrigerator away from the heat before arranging the cooked taquitos around it.


Note: This can be made 2-3 days ahead. Seal cheese ball in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator until ready to use. Before serving, allow chilled cheese ball to sit at room temperature for an hour to soften.