Name: Cheesenstein
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened -; 1/4 cup mayonnaise -; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce -; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce -; 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese -; 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled -; 3 green onions, thinly sliced -; 2 cartons (4 ounces each) whipped cream cheese -; Moss-green paste food coloring -; 1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives, drained -; 2 pepperoncini -; 3 colossal ripe olives -; 2 slices peeled parsnip -; Black decorating gel -; 1 pretzel rod -; 1 small cucumber -; Assorted fresh vegetables -

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45 min.

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Ingredients for - Cheesenstein

1. 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened -

2. 1/4 cup mayonnaise -

3. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce -

4. 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce -

5. 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese -

6. 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled -

7. 3 green onions, thinly sliced -

8. 2 cartons (4 ounces each) whipped cream cheese -

9. Moss-green paste food coloring -

10. 1 can (4-1/4 ounces) chopped ripe olives, drained -

11. 2 pepperoncini -

12. 3 colossal ripe olives -

13. 2 slices peeled parsnip -

14. Black decorating gel -

15. 1 pretzel rod -

16. 1 small cucumber -

17. Assorted fresh vegetables -

How to cook deliciously - Cheesenstein

1. Stage

In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce and pepper sauce until smooth. Stir in the cheddar cheese, bacon and onions. Shape into a 5x4x3-in. rectangle; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until chilled.

2. Stage

Unwrap rectangle; place on a serving platter with a 3-in. side on top. Tint whipped cream cheese green; spread over top and sides of rectangle.

3. Stage

Add chopped ripe olives for hair and pepperoncinis for ears. Cut one colossal olive in half; add parsnip slices and olive halves for eyes. With black decorating gel, pipe the brow, mouth and stitches.

4. Stage

Break pretzel rod in half; add a colossal olive to each end. Press into sides of head for bolts. Cut a small piece from end of cucumber for a nose (save remaining cucumber for another use). Serve with vegetables.