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Have you ever been to a Friendsgiving meal?
A Friendsgiving is a really cool and unique dinner party! The holidays are all about spending time with friends and family and this is a fun way to do just that. You can make the moments together even more memorable by surprising – and delighting – with a progressive dinner party including delicious dishes that use Frito-Lay snacks in new ways, like I have with this recipe. I even got together with Rachel Cooks and Crazy for Crust to put a spin on traditional recipes for a fun-filled #FritoFriendsgiving menu. Check out the delicious dishes we’ve all created!
I made these delicious RUFFLES® Original Potato Chips Crusted Bacon Ranch
Cheese Balls as the ultimate appetizer to get our party started! You can bring friends together too with a progressive dinner party where everyone contributes a different dish. With Frito-Lay snacks, there are endless possibilities for bringing great flavor AND good fun to any meal. If a recipe is made more awesome with Frito-Lay snacks, why keep it to yourself? Share your awesome Frito-Lay recipe creations with good friends this holiday season. RUFFLES Original Potato Chips are our go to party food! They are legendary for snacking and totally satisfying, especially for the guys while the football game is on!
Your favorite Frito-Lay snacks + your favorite recipes = love (a.k.a. the best thing to share with your favorite people).
Time to talk food!
Ingredients:
1 block of cream cheese (softened)
1/4 cup of sharp white cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons of ranch seasoning
2 tablespoons of crumbled bacon
2 2 tablespoons of diced green onion
1/2 cup of crushed RUFFLES® Original Potato Chips
Directions:
Combine all ingredients except potato chips.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Right before form balls of cheese mix.
Coat with potato chips.
Serve and enjoy!
Come Party with us on Twitter!
Join us this Thursday, November 20th at 7:30pm CT for a #FritoFriendsgiving Twitter Party. We’ll be chatting about recipes, menu planning ideas, non-traditional ingredient suggestions and fall entertaining tips. Come hang out with us! Bring your best recipes and tips to share and you could have a chance to win great Frito-Lay snacks.
Show us how you’re getting creative in the kitchen with your favorite Frito-Lay snacks this holiday season.
Share your recipes, photos and go-to tips for creating fun times together with the hashtag #FritoFriendsgiving on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
What is your favorite holiday appetizer?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Frito-Lay.
Never thought to make things with chips. Those look really good. I’d probably eat the whole batch. And then make more. And eat those too.
Ha ha I totally agree with you! I mean the chips are hard enough to stop eating on their own, let alone rolled around all that goodness!
These sound so yummy and simple!
This looks like a great recipe to try over the holidays. My favorite appetizer to serve is pigs in a blanket.
I’ve got to make this for the next Bears game. Something this delicious might lessen the sting of how terribly they play.
This looks interesting. I am not a fan of ranch. I wonder how it would come out using cream cheese instead.
I absolutley love the idea of Friendsgiving! These are a creative and yummy looking treat too!
That looks so good! I love anything with cream cheese.
Oh my goodness, these sound awesome… and perfect for the holidays. Thank you so much for sharing..I love deviled eggs, yummy… HA! And any kind of dip
Yummy, these sound amazing. I love cheese and would love to try these.
These look very interesting. I haven’t seen anything quite like it before.
Interesting. Never thought you could really do much with the chips other than put it in a dip. Would love to give that a try!
Seriously Heather!!!! Did you make these with my cravings in mind or what? They sound so good.
Just the name of this recipe screams nom nom. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe.
I never knew it was called Friendsgiving but that is how we do every thanksgiving. Life in the military.
Wow, that looks so amazing, I want on of those little bacon stuffed things so badly!
It’s so simple and amazing recipe. I will try to make it in the coming holiday. Thank you for sharing the yummy post with us.
Oh boy, I am vegan and when I first saw this platter with all those yummy veggies, I thought it would be something I can eat! Alas not so. That said, I have found potato chips (the plain ones) to be a great substitute for bacon. They give the crunch and salt without any meat. So maybe there could be an adapted version for us 🙂
You got me at 1) Ruffles and 2) Friendsgiving. It’s such a cool thing to do not just for Thanksgiving but for Christmas too. I like the recipe that you shared. It looks so easy and it’s something new ( at least to me ).
Those bacon balls got me so hungry, I need to have them!
They looks really yummy. Never try this before, I don’t think we have that brand in here.
Interesting idea. I will have to try it!
Looks yummy! I will have to try this for our next party.
Those cheese balls look awesome! For my husband and I living in Sweden, every year has become a friends giving meal…so much fun every time!
Yum! Those look so delicious. I bet my hubby would love these. Thanks for the recipe.
These look really tasty. My favorite appetizer is different warm dips. I love dips.
Thank you for also sharing the recipe.
It looks like a good addition to meal planning
They look so yummy! I can eat more than that.
oh my!! That does sound like the ultimate appetizer! What a great mixture of tasty things =)
This is a unique meal that sounds like it tastes good.
These look so delicious! Perfect for a Christmas or New Years party.
now that’s one delish and easy to prepare!
Interesting idea ! Just like grinding the bread and coating it with crumbs . I bet it will taste crunchy and yummy !
What a unique finger food for a party. Think I will give those a try this Thanksgiving with my family.
I have never heard of a progressive dinner party before. These Ruffles Crusted Bacon Ranch Cheese Balls look delicious, though!
Oh my goodness my kids are going to love this. I would have never thought to use Ruffles in a recipe. We usually just eat them out of the bag. LOL
Wow, never thought of that before! But boy that seems so yummy. My kids would def love this!
I haven’t been to a Friendsgiving party. Those looks delish. Easy and quick to prepare too, I think.
I am more attractive on the chips. What a great treat!
I actually had one of those last week. Not sure I called it that though. Love your ideas here!
These look absolutely amazing! So delicious!
These look like they would be a great party favor to have during the holiday season. They’re like little bursts of flavor goodness. 🙂
SO CREATIVE! My kids would love these. You can’t really go wrong with rolling things in chips, can you? Thanks for sharing!
I love some frito-lays!!! Never thought about making a cheese ball with them! ! It looks SO yummy!!!
This is the type of recipe I’d make and end up eating all by myself; I wouldn’t want to share!
These steps look so easy! And these cheese balls look absolutely delicious! I need to try this recipe
That is my kind of recipe! A delicious and easy one! Thanks for sharing!
I love Ruffles, bacon, AND ranch so YUM YUM is all I have to say! I have been to Thanksgiving with my friends’ families, does that count as Friendsgiving? 🙂
This is such a neat idea! I want to try to do a progressive dinner!
Oh my goodness those looks SO yummy! I love finger foods at parties, I’m going to have to try these!
Salty and cheesy sounds fantastic! I’ll have to try these at my next party!