Chipotle and Chorizo Football Cheeseball and Football Party Printables

The Big Game is almost here and we are ready to cheer our favorite team! We will be having a football themed party at home with some family and friends.

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For the party I wanted something more interesting that chips and salsa so I created a football party menu using Pringles and Cheeze-It Grooves.

Football Party Menu

Football-Shaped Spicy Cheese Ball with Chorizo

While browsing Pinterest, I came across a football-shaped cheese ball with bacon and decided to give it my own twist.

I love spicy food so I mixed cream cheese with queso and added some chipotle spice mix to turn up the flavor, covered in chorizo and paired it with the new Pringles Tortillas: the perfect combination.

Ingredients

• ¾ cup crumbled queso fresco cheese
• 1 8 onz package of cream cheese
• 3 teaspoons chipotle spice blend
• 2 chorizos, crumbled in the food procesor
• Mexican crema
• Pringles tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Soften cream cheese by placing it in the microwave for 20seconds.
2. Mix cream cheese, queso and chipotle spice blend.
3. Using the mixture forma football shape on a plate.
4. Refrigerate for 20minutes or until it hardens.
5. Finish forming the football and cover with chorizo crumbs.
6. Make the lacing using Mexican crema.
7. Serve with Pringles tortilla

Chili Bar

For the chili bar, I used the chorizo and chipotle beef chili we made this week and lots of different toppings including: queso, jalapeños, Mexican crema, fresh cilantro and tomato.   I placed the chili in individual small mason jars to make it easier for everyone.

The chipotle and chorizo beef chili paired perfectly with the Pringles Tortillas Zesty Salsa. I had not tried this flavor of Pringles before and really the bold flavor.

Cheesy Snack

The Cheese-It Grooves are a perfect cheesy game-time snack that everyone can enjoy.

Football Party Decorations

DIY Football Centerpiece

To make things more festive, I created a football centerpiece using the Pringles can as a base.  This was really easy to make, and I had all the materials at home.

Materials

• 1 can of Pringles
• 1 piece of brown construction paper
• white glue
• 1 piece of white paper
• 1 piece of green tissue paper
• wooden skewers
• football party printables

Instructions

1. Trim cardstock 2 inches larger than the Pringles can. Fold an inch from the edge along each long side.
2. Cut lines between the folded lines every inch using a trimmer or craft knife with ruler.
3. Adhere ends to the top and bottom edge of the Pringles can puffing out strips to form a football shape.
4. Cut the lacing from the piece of white paper and glue it to the center of the ball.
5. Cut two ½ inch strips of white paper and glue around the can at the beginning and the end of the strips you puffed.
6. Insert a piece of green tissue paper into the can.
7. Download the football party printables, print on cardstock and cut.
8. Glue wooden skewers to the back of the flags and hands you printed.
9. Insert the wooden skewers into the can and through green tissue paper at different heights. You can place a tall piece of foam inside the can so you can insert the bottom end of the skewers in it and make sure they stay where you want them.

Football Party Printables

For this party setup I created some fun and lively fee  printables in the colors of our favorite New England team.  You can dowload them HERE or by clicking on the image below.

I got everything I needed for my football party at Walmart, from the paper to the ingredients for my recipes and of coarse the Pringles and the Cheese-It Grooves.

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Chipotle and Chorizo Football Cheeseball

Yield: 10

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

A creamy cheeseball with queso fresco, chipotle, and crumbled chorizo, shaped like a football for game day!

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Ingredients

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• ¾ cup crumbled queso fresco cheese
• 1 8 onz package of cream cheese
• 3 teaspoons chipotle spice blend
• 2 chorizos, crumbled in the food procesor
• Mexican crema
• Pringles tortilla chips

Instructions

1. Soften cream cheese by placing it in the microwave for 20seconds.

2. Mix cream cheese, queso and chipotle spice blend.

3. Using the mixture forma football shape on a plate.

4. Refrigerate for 20minutes or until it hardens.

5. Finish forming the football and cover with chorizo crumbs.

6. Make the lacing using Mexican crema.

7. Serve with Pringles tortilla

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 10 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 101Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 230mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 5g

Nutritional values are estimates calculated using standard databases. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients and brands used.

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DIY Football Centerpiece

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Difficulty: easy

A game day centerpiece made from a Pringles can, construction paper and the football party printables.

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Materials

• 1 can of Pringles
• 1 piece of brown construction paper
• 1 piece of white paper
• 1 piece of green tissue paper
• Wooden skewers
• White glue
• Football party printables
• Optional: a tall piece of foam to hold the skewers

Tools

• Trimmer or craft knife, ruler, printer

Instructions

1. Cut the brown paper about 2 inches wider than the can. Fold 1 inch in from each long edge.
2. Between the folds, cut strips every inch with a trimmer or craft knife and a ruler.
3. Glue the ends to the top and bottom edges of the can. Puff the strips outward into a football shape.
4. Cut the laces from the white paper and glue them to the center of the ball.
5. Cut two ½-inch white paper strips. Glue them around the can where the puffed strips start and end.
6. Push the green tissue paper into the can.
7. Download the printables, print them on cardstock, and cut them out.
8. Glue a wooden skewer to the back of each flag and hand.
9. Push the skewers through the tissue at different heights. Add the foam inside the can if you want them steadier.

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Cesar is a freelance graphic designer with more than 15 years of experience in the advertising world.He is the creative force behind GrowingUpBilingual.com and 365thingsswfl.com.2 year ago he gave up his steady job so he could spend more time at home and be more involved in his kid's lives. He loves sharing tips to maintain a healthier lifestyle both at home and while traveling. He likes to cook low calorie meals with a Latino touch, specially if they are on the grill. He is a techie, a carnivore and a fitness buff not necessarily in that order. During his free time he enjoys mountain biking, working out at the gym, watching movies and traveling with his family.

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