Recipe: Crab Cheese Ball (using Cheez Whiz and cream cheese)

CRAB CHEESE BALL

1 (8 ounce) jar Cheez Whiz
1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
dash of Tabasco sauce
2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning
1 small onion, finely minced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 strip green pepper, diced
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon horseradish
1/2 lemon, squeezed
1 pound backfin crab meat
chopped pecans (for garnish)
crackers (for serving)

Mix together thoroughly Cheez Whiz and cream cheese. Blend in butter, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and Old Bay. Add onion, celery, green pepper, horseradish, salt and juice of 1/2 lemon. Gently fold in crab meat.

Press mixture into shape of a ball and roll in chopped pecans. Refrigerate.

Serve with crackers.

Adapted from source: Old Bay Seasoning