Zippy Cheese Log

Name: Zippy Cheese Log
Ingredients: 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened; 1 cup small curd 4% cottage cheese; 1 envelope (1 ounce) Parmesan Italian salad dressing mix; 4 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, divided; 1/2 cup minced fully cooked ham; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; Assorted crackers

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1 cup small curd 4% cottage cheese
1 envelope (1 ounce) Parmesan Italian salad dressing mix
4 tablespoons minced fresh parsley, divided
1/2 cup minced fully cooked ham
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Assorted crackers

Directions

1

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, cottage cheese and salad dressing mix until blended.
2

Line the bottom and sides of a 13x9-in. dish with waxed paper. Spread cheese mixture evenly in dish. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3

Remove waxed paper with cheese from dish. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons parsley in a 13x1-in. strip 1/2 in. from 1 long edge. Sprinkle ham over remaining cheese mixture.
4

Starting with parsley edge, carefully roll up jelly-roll style. Combine walnuts and remaining parsley; roll log in parsley mixture. Cut log in half; wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with crackers.