{"id":2755,"date":"2026-03-28T23:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:40:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:40:34","slug":"cheese-bacon-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/cheese-bacon-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheese &#038; Bacon Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Cheese &amp; Bacon Balls<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 g cream cheese (softened)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cooked bacon, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper (to taste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For coating:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extra breadcrumbs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and crumbled bacon until well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add the egg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Shape the mixture into small balls.<\/li>\n<li>Roll each ball in breadcrumbs to coat evenly.<\/li>\n<li>Place them in the fridge for 20\u201330 minutes to firm up.<\/li>\n<li>Heat oil in a pan and fry the balls until golden brown and crispy.<br \/>\n<em>(Or bake at 180\u00b0C \/ 350\u00b0F until golden, about 15\u201320 minutes.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Serving:<\/strong> Serve warm with ranch dressing, cheese sauce, or your favorite dip<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Cheese &amp; Bacon Balls Ingredients: 200 g cream cheese (softened) 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup cooked bacon, crumbled&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2757,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions\/2757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}