Side dishe for 4

Fried Cheese Eyeballs

Name: Fried Cheese Eyeballs
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 packages (8 oz) cream cheese; 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 3 green onions; 3 1/2 tbsp chohula or frank’s red hot sauce; 12 1/2 small black olives; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 cup flour; 2 eggs; 1 cup panko bread crumbs; 3 cups canola oil

$11.94for 445 minServes 4

Cream cheese, mozzarella, onions, and hot sauce form balls that are breaded, fried, and topped with black olive centers.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Cream cheese, 8 oz$0.30/oz typical	8 oz	$2.40Typical price
	Mozzarella, 4 oz$0.30/oz typical	4 oz	$1.20Typical price
	Green onions, 0.5$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.51Typical price
	Pickles and olives, 9.5 oz$0.18/oz typical	9.5 oz	$1.69Typical price
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Sandwich bread, a little$2.49 each typical	a little	$0.25Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.94

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Budget Side dishes

Typical price

$2.98 per serving$11.94 for 4

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Ingredients

1 packages (8 oz) cream cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
3 green onions
3 1/2 tbsp chohula or frank’s red hot sauce
12 1/2 small black olives
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup flour
2 eggs
1 cup panko bread crumbs
3 cups canola oil

Steps

Mix cream cheese, mozzarella, chopped green onions, hot sauce, and salt in a bowl.
Shape the mixture into 12 balls and chill them for 15 minutes.
Coat each ball in flour, beaten eggs, and panko crumbs.
Heat the canola oil to 350 F in a deep, heavy pan.
Fry the balls in batches for 2 to 3 minutes until golden, then drain them.
Press sliced black olives onto the warm cheese balls before serving.

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