Side dishe for 4
Fried Cheese Eyeballs
Cream cheese, mozzarella, onions, and hot sauce form balls that are breaded, fried, and topped with black olive centers.
Typical price
$6.65for 4 servings
$1.66 per serving$6.65 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 8 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Mozzarella$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Green onions$1.19 each typical | 0.5 | $0.51Typical price |
| Pickles and olives$0.18/oz typical | 9.5 oz | $1.69Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Sandwich bread$2.49 each typical | a little | $0.25Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $6.65 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Hot sauceSalt and pepperFlourOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
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.
Swaps
- Mozzarella for Cheddar and shredded cheeseabout the same price
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