Nutty Bacon Cheeseball

Place cream cheese in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat beater to mixer. Turn to speed 2 and mix 1 minute. Scrape bowl. Staying on speed 2, gradually add milk, mixing until well blended, about 1 minute. Scrape bowl. Add cheeses, onions, pimentos, half of the bacon and half of the pecans. Turn to speed 4 and beat until well blended, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.

Transfer half of mixture to large piece of plastic wrap. Form into a ball, wrap tightly. Repeat with remaining half of mixture. Refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.

Combine remaining bacon, pecans, parsley, and poppy seeds in a pie plate or large dinner plate. Remove plastic from each cheese ball, roll in bacon mixture until well coated. Wrap in clean plastic and store in refrigerator until ready to serve, up to 24 hours.