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Pimento cheese on a cracker.

Pimento Cheese

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  • Author: Teri Turner
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Chill time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 2 cups
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Assembled
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  •   4 ounces sharp cheddar, cut in chunks
  •   4 ounces Monterey Jack, cut in chunks
  •   4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  •   1 (4-ounce) jar pimentos, drained, diced, and divided
  •   1/4 cup Duke’s mayonnaise
  •   2 tablespoons dill pickle juice, or to taste
  •   1 garlic clove, minced
  •   Dash of hot paprika or cayenne
  •   Salt to taste

Instructions

  1.   Add the cheeses, mayo, pickle juice, garlic, half of the pimentos, and seasonings to a food processor and blend until smooth but still a bit chunky. If you don’t have a food processor, you can mix the cheeses by hand but make sure you start with very soft cheese. 
  2.   Spoon into a serving bowl and stir in the remaining pimentos. Chill for 30 minutes. Serve with celery and kettle chips.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 cups
  • Calories: 421
  • Sugar: 27.5 g
  • Sodium: 882.2 mg
  • Fat: 12.4 g
  • Saturated Fat: 1.6 g
  • Carbohydrates: 69.8 g
  • Fiber: 16.6 g
  • Protein: 17.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg