Pimento Cheese
This Pimento Cheese recipe is a Southern favorite, perfect year-round. Serve with crackers, celery sticks, or as a spread on bread. Add a spoonful atop a grilled burger. Pimento Cheese makes a mean grilled cheese sandwich too!
Servings: 16 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
- 1 jar diced pimiento, drained 4 ounces
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon finely grated onion
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper optional
- 8 oz extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, finely shredded
- 8 oz sharp Cheddar cheese, finely shredded
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Store covered in the refrigerator and use within one week.
Serving suggestions:
- Serve with crackers, celery sticks, or as a spread on bread. Add a spoonful atop a grilled burger. Pimiento Cheese makes a mean grilled cheese sandwich too!
- For a fun and gross treat during Halloween, carve a pumpkin with a face (jack-o-lantern) and make it look like he is puking up the pimento cheese. I used plastic wrap to form the layer underneath the "puke" for the pumpkin. I made a small ball on one end of the saran wrap and attached it to the inside of the pumpkin with a toothpick. I then formed and filled in the plastic wrap with the Pimiento Cheese. Any parts of the saran wrap that were showing were easy to tuck behind so as not to be seen.
Notes
- For a spicier version, add some chopped jalapeno peppers to the mixture.
- You can use mild Cheddar in place of the sharp and extra-sharp varieties.
- You can buy pre-shredded cheese to save time.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup | Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 325mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 499IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 0.3mg
