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July 11, 2019

Pimento Cheese

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This pimento cheese recipe needs just four ingredients and a few minutes to prepare for a quick appetizer that is sure to please a crowd.

overhead view of pimento cheese with crackers, carrots and celery
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I sometimes say that based on my cooking style you’d think I was born in the South. I’m all about biscuits, grits, iced tea, Southern comfort foods like chicken and dumplings and pimento cheese. In a pinch I’ll buy pimento cheese that is already made but it is so much better made from scratch. My recipe takes just a few minutes to prepare and includes a surprising ingredient that you might not expect.

close up of pimento cheese in bowl

What is pimento cheese?

It is a simple mix of mayonnaise, shredded cheddar cheese and diced pimentos. Pimentos are sweet peppers imported from Spain. They used to be canned and the name from Spain included an “i” – pimiento. Eventually the extra i was dropped and now today we call these peppers pimentos.

pimento cheese on a cracker

Where did pimento cheese originate?

While pimento cheese is now a Southern staple, it actually originated in New York. The original version started out as a mix of cream cheese and and the canned sweet pimento peppers. These were two popular ingredients at the start of the industrial food trade back in the 1800’s. I think I much prefer the current version of pimento cheese, which is also sometimes known as Southern paté.

pimento cheese on celery

Kitchen Tips:

  • I rarely use pre-shredded cheese. Freshly grated cheese, especially for simple recipes like this pimento cheese, just tastes so much better.
  • This is the brand of chili garlic sauce I use.
  • I store cut celery submerged in water in the refrigerator until I am ready to use it. I swear it makes the celery taste better.
  • Pimento cheese is Keto friendly served with celery.

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Pimento Cheese

This pimento cheese recipe needs just four ingredients and a few minutes to prepare for a quick appetizer that is sure to please a crowd.

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 208 kcal
Author Foodtastic Mom

Ingredients

  • 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 4 oz jarred pimentos drained
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp chili garlic sauce

Instructions

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Store covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Can be made up to one day in advance. 

More recipes with a Southern flair:

  • Loaded Grits Breakfast Casserole
  • Kentucky Apple Skillet Cake
  • Confetti Ham Salad
  • Apple Butter Glazed Pork and Grits
  • Buttermilk Lime Pound Cake
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  1. Cliona keane says

    July 11, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    I love a good cheese dip and this looks so tasty! Definitely one to make next time I have company!

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    • foodtasticmom says

      July 11, 2019 at 4:54 pm

      Agree. Thanks Cliona!

      Reply
  2. Sandhya Hariharan says

    July 11, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    5 stars
    Pimento Cheese Dip sounds like a lot of fun and instant recipe. Definitely a keeper recipe!!

    Reply
  3. SHANIKA says

    July 11, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never tried making Pimento Cheese and this looks so easy!

    Reply
  4. Annissa Slusher says

    July 11, 2019 at 6:14 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve always wondered how this creamy goodness was made. Now I know! I’m going to make some of this for my mother-in- law. She’s a pimento cheese addict. Come to think of it, I might as well make a double batch and keep one for myself!

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  5. Claudia says

    July 11, 2019 at 7:12 pm

    5 stars
    I know the word “pimiento” in Spain refers to red bell peppers, so I’m wondering, how does “pimento” look like? Is it something different? Btw, this looks amazing!

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