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Southern Pimento Cheese

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    Southern Pimento Cheese Recipe – A staple spread in Southern homes and parties, pimento cheese is a classic! Made with cheddar cheese, pimentos and a secret ingredient, it is delicious as a spread, pimento cheese dip or sandwich! My grandmother made her pimento cheese the old fashioned way. She had a dedicated meat grinder she Southern Pimento Cheese Recipe – A staple spread in Southern homes and parties, pimento cheese is a classic! Made with cheddar cheese, pimentos and a secret ingredient, it is delicious as a spread, pimento cheese dip or sandwich!

    How to Make Pimento Cheese
    Not having my grandmother’s meat grinder, I quickly shred the cheese and add it to a few other ingredients to make the quickest, easiest, and most delicious pimento cheese I’ve ever tasted! And, it includes my grandmother’s other secret ingredient (cream cheese).

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    Ingredients

    • ▢1 (8-ounce) sharp cheddar cheese shredded
    • ▢1 (8-ounce) mild cheddar cheese shredded
    • ▢1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese softened
    • ▢¼ cup diced pimentos
    • ▢1/2 teaspoon salt
    • ▢1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • ▢2-3 tablespoons mayonnaise or Greek yogurt optional

    Instructions

    • Cream together cheddar cheese with the softened cream cheese until well combined.
    • Stir in pimentos and salt and pepper.
    • If you prefer your pimento cheese to be a bit thinner for spreading, add in optional mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, or liquid from the diced pimentos to preference.

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