Easy Pimento Cheese

Cheddar cheese, shredded (recommended: Colby)

Pepper Jack cheese, shredded

pimentos,

red onion, diced

mayonnaise

garlic, finely minced

hot smoked paprika

celery seed

Salt and black pepper

white sandwich bread, sliced into diagonal pieces

Three stacked crustless Pimiento Cheese sandwiches on a plate beside a bowl full of Pimento Cheese

In a medium bowl, combine cheeses, pimentos and pimento juice, onion, mayonnaise, garlic, paprika, and celery seed. Mix well and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Transfer the cheese spread to a serving bowl and serve with the bread.

This recipe is absolutely better than any store bought kind that you will try. I have made it more times than I can count, and  for every occasion. Recently, book group friends raved! I use both sharp cheddar (thicker shreds), and the pepper jack which I shred myself. I cut down the amounts of the red onion and the garlic down to my taste, but the HOT smoked paprika and the celery seed are a must! I use jarred roasted piquillo peppers (they are the best) and cut them up myself (I use the rest of the jar in hummus or in salads). I agree it does’t need much salt, but a little black pepper is nice. I always make half a recipe because it makes a lot. 

Prior to searching for this recipe, I checked my fridge to determine if I had regular cheddar cheese. I didn't. All I had was Colby, pepper jack and vegan shreds. Well the vegan was not an option ('cause I wanted the recipe authentic ad possible) so I settled for the other two. I did a search and got 5 results. After perusing the titles only (without viewing the actual recipe), I settled on this one because of the word easy. I was elated to learn the recipe called for the two cheeses I had. I subbed white pepper for FGBP, granulated garlic for garlic cloves and shallot for red onion. RESULT: Excellent. I will definitely add this recipe to my recipe bank of ''go to recipes".

Quick, easy and delicious! We had it with whole grain crackers and apples. Wonderful! I did not add salt as I thought it was salty enough from the cheese. I will definitely make this again.

Overpowered by the onion despite adding less than called for in the recipe.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/videos/easy-pimento-cheese-0149070

Like Mom used to make: Sunny's pimento cheese is easy, cheesy and tasty.

easy pimento cheese

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Servings: 11

Author : Sunny Anderson

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