Cheese Pimento Spread
Do you ever struggle with trying to find good and healthy, non-processed snacks….especially when you have two, growing teenagers (or more) in your house? I am always looking for snack foods that my kids will enjoy. This one hits the mark, and has become a favorite snack food to have on hand around our place. Not only do the kids love it, but it has also become a favorite evening snack of the hubbies! That spells WIN, WIN, in my book!!
The best part of it is that it is easy to throw together and it makes a large batch that will last to eat on for awhile.
Creamy Cheese Pimento Spread
What You Need:
- 12 ounces of cream cheese (I use a natural one that is creamy and delicious)
- 1 jar (4 oz.) sliced pimientos
- 1 heaping t. onion powder
- 1 heaping t. garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded cheese (I prefer sharp cheddar or medium cheddar)
Use a food processor for quick, easy blending of the ingredients.
Bring your cream cheese to room temperature and place in a food processor.
Add in your jar (liquid, too) of sliced pimientos and the onion and garlic powder.
Blend this mixture in your processor until smooth and well blended. It will take a little bit for it to incorporate, but just keep blending until smooth and creamy.
Add in the shredded cheese and process until the cheese gets incorporated with the mixture. It is ok to have some texture to it and the shredded cheese will provide that.
Thats it!!! Easy and delicious!
Refrigerate it and it will become slightly firmer.
Stays good in the refrigerator for at least a week, possibly longer, but it doesn’t last that long around here!
We like to eat this with pretzel chips or crackers of your choice. You can make homemade crackers like these Homemade Wheat Crackers or Homemade Saltines. Or if you are gluten free, be sure to try these homemade Brown Rice Crackers!
What kind of crackers will you enjoy this Cheese Pimento Spread on?
Barb Wright says
September 18, 2014 at 10:28 amThis sounds good! We love anything and everything with cheese..I’ll be trying this soon. Thanks!
Elizabeth says
September 22, 2014 at 3:05 pmThis looks yum. I don’t often buy pimentos, but it sounds yummy in a dip. Perfect for football season. Thanks for stopping by Merry Monday!! Come back next week. Pinning.
Chelsey says
September 24, 2014 at 9:43 amThis sounds awesome! Pinning to make on a game day. 😉
I found you on the Project Parade. Thanks for sharing!
Molly says
September 28, 2014 at 2:07 pmThis look so yummy and I have not had pimento dip for ages, thank you!
Think I will add some jalapenos… 🙂
Larry says
January 9, 2015 at 2:20 pmThis makes wonderful stuffed celery.
Angelia says
January 31, 2015 at 8:53 pmYummy being from Texas my mom made this too…Maybe I will make some soon…
Julie says
March 27, 2015 at 9:44 amI would like to know what is the brand of cream cheese you use in your pimento cheese?
Merissa says
March 27, 2015 at 11:36 amWe use the bulk brand (it’s usually called Smithfields) from Azure Standard.
Sandra says
January 21, 2016 at 5:41 pmOh how I wish I had seen this last week. I bought pimiento cheese to use on crackers for a party I had. This sounds so much better and I will save this for another party. Thank you!
denise says
May 21, 2016 at 4:36 pmyour recipe sounds awesome but i’d like chunkier version to spread on crackers, can I omit food processor and mix cream cheese til smooth and incorporate remainder of ingred. till mixed?
Merissa says
May 22, 2016 at 9:09 amSure!
Sallie says
July 1, 2016 at 4:05 pmThank you so much for posting this recipe for Creamy Cheese Pimento Spread as we cannot buy it here and we love the taste of it. Now we can make it any time we want it.
Christy says
January 26, 2017 at 10:58 amI can’t wait to try this on wheat bread as a sandwich!
Miz Helen says
January 29, 2018 at 10:27 amI love pimento cheese and your spread looks delicious! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen