Creamy Cheese Pimento Spread
Looking for an easy and delicious snack? This Creamy, Cheese Pimento Spread is sure to become a new favorite with your friends and family!
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, not only do the kids love it, but it has also become a favorite evening snack for my hubby! That spells a WIN, WIN, in my book!!
It has quickly become one of our favorite snack foods to have on hand around our place. We enjoy it with crackers as a cream cheese appetizer or snack or as a meal of its own, spread on fresh-baked bread as a sandwich. (It would also be delicious spread on a hamburger.) The best part of this pimento cheese is that it is easy to throw together and it makes a large batch that will last so your family can enjoy it for a while.
— Any sandwich tastes better on freshly baked bread, like this Basic White Bread.
Creamy Cheese Pimento Spread Recipe
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)
How to make pimento cheese spread:
I recommend using a food processor for quick, easy blending of the ingredients in this recipe.
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Bring your cream cheese to room temperature and place in a food processor.
Add in your jar of sliced pimientos (including liquid), onion powder 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.
Next, add in the shredded cheese and process until the cheese is fully incorporated into the mixture. It is ok to have some texture to your pimento spread and the shredded cheese will provide that.
That’s it, easy and delicious! Once refrigerated, it will become slightly firmer. It will stay good in the refrigerator for at least a week, possibly longer, but it doesn’t last that long around here!
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Cheese Pimento Spread
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
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Bring your cream cheese to room temperature and place in a food processor.
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Add in your jar of sliced pimientos (including liquid), onion powder and garlic powder.
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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.
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Next, add in the shredded cheese and process until the cheese is fully incorporated into the mixture. It is ok to have some texture to your pimento spread and the shredded cheese will provide that.
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That's it, easy and delicious! Once refrigerated, it will become slightly firmer.
Recipe Notes
It will stay 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!
Looking for more delicious dips to snack on? Here are some you might enjoy:
7 Layer Taco Dip Recipe
Cream Cheese Spinach Dip Recipe
Homemade Dill Dip Recipe
Jalapeno Popper Dip Recipe
Cream Cheese Taco Dip
If you have a sweet tooth, try these dips with some graham crackers or fresh fruit!
Yogurt Fruit Dip Recipe
Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Dip Recipe
Peanut Butter Fruit Dip
What kind of crackers will you enjoy this Cheese Pimento Spread on?
This Cheese Pimento Spread was originally published on Little House Living in September 2014. It has been updated as of September 2019.
This sounds good! We love anything and everything with cheese..I’ll be trying this soon. Thanks!
This 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.
This sounds awesome! Pinning to make on a game day. 😉
I found you on the Project Parade. Thanks for sharing!
This look so yummy and I have not had pimento dip for ages, thank you!
Think I will add some jalapenos… 🙂
This makes wonderful stuffed celery.
Yummy being from Texas my mom made this too…Maybe I will make some soon…
I would like to know what is the brand of cream cheese you use in your pimento cheese?
We use the bulk brand (it’s usually called Smithfields) from Azure Standard.
Oh 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!
your 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?
Sure!
Thank 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.
I can’t wait to try this on wheat bread as a sandwich!
I toast the bread. Think it’s better that way.
I 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
Yum!
Thanks for the recipe. Will try this week.
Do you have any idea if this is similar to the Kraft product you purchase in a jar?
I have a recipe that uses that specifically and need a substitute. I can no longer find it in stores. Thank you.
Is this recipe similar to the Kraft pimento cheese sold in the small jars?
Yes 🙂 Just a “fresher” tasting version!