Pimiento Cheese Dip

Name: Pimiento Cheese Dip
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 (6-ounce) jar pimientos, or ¾ cup roasted red peppers; 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese (about 3 cups), freshly grated; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened (half an 8-ounce package); ⅔ cup Blue Plate® Mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; ¼ teaspoon cayenne; Salt and freshly ground black pepper

The Southern favorite, pimiento cheese, is perfect for sandwiches and even more party-friendly when made into a creamy dip. Serve with crackers, celery or carrot sticks, or your favorite sturdy chips. It’s fine to use lower-fat cream cheese.

Prep Time:

10 mins.

Yield:

2 cups

Ingredients

1 (6-ounce) jar pimientos, or ¾ cup roasted red peppers
8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese (about 3 cups), freshly grated
4 ounces cream cheese, softened (half an 8-ounce package)
⅔ cup Blue Plate® Mayonnaise
1 teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon cayenne
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

DRAIN pimientos, reserving juice. Cut in large dice if not already diced.
MIX with the paddle of a heavy-duty electric mixer, on low speed, the cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, garlic powder and cayenne until all ingredients are well combined. With a spatula, fold in pimientos. If needed, add juice from pimientos, a teaspoon at a time, to reach the desired creamy consistency. Mixture should not be stiff.
TASTE and add salt and pepper if needed. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Keeps well up to 1 week.

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