Skinnymixer’s Pimento Cheese Dip is delicious as a dip, spread or a filling for Jalapeño Poppers!
Pimento Cheese is popular across America, but it’s got a special place in the heart of most Southerners being referred to as the Pate of the South.
It combines the deliciousness of cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise and traditionally pimento peppers. We can’t source pimento peppers here in Australia, but roasted capsicum is a perfect substitute.
Serve as a dip with crackers, a sandwich spread or look out for our Jalapeño Popper recipe coming soon!
What you will need:
Ingredients
- 150 g roasted capsicum strips or jarred pimento peppers - drained weight
- 100 g sharp cheddar cheese - cubed small
- 250 g cream cheese - cubed small, room temp
- 50 g Creamy Mayonnaise - or whole egg mayonnaise
- 10 g Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper - optional
- 1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
Thermo cooker
- Add capsicum to mixer bowl and chop for 3 sec/speed 5/MC on. If using large pieces of roast capsicum process until finely chopped. Set aside.
- Without washing bowl add cheddar and blend for 10 sec/speed 9/MC on. Scrape bowl down.
- Add remaining ingredients except for capsicum and blend for 20 sec/speed 5/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down and process again for 10 sec/speed 7/MC on. Scrape mixer bowl down.
- Add reserved capsicum and combine for 10 sec/speed 3/MC on.
Conventional
- Grate cheddar and chop capsicum.
- You can either mix in stand mixer or by hand in a bowl. Add all ingredients except capsicum to a bowl and combine well.
- Add capsicum and mix through.
Notes
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week. You can also freeze.
Dairy Free: Use dairy-free cheese and cream cheese or the Dairy Free Cream Cheese recipe from here.
Super Skinny: Replace cream cheese with cottage cheese. Use reduced fat mayo.
Low Fodmap: Replace onion powder with dried chives. Replace garlic powder with 1 tsp garlic infused olive oil. Use lactose-free cream cheese.
Halved/Doubled: This recipe can be halved or doubled.
Super Skinny: Replace cream cheese with cottage cheese. Use reduced fat mayo.
Low Fodmap: Replace onion powder with dried chives. Replace garlic powder with 1 tsp garlic infused olive oil. Use lactose-free cream cheese.
Halved/Doubled: This recipe can be halved or doubled.
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Nutrition
Calories: 167kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 404mg | Potassium: 77mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 537IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 0.3mg