The BEST Pimento Cheese Recipe!

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in calories and higher in protein.

sharp cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheddar cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheddar is lower in fat, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: avocado

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Avocado provides healthy fats, while sour cream is often less expensive.

Add the gouda, Packin’ Heat, beer, garlic clove, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce to the food processor or blender, and set to puree. Run until the mixture becomes smooth, scraping down the sides and repeating the process until smooth in texture.

Add the mayo and pulse just to blend it together.

Pour sauce mixture into a bowl. Add the shredded cheeses, pimentos, and black pepper. Fold the mixture together until mixed well.

Spoon into a serving bowl or mason jar.

Chill in the fridge for 30 min-1 hour prior to serving, to allow the flavors to set in. Or, if you cannot wait, it’s still really good immediately after making it!

Serve with crackers, tortilla chips, on bread for a sandwich, or top a burger with it!

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