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Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread

August 30, 2014 By Lacey Baier 21 Comments

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Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread

Dustin and I have quickly fallen in love with this restaurant in Southwest Austin called Jack Allen’s Kitchen.

They have an awesome restaurant design, menu and concept and their food is really great.  They also have a Sunday buffet every week that is just amazing.

But I digress.

Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread recipe by Lacey Baier, a sweet pea chef

Our favorite appetizer at Jack Allen’s is their Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread with Crackers.  It’s really tasty.

And, when I say it’s our favorite appetizer, I mean it’s the only appetizer we’ve ever ordered there because we like it so much.

I’ll admit, at first, I was skeptical to order anything pimento-related.  Truth be told, it weirded me out a little.

But, once I tried it, I was in love.  I mean, c’mon: It’s a cheese spread, right?

Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread | A Sweet Pea Chef

We decided it would be neat to make our own pimento cheese spread at home.  Turns out it’s ridiculously easy.

Awesome.

Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread

I also made some Olive Oil and Herb Crackers to go with it!

Watch me make this super easy and addicting cheese spread in the video below:

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If you give this recipe a try, let me know what you think by leaving a comment and rating it. And don’t forget to take a picture and tag it #asweetpeachef on Instagram! I LOVE seeing what you come up with. Enjoy!

5 from 3 votes
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Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
This is a super easy and yummy homemade pimento cheese spread recipe that is sure to impress and disappear quickly.
Categories: Appetizer
Difficulty: Easy
Keyword: pimento cheese, pimento cheese recipe, pimento cheese spread
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 168 kcal
Author: Lacey Baier of A Sweet Pea Chef
Ingredients
  • 1 cup grated sharp cheddar
  • 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
  • 1 cup full fat greek yogurt
  • 2 1/2 tbsp pimentos chopped
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or by hand, electric mixer or food processor), beat the greek yogurt with the shredded cheeses until smooth.

  2. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to mix on medium speed until well combined.

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Nutrition Facts
Homemade Pimento Cheese Spread
Amount Per Serving (0.5 cup)
Calories 168 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Cholesterol 38mg13%
Sodium 328mg14%
Potassium 91mg3%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 499IU10%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 313mg31%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links for the kitchen item(s) I use 🙂

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Comments

  1. Ellen

    October 5, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Wow! I’ve searched for pimento cheese recipes before, but yours hasn’t come up. Jack Allen’s was the site for our son’s rehearsal dinner, and this was on the tables for our gathering time — delicious!

    It looks like it’s been several years since the original post — if you are still stuck on the cheese spread, you really should break away just once to try their guac — a stand out in a town that provides many excellent guacs!

    Reply
  2. Susy Knight

    January 30, 2018 at 11:35 am

    5 stars
    We made this today very easy recipe and love the flavor.

    Reply
  3. Geneva

    January 5, 2018 at 3:45 am

    I tried it, except I swapped the cheese for a cheddar bacon cheese and added horseradish for a kick. the dip is great on pork rinds.

    Reply
  4. Barbara

    May 18, 2017 at 10:26 am

    5 stars
    Love the pimento cheese spread! I know the recipe states it makes 6 servings n=but could you tell me what the serving size is? Thanks!

    Reply
  5. Doober

    April 15, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    I will have to try this with vegan mayo, I have an egg allergy.

    Reply
  6. Brenda Lee

    September 26, 2015 at 1:24 pm

    I love the recipe! I followed the recipe as indicated…but I wanted to taste more pimento, so I used the full 4oz. Jar of pimentos I had bought, and added another 1/8 tsp of garlic salt. Perfect!

    Reply
    • Lacey Baier

      September 28, 2015 at 11:22 am

      This sounds so good! Thanks for sharing your tweaks – glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  7. Bonnie Beenblossom

    August 30, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Lacey,
    I have found soooo many yummy recipes on your website. Thank you for being out there. I have one request. Would it be possible to
    put the nutrition information after the recipe. Being diabetic and overweight I really need to know my numbers (i.e. carbs, fiber,etc.) If
    not that’s okay. I can tell by the ingredients which ones are okay. Thanks again.
    Bonnie

    Reply
    • Lacey Baier

      August 30, 2015 at 6:58 pm

      Hi Bonnie! I’m so glad you have enjoyed multiple recipes from my site 🙂

      I’m definitely wanting to go back into all the old posts and add in the nutrition information, but that will take longer. I currently include the information in all my new posts, though 🙂

      Reply
  8. Beverly

    November 21, 2014 at 2:15 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve been looking for the easiest yet best pimento cheese spread! Your recipe looks simple (just like I need them to be). Not too many ingredients & mix then serve, just my way;)
    I do have a simple question please & super, pretty please help me out with this? I bought the diced pimentos, mayo, cream cheese but I didn’t grab monterrey jack cheeses or garlic powder:( I can run get any seasons I need but do I need to add monterrey jack or could I only use the extra sharp cheddar cheese I’ve already purchased? I’ll wait for your reply before I run back to the store:) thanks in advance (esp if you please can help) & I hope your holidays are wonderful☆☆☆☆ We love pimento cheese 🙂 well 3 of us out of 6 lol! Can’t wait to hear back!!! I’ll keep checking back or I’m on Pinterest also is totally up to you I totally appreciate you! Thanks & cannot wait, I wanna pimento cheese sandwich right now yummy!!!! Thanks a bunch! Beverly Patterson is my name on Pinterest, Facebook & Gmail is beverlykims@gmail.com thanks again! I wanna make this today if u have time. I’ll run to the store to get the garlic powder & maybe onion powder in a couple mins. Thanks a 3rd time, lol!

    Reply
    • Lacey Baier

      November 21, 2014 at 9:19 pm

      Hi Beverly! The truth is that I’ve never tried this recipe with cheddar cheese. Being a sharp cheddar, I’d imagine it would take over a lot of the flavor, whereas the jack lays low. If you’re able to run to the store, the recipe as written is really the best. That being said, it’ll prob still be good with what you’re asking about, just not as good. Hope that helps!

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      • Beverly

        November 21, 2014 at 10:08 pm

        I’m at the store now & I’ll be purchasing the Monterey Jack cheese 🙂 thank you very much, I’ll let you know as soon as we try eat although I know it’ll be wonderful! I love pimento cheese thanks again!

        Reply
        • Lacey Baier

          November 22, 2014 at 10:15 pm

          Yay! I hope you love it, Beverly! 🙂

          Reply
  9. Cherry

    March 28, 2013 at 8:18 pm

    Great recipe. Came home wanting really good pimento cheese. This is really good.

    Reply
  10. Deanna

    December 31, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    I love Jack Allen’s! And just like you was skeptical and LOVE the cheese spread. Went searching and found this http://www.twinliquors.com/whats_poppin/central-texas-chefs-corner-1 a profile of the chef and THE RECIPE!!

    I have made it several times. It makes ALOT! And odd- no pimentos. It uses red bell peppers. I just call it cheese spread because so many folks instantly turned up their noses at “pimento cheese”.

    Reply
  11. Lane

    October 4, 2012 at 11:00 am

    I’ve eaten at that restaurant and yes it is delish!! Can’t wait to try this recipe!!

    Reply
  12. Sonia

    September 6, 2012 at 1:09 pm

    I made this today!!
    I added a couple of dashes of hot sauce, and it was AWESOME! Thank you!!

    Reply
  13. jc

    July 28, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    I made this today and – YUMMY! I added a little garlic powder and my family loves it! For myself I added red pepper flakes!

    Reply
  14. Theresa

    July 2, 2012 at 6:24 pm

    All I can say is . . . . . YUM! It is sooo good!

    Reply
  15. Cheryl

    December 12, 2011 at 8:24 am

    Thanks for this recipe–HEB also has a pimento spread that we enjoy, but I add chopped jalenpoes to give it a little dash of spice.
    Now, I can make our own spicy spread! This will be perfect for those holiday parties coming up this week.

    Reply
    • lacey - a sweet pea chef

      December 20, 2011 at 3:07 pm

      Happy to help — what a fun thing to have at a holiday party! 🙂

      Reply

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