Southern Pimiento Cheese

Name: Southern Pimiento Cheese
Prep time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (medium is too mild for this recipe); 8 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional); 1/4 teaspoon onion powder; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (optional); 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained; 1 pinch dry mustard; 1 -2 drop Worcestershire sauce; salt and black pepper

Southern Pimiento Cheese was pinched from <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/southern-pimiento-cheese-505955" target="_blank">www.food.com.</a>

"This is a recipe for a cheese spread that is common throughout the South, which many versions for this recipe can be found. They're all good on grilled cheese sandwiches, as a cracker spread, or served with fried green tomatoes. I found this recipe on the Allrecipes website (posted by QueenReyney), and I added the most repeated changes that reviewers stated made the spread even better...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (medium is too mild for this recipe)

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8 ounces cream cheese, softened

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1/2 cup low-fat mayonnaise

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1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

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1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional)

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1/4 teaspoon onion powder

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1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced (optional)

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1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, drained

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1 pinch dry mustard

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1 -2 drop Worcestershire sauce

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salt and black pepper

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