Miss Mattie'S Southern Pimiento Cheese
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 (7-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained
- 1/2 cup chopped jarred sweet-hot pickled jalapeno pepper slices
- 1 tablespoon liquid from sweet-hot pickled jalapeno pepper slices
- 4 cups freshly grated mild Cheddar cheese (1 lb.)
- Garnishes: sweet-hot pickled jalapeno pepper slices, toasted chopped pecans
- Bake 1/2 cup chopped pecans at 350u0b0 in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Cool 20 minutes. Stir together mayonnaise, diced pimiento, pickled jalapeno pepper slices, liquid from sweet-hot pickled jalapeno pepper slices, and toasted pecans. Stir in Cheddar cheese until well blended. Garnish, if desired.
- We tested with The Original Texas Sweet & Hot Jalapenos.
pecans, mayonnaise, pimiento, pepper, liquid from sweet, cheddar cheese, pepper
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/miss-matties-southern-pimiento-cheese (may not work)