Mad Hungry Recipe: Pimento Cheese and Crackers
Appetizers

Pimento Cheese and Crackers

Makes 3 Cups
Set out this classic Southern cheese spread as an easy starter for any meal.

INGREDIENTS

  • 12 ounces whipped cream cheese
  • 4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated (1 1/2 cups)
  • 2 jars (2 ounces each) pimentos, drained
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Crackers, for serving

DIRECTIONS

  1. Process cream cheese, cheddar, pimentos, and Tabasco in a food processor until coarsely pureed. Transfer to a bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with crackers.

PANTRY

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cook's note
This pimento cheese recipe, adapted from the August 2008 issue of Martha Stewart Living, is used to make Monster Fingers and Pimento Cheese Paws, a dish that was displayed as part of a special Monster Buffet during Martha's Halloween Monster Bash with Jimmy Fallon. The recipe is exactly the same except that it doesn't include crackers, for serving.
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