Hot Pimento Cheese Dip
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Today I’m sharing my easy recipe for Hot Pimento Cheese Dip. A southern classic appetizer fit for your next date-night in with the one you love (or for entertaining a derby party)! I’m sharing a little bit about the one I love and my favorite kitchen essentials that I received when we got married 6.5 years ago!
For those who don’t know, my husband and I have been together for 12.5 years and married for 6.5 of those years. Now with a new baby we are finding that we are having way more date-nights in. Even before baby we always liked to have a date-night in a few times each month. When we got engaged neither of us lived on our own yet. We both lived with our parents, worked full time day jobs, and went to college at night. We were not the typical college student nor did we live that lifestyle.
My husband popped the question 4 years and 9 months into us dating. I may have told him that by the 5 year mark if he didn’t know that he wanted to marry me that we were going to call it quits because I didn’t want any more of my precious years wasted. Yes, true story. Harsh, but let’s face it–reality. If your with someone for 5 years you should know by then if you are going to marry them.
Jon, sealed the deal and got down on one knee March 15, 2007 on the white sandy beach of Meagan’s Bay in St. Thomas, USVI. Of course I said yes… well more like “is this for real”? My inlaws graciously threw us an amazing engagement party a few months later.
Prior to our engagement party we had to create a registry. We were starting from scratch since we had never lived on our own. Thankfully, between our engagement party, bridal shower, and wedding our kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom was just about furnished for us.
6.5 years later and I’m still cooking with the same pots and pans we registered for and my trusty KitchenAid Stand Mixer. I use it daily. It’s a work horse and I’m so grateful that my parents bought me the stand mixer of my dreams!
12 Must Have Kitchen Products for the Perfect Date-Night In:
Since I’ve been married for a while I figured I would put together my picks for the ultimate wedding registry for those of you who might be at the point where you need to register for gifts for the kitchen. All of these items will help you create the ultimate date-night in any day of the week for the rest of your life.
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Threshold™ 45 Piece Sydney Sand Flatware Set with Caddy
- Threshold™ Sherbrook Classic Glass Drinkware Set of 12 – Clear
- American Atelier 16 Piece Dinnerware Set
- Slow Cooker
- Pyrex 19 Piece Bake and Store Set – Clear
- Ninja – Professional Blender – NJ600
- Olde Thompson 16 Jar Square Rotating Filled Spice Rack
- Threshold™ Glass Cylinder Canister Set of 4
- OXO Kitchen Tools
- Calphalon Kitchen Essentials 20pc Utensil & Gadget Set
- BakerEze Nonstick 10-pc. Baker’s Basics Set
What make’s a good date-night in?
Of course being with the one you love and food. Our typical date nights consist of appetizers or snacks and a movie. Since having, Ryder, my husband, Jon, now helps a lot more in the kitchen. He is my sous chef and will prep meat, chop veggies, mix, and do just about whatever I need help with in order to get dinner on the table in a timely manner. The same goes with date night. If we have a date night scheduled he will prep our appetizer or snack while I’m feeding and putting the baby down to sleep. Typically, Ryder is asleep by 8-8:30 and wakes every 3-5 hours. Perfect for a movie and appetizer in with the two of us!
My recipe for hot pimento cheese dip is a classic one. Perfect for cooler nights. You can use crackers, tortilla chips, or a whole wheat crusty bread to scoop up the cheesy goodness. I use my KitchenAid Stand Mixer and put in all the ingredients to make this dip. Bake it in the oven for 20 minutes until hot and bubbly and our appetizer is ready for our date-night in.
Hot Pimento Cheese Dip
Learn how easy it is to make my recipe for Hot Pimento Cheese Dip. A southern classic appetizer fit for tailgating or your next date night in with the one you love.
Yield: 8
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2 cups grated sharp cheddar + 1 tbsp
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup chopped pimentos
- 2 tbsp green onion, sliced
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp hot sauce
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a stand mixer combine the cream cheese, 2 cups grated cheddar and mayonnaise. Mix until well incorporated. Stir in the chopped pimento, green onion, salt, pepper, paprika, and hot sauce. Mix until well incorporated.
- Spray an oven safe dish with cooking spray. Place the pimento cheese dip mixture in the dish. Top with a tablespoon of shredded cheddar. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes until golden and bubbly. Serve with crusty bread, crackers, or chips!
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It sounds so simple, but I love new crisp linens and towels! But a Kitchenaid wouldn’t hurt either 😉 Can’t wait to make this dip!
A crock pot is a must have for me to put on a registry.
Congratulations 🙂 this dip recipe also looks amazing! Yum!
Hmmmm…I’d say a kitchenaid mixer. Its pricey, but a few friends could go together on it.
A beautiful crystal pitcher that can be used for water, a mixed adult beverage, or to hold flowers.
I’d love to have a Sodastream or a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer.
a good crockpot
Pimiento cheese in hot form. This is genius!
KA stand mixer! I cannot waaaaaait to get it!
My one must have registry item is a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer!
Wine glasses
I would go with the KitchenAid Mixer.
Congrats! A good blender. Don’t skimp and choose a cheap-o one. It’ll help with making meals throughout the week.
A deep fryer like Fry Daddy. I wear that thing out.
Quality knives for sure.
wine glasses
A set of quality knives are a must.
I use my crockpot year round but especially in the Fall and Winter! Make sure to register for a programmable one, great for work days:)
A good cook ware set would be nice but I would love a soda stream.
A good set of pots and pans is a must.
I agree with knives, Wusthofs are my fav
My one must have wedding registry item would have to be a nice coffee maker. I love my coffee.
A top of the line set of knives will last for years.
A KitchenAid mixer is at the top of my list.
A Coffee Maker Is My Must Have Item!
A VitaMix blender, a luxury but also a one time buy.
I think number 1 on my list would be china.
Number one for me would be sturdy pots and pans.
Must have a coffee maker.
A new Keurig!!
Mine would be a kitchenaid mixer or a bake pan set.
Good quality cleaning supplies, and a vacuum!
Definitely a Kitchen Aid mixer!! And baking pans!
ninja blender
Really good kitchen knives! Thanks for the giveaway.
a kitchen aid mixer is definitely on my Christmas list this year! I just don’t know what color I’d choose!
i would definitely put a kitchen aid mixer on my registry!!
i would love to have a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer
Everyone should have that one good pot or pan!
Durable pots
A coffee maker.
A beautiful dinnerware set.
A kitchenaid mixer is at the top of my list!
i like the keurig K40 Elite Single Cup Home Brewing System
My #1 item was a small food processor! It’s such a time saver!
The glass mixing bowl for the kitchen aid–not that it really makes a difference but I think things taste better using the glass bowl verses the original one. 🙂
Crockpot for sure!
I like the Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
Sweet Katie….every home cook needs a good piece of cast iron. Whether it is a skillet or a cast iron Dutch oven, home cooks need the secret ingredient to seriously delicious biscuits—cast iron! Will definitely be trying the pimento spread at girls night this week. Love reading your posts! Thank you for posting the recipe!
Agree Nancy! Cast Iron is a must too! 🙂 Hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
A good set of pots & pans!!!
Thanks for the chance to win 😀
A good cookware set is a must.
Definitely a Kitchen Aid mixer!
I really need to think about getting a crockpot .. It looks like it’s a must item to have!
I am making this! I recently fell in love with pimento cheese dip and have yet to actually make it. Thank you for sharing. I never registered for a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer and kind of regret it! It’d be a lot better than using my hand-held potato masher.
This recipe is really easy to make (and you can use a hand-held mixer since you don’t have the stand mixer). I too have recently started to enjoy pimento cheese dip. It’s great on bread or crackers and makes for great leftovers (you can totally eat it cold too).
A crockpot!
A KitchenAid mixer is a mmust have.
My one must-have is white towels. They got with everything and they always look classy.
Mixer!
A good coffee maker is important, have to get going in the mornings
My must have for my registry is a Keurig.
A kitchen aid mixer.
Thank you for the chance to win this!
A good cookware set is a must!
A good pots and pans set would be great for me! Maybe even help me want to cook haha
I couldn’t live without pyrex containers! I usually buy those for people as wedding presents, although not the most glamourous I use them everyday! I’ve been thinking of getting a blender. I’ve made it for years just with a stick blender, that I love. But it doesn’t make my smoothies super smooth and I’ve like to try some more hard core smoothies like shredded raw sweet potato and dandelion greens!
Has to be the 6 qt kitchenaid mixer. Finger crossed 🙂
A cuisinart food processor is a must have!
a slow cooker thanks for the giveaway
my favorite wedding registry gift to give is an immersion blender, so easy to use!
My one must have wedding registry is cookware.
Our Rachael Ray cookware!
This recipe looks delish! I love some pimento cheese…never thought about having it hot!!! Might have to make this for my next date night in!
Kitchen aid mixer is a must!
My must have is a comforter bedding set with sheets included with a high thread count
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A KitchenAid mixer
A nice pots and pans set.