Pimento Cheese is one of my favorite southern foods and I love to make it for summer entertaining. This Tex-Mex Pimento Cheese is a fun twist on traditional pimento cheese. Serve it chilled with crackers or tortilla chips.

Tex-Mex Pimento Cheese in a bowl surrounded by tortilla chips.

Ingredients

Made with jalapeno pepper, lime juice, pepper jack cheese, plus a little garlic powder, cumin, and chili powder, it has a little more flavor than traditional pimento cheese.

Traditional pimento cheese gets a Tex Mex Twist with the addition of jalapenos, cumin, chili powder, and pepper jack cheese.

How To Serve

Tex-Mex Pimento Cheese would be delicious as a burger topping like these Pimento Cheese Burgers. You could also use it to make a pizza. Also great with tortilla chips, Club crackers, or Frito scoops. Turn it into a sandwich by spreading it between two pieces of white bread.

This Tex Mex twist on pimento cheese has southwestern seasonings and jalapenos.

What Is Pimento Cheese?

If you’re not familiar with pimento cheese, aka the Pate of the South, it is super simple and basic. Usually just a mixture of shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, and chopped pimentos. Sometimes you see cream cheese used. The most popular way to eat it is as a sandwich between two pieces of squishy white bread, but there are all kinds of ways you can eat it. I love pimento cheese stuffed inside a ripe summer tomato.

This Tex Mex twist on pimento cheese has southwestern seasonings and jalapenos.

Recipe Tips

  • You will definitely want to shred your own cheese instead of buying preshredded. It will have much better flavor.
  • I like to use sharp cheddar cheese for more flavor.
  • If you want it extra spicy, add a pinch of cayenne pepper.
  • Use a good quality mayonnaise. I like Duke’s or Hellmann’s
This Tex Mex twist on pimento cheese has southwestern seasonings and jalapenos.

Storage

Pimento cheese can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 5 days.

This Tex Mex twist on pimento cheese has southwestern seasonings and jalapenos.

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Tex-Mex Pimento Cheese

5 from 2 votes

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 0 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Traditional Pimento Cheese gets a Tex Mex twist with the addition of jalapenos, pepper jack cheese, and chili powder. I love the spicy kick that this recipe has. Serve it with tortilla chips or make a sandwich with it.

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 (4-ounce) jar diced pimentos,, drained
  • 1 jalapeno pepper,, seeds removed and finely chopped
  • 1/2 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 (8-ounce) block Cheddar cheese,, shredded
  • 1 (8-ounce) block Pepper Jack cheese,, shredded
  • cilantro for garnish

Instructions 

  • In a large bowl, stir together all ingredients.
  • Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2-4 hours before serving.

Notes

I like to use sharp cheddar cheese for more flavor.
Use a good quality mayonnaise like Duke’s or Hellmann’s.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.5g | Vitamin A: 466IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 208mg | Iron: 0.3mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally posted June 20, 2016.

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5 Comments

  1. Molly says:

    Guests loved this easy to prepare dish. Iโ€™ll make it again for sure.

  2. Kimber says:

    This is the best pimento cheese recipe I have ever tried. My husband and daughter love it so much that they donโ€™t like any other pimento cheese recipes!

  3. Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says:

    I haven’t had pimento cheese in the longest time! It’s not a very common appetizer in the midwest, so I definitely need to make this soon. Love the tex-mex flavor in here, Christin!

  4. Medeja says:

    Looks so tempting! I guess I could eat it even alone ๐Ÿ™‚

  5. Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says:

    OMG, I loooooooove me some pimento cheese, so I am kinda freaking out over this! LOVE the tex-mex spin, Christin! I seriously want to stuff my face with vats of this stuff!! Gimme gimme gimme! Pinned! Cheers!