Andrea's Low-Fat Pimento Cheese recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup grated 2% sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated 2% Monterey Jack cheese
½ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
¼ cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 tablespoons pimento peppers, smashed, or more to taste
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 dash hot sauce (such as Tabasco®), or more to taste
1 pinch paprika, or to taste

Nutrition Info

47.3 calories
carbohydrate: 1.2 g
cholesterol: 7.4 mg
fat: 3.6 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 3 g
saturatedFat: 1.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 155.7 mg
sugar: 0.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine Cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, mayonnaise, yogurt, pimento peppers, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, hot sauce, and paprika in a bowl. Mix until well blended. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight, before serving.

Recipe Yield

2 1/2 cups

Recipe Note

This is something I made while just playing around since I didn't have cream cheese. The yogurt makes it really have a nice sharp taste. Serve on Ritz® crackers, as sandwich filling, or in a veggie wrap.

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