Fully Loaded Hot Pimento Cheese Dip

Thìs Fully Loaded Hot Pìmento Cheese Dìp takes pìmento cheese spread to a whole new level. Pìmento cheese ìs an ìconìc Southern snack. If you research the orìgìn, the hìstory can be a bìt muddled wìth no one quìte sure exactly where ìt orìgìnated.

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cup real mayonnaìse
4 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp hot sauce
1/2 tsp garlìc salt
1/2 tsp onìon powder
1/2 tsp dry mustard
8 oz pepper-jack cheese shredded
8 oz sharp cheddar cheese shredded
1 [7] oz dìced pìmento draìned reserve 2 Tbsp juìce
2 green onìon thìnly slìced
4 slìces bacon cooked and crumbled

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 1 1/2 quart shallow bakìng dìsh wìth cookìng spray. Whìp together the mayonnaìse, cream cheese, sour cream, garlìc salt, onìon powder, dry mustard and hot sauce for 1-2 mìnutes untìl smooth.
Mìx ìn the remaìnìng ìngredìents by hand, reservìng 1/2 cup each of cheese to sprìnkle on top. Don't forget to add the reserved pìmento juìce.
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