Jack O' Lantern Deviled Eggs
Ingredients
Pimento Cheese Spread: (yield 2 cups)
- 8 ounces mild cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 ounce jar diced pimiento peppers drained
For Jack O' Lantern Deviled Eggs:
- hard cooked eggs
- green bell pepper
- orange bell pepper
- paprika for garnish
Instructions
To make pimento cheese:
- Place shredded cheddar, cream cheese, mayonnaise, paprika. salt, pepper and onion powder into a food processor and mix until smooth.
- Add diced pimientos and pulse a few times until mixed.
- Chill before serving.
- Makes 8 1/4-cup servings if used in sandwiches, etc.
To make deviled eggs:
- Cut hard-cooked eggs in half and save yolks for another use (like adding to tossed salad or putting in egg salad (or chicken salad or tuna salad).
- Fill cavities with pimento cheese.
- Garnish with snips of green bell pepper for stems and very thin slivers of orange bell pepper for the lines.
- Uses about one tablespoon of pimento cheese per egg half.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
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