Name: Pimento Cheese Pasta Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 12 oz Elbow Macaroni; 1.5 c Sharp Cheddar (shredded); 1.5 c Pepper Jack Cheese (shredded); 1.5 c Mayonnaise; 7 oz Pimentos (drained); 8 slices Bacon (chopped); 1 tbsp Garlic Powder; 2 tsp Black Pepper; Kosher Salt (to taste)

Hey, y'all! I'm always excited to bring y'all a new recipe; however, today I'm extra excited. Why? I think this is one of my best ones yet! If you looking for the perfect, easiest-to-make southern side dish... look no further. My Pimento Cheese Pasta Salad takes only minutes to make + will teleport you south of the Mason-Dixon with each bite. I know y'all are going to love it!

Pimento Cheese Pasta Salad

JC's note: the inspiration for this dish was one of the most popular recipes here on the blog, my Southern Pimento Cheese. While this recipe features a slight variation to make it more fitting for a pasta salad, the concept and flavors are the same. If you love my pimento cheese, you'll love this dish!

Pimento Cheese Pasta Salad

JC Phelps

Creamy, cheesy, and superbly southern -- this Pimento Cheese Pasta Salad is your soon-to-be favorite side dish!

5 from 22 votes

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Side Dish, Southern

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Calories 420 kcal

Ingredients

12 oz Elbow Macaroni
1.5 c Sharp Cheddar shredded
1.5 c Pepper Jack Cheese shredded
1.5 c Mayonnaise
7 oz Pimentos drained
8 slices Bacon chopped
1 tbsp Garlic Powder
2 teaspoon Black Pepper
Kosher Salt to taste

Instructions

Cook pasta according to directions on box. You'll want the pasta to be cooked al dente.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients until well-mixed. Add more mayonnaise, if desired, for consistency.
Cover + refrigerate before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 420kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 11gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 361mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 709IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 217mgIron: 1mg

Keyword pasta salad, pimento cheese, pimento cheese pasta salad

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About Pimento Cheese & The Mayonnaise Debate

According to Southern Kitchen, “the earliest home recipes were a mix of grated hoop or “rat” cheese, the cheddar-type sold at country stores, along with canned pimento peppers and mayonnaise, either homemade or one of the new store brands. There was Hellman’s, born in 1905 and popular in much of the upper South, specifically Kentucky and Tennessee. Duke’s was the regional brand of South Carolina. In fact, founder Eugenia Duke sold pimento cheese sandwiches to soldiers at Camp Sevier near Greenville, South Carolina, before she sold her mayonnaise in 1917.”

JC’s note: While I am from the upper South (Kentucky), I am team Duke’s. Duke’s is the “southerner’s mayonnaise” and I find both the taste and the quality to be exemplary.

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