Twice Baked Pimento Cheese Potatoes

Each bite of these Twice Baked Pimento Cheese Potatoes is blow-your-mind-good, perfectly portioned, and easy to make. A new family favorite, this side dish was gobbled up in minutes!

It’s no secret. I love pimento cheese. I have many recipes for pimento cheese. Actually, I’ve never had pimento cheese I didn’t like! I made Pimento Cheese Soup, Pimento Cheese Spread for burgers, grilled jalapeno pimento cheese with bacon, The Masters Pimento Cheese sandwiches, and more.

Whether it’s a holiday meal, Sunday supper, or ordinary weeknight, this potato side dish will be a welcome addition to the table. It’s the perfect, comforting side dish.

Two of my favorite foods are potatoes and pimento cheese. I have many different recipes for potatoes, and I enjoy them all. As well, l have several recipes for pimento cheese. I simply smashed two recipes together to get this goodness!

WHAT IS PIMENTO CHEESE?

“In the cuisine of the Southern United States, pimento cheese is a spread or relish made with cheese, mayonnaise, and pimentos. Elsewhere, different ingredients may be used. It is served on bread, crackers, and vegetables, or in sandwiches.”

Additionally, you may hear pimento referred to as the ‘pate of the South’.

Twice Baked Pimento Cheese Potatoes

I’ve made Pimento Cheese a lot lately. I made Pimento Cheese Potato Casserole. I also added pimento cheese to my Sausage Poutine instead of traditional cheddar. It was divine.

This is a great way to add unexpected flavor to an already great recipe.

1. Make the Pimento Cheese spread up to 3 days ahead and store in the refrigerator.
2. Bake and hull the russet potatoes earlier in the day.
3. Next, mix the potatoes with the pimento cheese. Then, refill the potato hulls and refrigerate all until you’re ready to bake.
4. Finally, allow 10 to 15 minutes longer cooking time if the potatoes are cold.

Also enjoy Pimento Cheese Scalloped Potatoes, 3 Cheese Pimento Cheese, JALAPENO PIMENTO CHEESE, and PIMENTO CHEESE BACON TOMATO PIE.

Twice Baked Pimento Cheese Potatoes

The ultimate stuffed potato. Each bite of these Twice Baked Pimento Cheese Potatoes is blow-your-mind-good, perfectly portioned, and easy to make.

Author: Paula

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Save To Your Recipe Box Go to your saved recipes

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 8 servings

Cook ModePrevent your screen from going dark

Ingredients

PIMENTO CHEESE

• 4- ounces pimentos undrained
• 1 medium jalapeno pepper diced, or 2 tablespoons pickled jalapenos
• 8- ounces cheddar cheese shredded
• ⅓ to ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese softened
• ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon salt taste first to see if salt is needed
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon celery seeds

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

• 4 large russet potatoes washed and dried
• ½ to ⅔ cup pimento cheese
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons butter softened
• ¼ cup cheddar cheese shredded
• fresh cilantro if desired

Instructions

PIMENTO CHEESE

• In a large bowl, mix pimentos, jalapeno, cheese, mayonnaise, cream cheese, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt (if needed), and pepper.
• Refrigerate if making it ahead of time.

TWICE BAKED POTATOES

• Wrap potatoes in foil and bake potatoes at 425 for 45 to 50 minutes or until soft and tender when squeezed.*
• Remove from oven and allow to cool until cool enough to handle.
• Scoop pulp out to 1/2 inch of skin.
• Place potato skins on baking sheet.
• Mix potato pulp, pimento cheese, salt, pepper sour cream, and butter together.
• Spoon mixture into potato skins. (*up to this point can be made ahead and refrigerated.)
• Bake potatoes at 400 until hot and melted about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve hot.

Notes

Faster method: You can microwave the potatoes and they will taste just as good. Poke holes in the potatoes with a fork, then wrap each potato with plastic wrap. Microwave 4 to 5 minutes per potato. Check for tenderness. If you are cooking 4 potatoes in the microwave you will need to cook them for at least 10 to 12 minutes. Proceed with directions for filling. 

Nutrition

Calories: 456kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 551mg | Potassium: 838mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1102IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 323mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

Want to save your favorite recipes?Create an account or login & ‘Save Recipe’ to your Recipe Box. You can access your saved recipes on any device & generate a shopping list for recipes in your collections. For more info visit Recipe Box FAQ!

Tried this recipe?Please take a moment to comment letting me know how you liked it & consider giving it a 5 star rating. I love hearing from you!