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Game Time Snack ideas for football and friends + pimento cheese dip recipe

01/13/2018 by Dina 4 Comments

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This shopper has been compensated by SheSpeaks, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company and Mondelez International group. All opinions are mine alone.

There’s just something about having your friends over for football and snacks. It’s one of my husband’s favorite time of the year. Who doesn’t love friends and football, am I right? We have a tendency to try to find hearty dips that can be used as a meal as well as a snack. It fills you up and gives you lots of protein too. My favorite dips pair well with Coca-Cola and Ritz crackers. These two are staples at our game day table. Let’s see what fun recipe I came up for as a game time day snack idea for football and friends.  game-day-snack-ideas-my-unentitled-life

There’s two things that say Game Time to us as a family. That is an ice cold Coke and Ritz crackers. The two go together and they just make my mouth happy. Speaking of happy, my husband and I have been unhappy with the store bought pimento cheese. It just doesn’t have the taste from my childhood that I remember. So I decided it was time for me to make it myself. Check out my homemade pimento cheese recipes and make some for you and your friends.

Homemade Pimento Cheese Recipe

pimento-cheese recipe

Pimento Cheese Ingredients:

Pimentos 4 0z jar drained

softened cream cheese (I used neufchatel) 8 oz

2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded (do not buy it this way you have to shred it yourself so there’s no coating on it like there is on the kind you buy)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp onion powder

salt to taste 

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Place the cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, and spices into mixer. Mix with paddle from your mixer on medium speed. Salt and pepper to taste. I also add 2 tsp pickle juice as a secret ingredient. Trust me this is so delicious. The pimento cheese of my childhood. 

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Pimento Cheese Ingredients
  1. Pimentos 4 0z jar
  2. softened cream cheese (I used neufchatel) 8 oz
  3. 2 cups extra sharp cheddar cheese shredded (do not buy it this way you have to shred it yourself so there's no coating on it like there is on the kind you buy)
  4. 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  5. 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  6. 1/4 tsp onion powder
  7. salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Place the cheddar cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, and spices into mixer. Mix with paddle from your mixer on medium speed. Salt and pepper to taste. I also add 2 tsp pickle juice as a secret ingredient. Trust me this is so delicious. The pimento cheese of my childhood.
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This made our game day. We added some delicious cut up veggies and our favorite Ritz crackers. My entire family enjoyed this dip. Even my pickiest of children ate it. I was so happy. Nothing says family and friends like having them over for food and beverages.

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We grabbed all our ingredients at Walmart to make this game time snack. My family is a huge Coca-Cola family too. While I was at Walmart I made sure to grab some Coca-Cola to go with our meal. Ice cold Coke pairs well with any dip you can come up with. Try it with our homemade pimento cheese and see if your family loves it as much as mine.

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I loved that this was filling enough to make everyone who came full. The Ritz crackers and pimento cheese was a touchdown. It’s savory and buttery goodness that we all enjoy. 

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Want to enter to win $40 Walmart gift card, 2 6 packs of Coca-Cola and 2 boxes of Ritz Crackers? Just head over here and enter to win! 

What kind of game time snacks do your friends and family prefer? Have you ever made homemade pimento cheese? Will you try my recipe? 


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  1. Amber Ludwig

    01/13/2018 at 4:26 pm

    My grandmother makes this ALL the time and I adore it!! Reminds me of my childhood but Ive never learned the recipe lol!!

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  2. Dana Matthews

    01/14/2018 at 9:13 am

    I love pimento cheese! I’ve made it before but never used cream cheese. Gonna gift it a try…makes sense to use it!

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  3. Christina A.

    01/19/2018 at 1:46 am

    That’s a delish football game day spread! Pimento cheese always brings back memories for me as I grew up eating and my Mom loved eating it on sandwiches!

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  4. Sarah L

    01/30/2018 at 2:36 am

    The dip looks good. But I won’t be watching any football.

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