Pimiento Cheese Stuffed Celery Sticks Food

STUFFED CELERY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and sour cream. Stir in the walnuts and chopped olives. Spread filling onto the celery pieces. It's also good on crackers.

GRANDMA'S STUFFED CELERY

Steps:

• Thoroughly dry each piece of celery with paper towels. Mix the cream cheese, olives, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Using a knife, spread a generous amount of cream cheese filling down the center indentation of each celery piece. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

PIMIENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine pimientos, mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, dry mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and red pepper in a medium bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer at medium speed until blended.
• Add grated cheese and beat until the consistency of cottage cheese.

PIMENTO CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cayenne in a bowl. Beat together butter and cheese in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until combined well, then beat in pimentos. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix just until a dough forms.
• Roll 1 level teaspoon dough into a ball with lightly floured hands, then roll ball on a lightly floured surface into a 5-inch-long rope and transfer to a large baking sheet (ungreased). Make more ropes with remaining dough, arranging them 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets.
• Bake cheese sticks in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until pale golden, 15 to 18 minutes total (sticks will flatten slightly). Carefully transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool.

CELERY LOGS WITH PIMIENTO CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, Dijon, adobo and black pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until totally combined.
• Add the Cheddar and Monterey Jack and mix gently until combined. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all the ingredients are mixed together.
• Chop 1 tablespoon of the dill. Add the chopped dill and pimientos to the mixture, then season with salt and mix. Place into a container with a tightly fitting lid and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Mound the pimiento cheese into the celery segments. Garnish to your liking with raisins, sriracha, walnuts, cranberries and dill fronds. Serve immediately or return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

PIMIENTO CHEESE STUFFED CELERY STICKS

Steps:

• If using, mix hot sauce with cheese and fill each celery stick with mixture and refrigerate til the game.

CHEDDAR-STUFFED CELERY

Steps:

• Mix the mayo & cheddar together to make a spreadable paste.
• Fill the stalks.
• Cut into serving size pieces.
• Sprinkle with paprika or leave plain & serve.

PIMIENTO CHEDDAR SPREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, pimientos, mayonnaise and onion until blended. Stir in cheddar cheese. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Serve with crackers.