Popular Burger Toppings | Pimento Cheese Recipe – A wonderful blend of cheese, mayonnaise, and pimentos my Pimento Cheese Recipe is perfect for burgers, and grilled cheese, as well as a spread or dip! My grandmother’s super simple recipe is smooth, creamy, flavorful, and very versatile!

I am so glad that warmer weather is finally here and we can get outside and grill. Our favorite food to grill is the All-American hamburger! Burgers just never go out of style! Don’t you love that every area of the country does it a little differently?!
Popular Burger Toppings | Pimento Cheese Recipe
Here in the Southern U.S., you’ll find fried onion rings, fried green tomatoes, fried pickles or jalapenos, chili, and, of course, bacon on our burgers. You may even find all of these on the same burger!
We love Pimento Cheese on our burgers! What is Pimento Cheese you ask? It’s a spread made with cheese, mayonnaise, and pimentos. Those three ingredients are the basic components of Pimento Cheese, then there are all kinds of different
I prefer this basic Pimento Cheese on my burger. This is my grandmother’s classic pimento cheese recipe using processed cheese. It’s smooth and creamy and melts beautifully over a hot burger!

While you’re here, check out these recipes
- Jalapeno Pimento Cheese
- 3 Cheese Pimento Cheese
- Pimento Cheese Pinwheels
- Rotel Cheese Grits
- Pimento Cheese Scalloped Potatoes

Pimento Cheese Recipe
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 8 ounce processed cheese shredded
- ½ cup mayonaise
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 4 ounces chopped pimentos drained
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, add all the ingredients.
- Gently stir together until combined. I prefer to chill it, but you can serve it immediately.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes
Nutrition

Scarlet says
I love pimento cheese, and on a burger? What a great idea. I never thought it before but it was delicious and this recipe was so easy! Thanks.
Avanti says
This is one delicious recipe. Everyone loved it!
Jill says
Just yum! I LOVE pimento cheese. Pinned
Paula says
Thanks so much, Jill. It’s one of my favorites!
Stephanie says
This looks delicious! I would love for you share it on my Tasty Tuesday recipe link up thenewmrsadventures.blogspot.com! Everything gets pinned and I would love to have you!
Gloria // Simply Gloria says
Paula, what a cool post! I love how you guys put pimento cheese on your burgers over there. We always had them on cracker growing up. Now, I’m super excited to put some on a cheese burger! Over here in Utah we do the fry sauce on burgers… ketchup mixed with mayo. Shhh… it’s typically called Utah’s secret sauce. haha.
Such pretty photos, too!
Paula says
I remember that fry sauce from your roasted potato post, sounds wonderful, can’t wait to try it on fries and burger!
Ashley | Spoonful of Flavor says
I love pimento cheese even though I have never actually made it myself. But it looks easy so I’ll definitely need to make it soon!
Paula says
Ashley, it’s SO easy, I almost always have some in the fridge, it’s so versatile.
dina says
it looks delicious!
Paula says
Thanks so much!
tahnycooks says
This has motivated me to grill some burgers this weekend! Wow! this looks so cheesy good!
Paula says
Thanks so much, I’m ready to grill more too !
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
OMG. I love pimento cheese. And any kind of cheese spread, for that matter. I almost picked up some Cheddar Jack Spread from my grocery store today. It’s similar to Pimento Cheese and it’s darn delicious. Great recipe, Paula! I want some now!
Paula says
Thank you Julie! I love it to, I love it on crackers, sandwiches, burgers you can’t go wrong. I’d love to try the Cheddar Jack spread, sounds good!
Peter @Feed Your Soul Too says
I like both aspects of this post. Throw the pimento cheese on the burger for heaven’s sake – and this coming from a yankee 🙂
Paula says
lol, you’re a yankee that knows good food! 🙂 Have a great one Peter!
Becca from It's Yummi! says
For the love of all that’s good in the world, PLEASE bury me in a blanket of this! 🙂
Paula says
Indeed!
Matt Robinson says
I’ve never tried pimento cheese on a hamburger but this looks so good, I will have to try it. I’m actually a big fan of Private Selection and was happy to see this here.
Paula says
Pimento cheese is good on anything, Matt 🙂 I like Private Selection too, be sure to enter the giveaway! Have a great day!