Road Trip Snack

Vacations with kids are full of ups and downs. Watching them discover the fun of hiking in a national park or delighting in their sandcastles on the beach—these are the ups. The downs, no doubt, include the choruses of “I’m hungry” coming from the back seat of the car.

With a little planning, there’s no need to stop at a fast food restaurant for a bite to eat. Instead, you can create tasty, portable snacks for a roadside picnic. This week, American Profile offers a recipe perfect to take on a road trip.

Betty Bagley’s recipe for World’s Best Pimiento Cheese travels well in a cooler. It’s great in sandwiches and works equally well stuffed in celery stalks or served on crackers. “This is always requested as my contribution to our family picnics,” the Athens, Tenn., resident says.

As always, American Profile looks forward to receiving your recipes and sharing them with our readers. To submit a recipe of your own, send it, along with the story behind it and a color photograph of yourself, to: Hometown Recipes, American Profile, 341 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 400, Franklin, TN 37067. Please note that recipes and photos will not be returned.

World's Best Pimiento Cheese

submitted by reader Betty Bagley of Athens, TN

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Ingredients

¼ cup mayonnaise
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
6 to 8 drops Tabasco sauce
1 (2-ounce) jar pimientos, undrained
3 cups finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 cup pecan chips

Instructions

1. Combine mayonnaise, cream cheese, garlic, parsley and Tabasco in a food processor or blender; process until smooth. Spoon into a medium bowl. Add pimientos and liquid, Cheddar, and pecans; mix well.
2. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours to overnight to allow the flavors to blend. Serves 16.

Tips from the Test Kitchen

Tips from Our Test Kitchen: If pecan chips are not available, place whole pecans in a food processor or blender and pulse to a coarse texture.

Nutritional Information

Nutrition facts per serving: 170 calories, 15g fat, 6g protein, 3g carbohydrates, 1g fiber, 180mg sodium.

first appeared: 5/11/2008