After Easter Use Up Those Boiled Eggs : Pimiento and Cheese Deviled Eggs

 

 

6 hard-cooked eggs

1/4 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

4 teaspoons diced pimientos, divided

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons finely chopped sweet onion

1 small garlic clove, minced

Dash each salt and pepper

Cut eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks; set whites aside. In a small bowl, mash yolks. Add the cheese, mayonnaise, 3 teaspoons pimientos, mustard, onion, garlic, salt and pepper; mix well. Stuff or pipe into egg whites. Garnish with remaining pimientos. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 1 dozen.