2,639 cheesy recipes

Microwave fresh tomato scallop with Parmesan bread crumb and pecan topping, finished with Worcestershire sauce. A quick summer side dish ready in 15 minutes.

Three-bean side dish with green beans, kidney beans, and lima beans tossed in melted cheese, mustard, and Worcestershire. Colorful, cheesy, and ready in minutes.

No-bake low-fat lemon cheesecake with lemon gelatin, fat-free cottage cheese, and cream cheese folded with whipped topping. Sunny dessert with a cherry pie filling crown.

Macaroni and bean soup with white beans, salt pork, elbow pasta, and a tomato-beef broth base. An Italian-American pasta e fagioli cousin with a hearty two-hour simmer for deep flavor.

Farfalle pasta with broccoli pine nut pesto made from blanched broccoli, garlic, olive oil, and white wine vinegar processed into a coarse green sauce with red pepper flakes.

A lighter chocolate strawberry cheesecake made with nonfat cottage cheese, neufchatel, and cocoa on a graham cracker crust. All the creamy richness with a fraction of the guilt.

Vegetarian black bean chili made from scratch with dried beans, green chiles, and cumin, topped with a sharp red onion, tomato, and cilantro salsa. Slow-simmered for deep flavor.

Quick marinara pasta baked with melted mozzarella on top. Canned tomatoes simmered with basil, oregano, and garlic over tricolor pasta, then broiled until bubbly and golden.

Very savory and sophisticated, especially for people who need some changes from ordinary pizza. Big hit.

Provencal potatoes with tomatoes, shingled in olive oil with tomato paste and baked until crisp at the edges. Finished with Parmesan under the broiler for a quick rustic French side.

Creamy leek risotto with Parmesan and fresh parsley, built one ladle at a time with vegetable stock. A simple vegetarian Italian rice dish that works equally well with courgette (zucchini) for a summer swap.

Hearty vegetarian mostaccioli in a wine-simmered crushed tomato sauce with toasted walnuts, sherry pepper oil, julienned zucchini, and red peppers, broiled under bubbly mozzarella and fresh basil.

Dill onion bread bakes a tangy yeast loaf with cottage cheese folded into the dough for moisture, plus toasted dill seed and minced onion for a savory aroma. Brushed with butter and salt while warm. A retro church-cookbook classic.

Slow cooker chicken saltimbocca rolled with ham and cheese, seared golden, then braised in a creamy white wine sauce with sage and Parmesan.

Smoked mozzarella focaccia topping with cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil, and garlic. Italian bruschetta-style appetizer ready in under 20 minutes.

Italian zucchini casserole with a spaghetti sauce, cheddar cheese, and mushroom topping baked under Parmesan. A vegetarian main dish or side that uses up summer zucchini.