2,145 chesse recipes

Baked potatoes scooped out and sauteed with butter, cashews, scallions, tomatoes, bell pepper, and garlic, then restuffed and topped with cheddar. A loaded twice-baked potato with crunch.

Polenta triangles with green chiles, roasted red peppers, corn, and sharp cheddar. Cooked polenta set in a pan, sliced into triangles. Stovetop or microwave method.

Two layers of chocolate-mint cheesecake on a crushed Thin Mint cookie crust, finished with peppermint chocolate ganache. Girl Scout cookie season just became a year-round affair.

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.

Quick salmon and broccoli bake with white wine sauce and melted Gruyere cheese: canned salmon chunks layered with frozen broccoli, topped with cheese, baked until bubbly.

Three mini cream puff fillings: smoked salmon mousse, curried caramelized onions, and a crab-cream cheese spread with red peppers. Ready to pipe into pate a choux for elegant hors d'oeuvres.

The cream cheese gives these cookies a smooth texture, while the fruits sparkle and sweeten the flavor.

Fall salad: crisp bitter greens with sweet sliced pears, toasted walnuts, and crumbled Gorgonzola in a walnut-oil vinaigrette. An elegant autumn salad balancing sweet, bitter, and savory.

Seafood crepes stuff thin pancakes with poached monkfish, scallops, and shrimp bound in a garlic-infused Gruyère cream sauce, then bake until bubbling. A French bistro starter or light luncheon dish that punches well above its ingredient list.

Grilled burger topped with creamy guacamole and melted Monterey Jack cheese on a toasted bun. A simple Mexican-inspired twist on a classic hamburger.

Turkish stuffed eggplant baked twice with a slow-cooked tomato, onion, and garlic filling scooped back into the shells. A low-calorie vegetable main with bright lemon and parsley.

Baked halibut with two herb seasoning options: a Mediterranean spice blend or a crispy Parmesan and Rice Chex crust. Dotted with butter and lemon juice, ready to serve.

Quiche Nicoise is a Provençal savory tart with slow-cooked tomatoes, anchovies, olives, and herbes de Provence baked into an egg custard. Southern French cafe flavors in one slice.

Rice cakes topped with reduced-fat cream cheese, mandarin oranges, kiwi, and fresh strawberries. A colorful, low-fat no-cook snack ready in 10 minutes.

Individual cheesecake cups wrapped in flaky crescent roll dough, filled with almond cream cheese, and topped with warm amaretto cherry sauce. Ready in 45 minutes.

Freezer-friendly spinach balls with herb stuffing, Parmesan, garlic, and eggs that bake from frozen in 20 minutes. Make 50 bite-sized appetizers ahead and pull them out whenever company shows up.