Cheese recipe collection

Creamy shrimp spread blended with cream cheese, mayo, lemon juice, and dill. A quick food processor appetizer for crackers or rye bread, ready in minutes.

Boiled shrimp stuffed with a spicy cream cheese filling made with pickled jalapenos, garlic, and fresh cilantro. A crowd-pleasing cold appetizer that's ready in 20 minutes with bold Tex-Mex flavors.

Sicilian tomato pesto with toasted pine nuts, fresh basil, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes folded with chopped tomatoes and tossed through linguine. Bright, rustic, and ready in 30 minutes.

Simple pimples: a two-ingredient Halloween snack of cored cherry tomatoes squeezed to ooze cream cheese. Kid-friendly, gross-cute, and ready in 10 minutes with no cooking required.

Simplest vegan nachos: baked tortilla chips with white bean spread, tomato, peppers, and onion. DIY-style, crisp chips, and everyone gets the toppings they love.

Pounded sirloin steaks pan-seared and topped with melted cheddar, served over fresh tomato-cumin salsa with cilantro. A fast Tex-Mex steak dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Sloppy Joe pizza with seasoned ground beef, barbecue sauce, corn, and green onions on a bread shell topped with melted Colby cheese. A quick family dinner mashup.

A tasty Italian casserole made with ground beef, spinach and a variety of spices and cheeses.

Parmesan break-away rolls dip quartered refrigerator biscuits in garlic butter and roll them in Parmesan, then bake in a sandwich maker until golden. Pull-apart cheesy bites in 15 minutes.

Smoked salmon canapes on crisp jicama triangles with lime-spiked Neufchatel cheese and cracked black pepper. A light, no-cook appetizer that looks like it came from a caterer.

Smoked salmon pizza with mascarpone, shallots, lemon juice, and fresh chives on a crispy baked crust. An elegant five-ingredient flatbread that comes together in 15 minutes.

Warm tortillas loaded with shredded smoked turkey, black beans, pepper jack cheese and crunchy coleslaw, drizzled with a sweet honey barbecue sauce. Dinner in 20 minutes flat.

Creamy kidney bean dip blended with cream cheese, picante sauce, green enchilada sauce, and chili powder. A no-cook Mexican-style dip for chips and vegetables.

Tex-Mex cream cheese pinwheel appetizers: spread chili-spiced cream cheese with black olives across a flour tortilla, roll, chill, slice. Five-minute party app for game day.

Southwest omelette with nopalitos cactus, chunky salsa, and Monterey Jack cheese. A broiler-finished egg dish with bold Tex-Mex flavor, ready in 25 minutes.

Southern soft-shell tacos loaded with canned chili, instant rice, salsa, and cheddar cheese in warm flour tortillas. A 30-minute weeknight dinner with zero fuss and maximum filling.