Cheese Recipes

Baked ziti with ground beef, ricotta, Parmesan, and mozzarella in spaghetti sauce. A cheesy, meaty pasta bake that feeds a crowd and comes together with minimal prep.

Green rice casserole with spinach, ricotta, Monterey Jack cheese, and cooked rice. A quick 30-minute vegetarian side dish baked with a melted cheese topping.

Jerk-rubbed grilled pork tenderloin served with dirty rice, black-eyed peas, chicken livers, and crumbled goat cheese. A bold Southern-meets-Caribbean main dish with serious depth of flavor.

Shrimp and pasta primavera made in the microwave with frozen pasta in cheese sauce, shrimp, sour cream, and dill. Dinner in under 20 minutes.

Cha-Cha Murphys are Mexican-style twice-baked potatoes stuffed with salsa, cilantro, buttermilk, sour cream, and Monterey Jack cheese. All done in the microwave.

Baked potatoes topped with a creamy ham, asparagus, and Swiss cheese sauce made with Dijon mustard and skim milk. A lighter loaded potato with real flavor.

Flaky butter pastry tartlets filled with chopped apples and topped with golden melted cheddar. A sweet-savory bite-sized treat that pairs fruit and cheese in every nibble.

Chicken cordon bleu stuffed with ham, Swiss cheese, and Dijon mustard, breaded and pan-fried then oven-finished. Crispy golden outside with melted cheese and ham inside.

Baked polenta with Parmesan and Swiss cheese, layered casserole-style for golden, bubbly edges and a creamy cornmeal center. Italian-American comfort food at its rustic best.

Open-faced appetizer bites with Hungarian salami, hard-boiled egg, feta, dill pickles, kalamata olives, and shredded Jarlsberg on buttered bread. A no-cook Eastern European party platter ready in 20 minutes.

Two-tone plum bowl mashes canned greengage and purple plums into a quick rustic spread. Two ingredients, minutes of work, and a natural pairing for toast, cheese boards, or cured meats.

Cheesy Vegetarian Brown Rice and Bean Chili recipe

Milk chocolate chip cheesecake built on nonfat cream cheese and egg whites, studded with milk chocolate chips throughout. A lighter cheesecake recipe that delivers the chocolate-and-cream flavor without the heavy fat content.

Italian dressing variations: customize a base Italian vinaigrette with anchovies, bacon, Parmesan, tomato puree or red wine to create five distinct dressings from one starting point.

Lemony strawberry cheesecake builds a cinnamon-zwieback crust under a citrus-bright cream cheese filling, crowned with cooked strawberry topping. A retro three-layer dessert.

Crawfish potato boats stuffed with whipped potato, sharp cheddar, butter, and a pound of crawfish tails. Twice-baked potatoes with a Cajun seafood twist that freeze beautifully.