Cheese/7 recipes

Personal pizza topped with sliced turkey, sauteed mushrooms, fresh tomato, and melty Swiss cheese. A lunch-box-friendly 10-minute bake that uses a pre-made pizza shell.

Porkaghetti platter with pork steak strips braised in tomato sauce with mushrooms, rosemary, and green olives, served over spaghetti with Romano cheese. A retro Italian-American Sunday dinner.

Green chile rice casserole layered with sour cream rice, canned green chiles, and Monterey Jack cheese. A creamy, mildly spiced Southwestern side dish that bakes in about 30 minutes.

Cream cheese cookies with lemon zest, tender and buttery with a subtle tang from the cream cheese. A versatile roll-and-cut dough with just six ingredients. No eggs needed.

Tex-Mex mac and cheese with ground beef, peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato paste, and corn folded into boxed mac and cheese. A protein-packed weeknight upgrade ready in 40 minutes.

Leftover turkey and bacon cheeseburgers bound with eggs and cracker crumbs, pan-fried and topped with American cheese. A smart way to repurpose Thanksgiving turkey into a weeknight dinner.

Classic turkey hash casserole with leftover turkey, diced potatoes, peas, cream of celery soup, and melted American cheese. A thrifty post-holiday dinner that comes together in under 45 minutes.

Stovetop beef and noodles in a lighter cream sauce made with skim milk, white wine, fresh mushrooms, oregano, and Parmesan cheese. A satisfying weeknight dinner ready in 40 minutes.

Quick garlic butter noodles tossed with melted butter, garlic powder, and shredded Monterey Jack cheese. A 10-minute side dish with just 5 ingredients. Comfort food at its simplest.

Fiesta enchiladas loaded with seasoned ground beef, spinach, and Parmesan, wrapped in corn tortillas and baked with enchilada sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. A crowd-sized recipe for 12.

Toasted bagels topped with sweet roasted red bell peppers, caramelized red onions, and a smear of cream cheese. A quick open-faced breakfast or lunch ready in 40 minutes.

New Mexico spoon bread baked in a cast iron skillet with creamed corn, green chiles, and melted cheese. A custard-soft cornbread with Southwestern heat you slice like pie.

Open-faced crab avocado melt on pumpernickel with creamy crab salad, sliced avocado, and melted Colby cheese. A 15-minute lunch that feels way fancier than the effort involved.

Canned corned beef stirred into onion soup-flavored instant mashed potatoes with melted margarine and grated cheese. A quick, budget-friendly one-pot comfort meal ready in 30 minutes.

Cubed chicken and broccoli spears baked under a homemade mushroom cream sauce and bubbly melted cheese. A from-scratch au gratin casserole that serves six in about an hour.

Chili meatloaf muffins made in a muffin tin with ground beef, salsa, kidney beans, and melted cheese. A kid-friendly dinner ready in 30 minutes with just 5 ingredients.