Cheese recipes

Pecan tassies with cream cheese pastry shells filled with brown sugar, pecans, and egg. Bite-size pecan pies baked in mini muffin tins until golden and set.

Ham and potato skillet with green beans, celery, and thyme simmered in one pan and topped with Parmesan. A low-calorie, no-fuss dinner using leftover ham in about an hour.

Layered Tex-Mex spinach bake with a Bisquick crust, taco-seasoned beef, creamy ricotta spinach, and a bubbly cheddar-sour cream top. Feeds 8 hungry people.

Huevos en rabo de mestiza are Mexican poached eggs simmered in a chunky tomato-chile sauce and topped with melted Monterey Jack cheese. A one-skillet brunch or dinner.

Open-faced sandwiches piled with sliced ham and chicken, smothered in a velvety cream sauce enriched with white wine and egg yolks, then broiled under a blanket of Parmesan until golden. Elegant comfort food in 20 minutes.

Classic cream cheesecake on a buttery graham cracker crust with sour cream in the filling and a sweetened sour cream topping. Dense, smooth, and crack-resistant.

Marbled chocolate cheesecake with bittersweet chocolate, rum, and sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A swirled two-tone cheesecake baked in a springform pan.

Ultra-simple breakfast pizza with just 4 ingredients: pizza dough, eggs, bacon, and cheese mixed together and baked until golden. No fuss, no separate steps, ready in 35 minutes.

Ravioli in roasted garlic broth with sauteed bell peppers, green peas, and golden garlic breadcrumb topping. A lighter, brothy take on stuffed pasta.

Layered lasagna torte baked in a springform pan with ricotta, fontina, fresh spinach, and a homemade tomato-basil sauce with shredded carrots. A stunning round lasagna you slice like a cake.

A stunning layered gelatin salad with orange segments, cranberry-banana, and a creamy lemon-cream cheese layer with pears, molded in a fluted tube pan. Retro potluck showstopper.

Overnight breakfast casserole with eggs, bacon, cheddar, Swiss cheese, and bread cubes. Assemble the night before, bake in the morning for an effortless brunch.

Gluten-free rice crust pizza topped with kielbasa, mushrooms, mozzarella, and pasta sauce. A creative no-dough pizza built on a Parmesan-egg-white rice base.

Amaretto-spiked cream cheese sauce spooned over fresh berries. No-bake dessert that's creamy, tangy, and boozy in just 10 minutes.

One-pan ground beef and macaroni supper: elbow pasta cooked right in tomato juice with ground beef, onion, and melted cheese on top. American Hamburger Helper before there was a box.

Venison parmesan, thin-pounded venison steaks breaded with Parmigiano and breadcrumbs, pan-fried, then baked under tomato sauce and melted mozzarella. The classic chicken parm method, hunters' edition.