Cheese recipes

Italian-style stuffing loaded with creamy ricotta, salty pancetta, toasted walnuts, and three cheeses. Make it up to 2 days ahead for stress-free holiday prep.

Whole trout stuffed with mushrooms, green onions, and Parmesan, broiled until the skin crisps and fish flakes. Quick weeknight seafood dinner in 25 minutes.

Bacon, avocado, and cheese omelet: an oven-baked breakfast omelet loaded with crisp bacon, fresh avocado, and Monterey Jack cheese. A big-batch brunch for six in 30 minutes.

Cream cheese rhubarb pie: tangy cooked rhubarb filling layered with a baked cream cheese custard in a flaky pie crust. Topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds.

Danish pastry envelopes filled with cheese or prune, brushed with egg wash and apricot glaze. A classic European bakery pastry with a flaky, golden crust.

Stovetop chili mac with browned sirloin, jalapeños, Vidalia onions, and a cumin-chili spice blend simmered in beef broth and tomatoes. Toss with elbow macaroni and melted cheddar for a one-pot dinner that serves eight.

Layered apple cake with a buttery crust, tangy cream cheese filling, sliced apples, and silky custard topping crowned with pecans. A showstopper baked in a springform pan.

No-bake chocolate cream cheese pie with a chocolate graham cracker crust. Melted chocolate chips, whipped cream, and fluffy egg whites create a mousse-like filling that chills overnight.

Indian cheese (paneer and channa): homemade fresh cheese from just whole milk and buttermilk. The foundation for paneer tikka, palak paneer, and countless Indian desserts.

Cheese buns baked in a muffin tin with sharp cheddar spread kneaded right into the yeast dough. Golden, tangy, and quicker than most dinner rolls with only one rise.

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.

Cream cheese marbled brownies with chopped nuts. A sweet chocolate batter swirled with tangy cheesecake filling, topped with more brownie batter, and zigzagged into marble. Old-fashioned bakery classic.

Chicken breasts layered with Swiss cheese, cream of chicken soup, tomato slices, and buttery herb stuffing crumble. A comfort food bake that's on the table in 40 minutes.

Fresh nectarines or peaches halved and stuffed with a whipped lemon cream cheese filling flavored with lemon balm. An elegant no-bake summer dessert.

Oatmeal apple cheese cookies pair sharp cheddar with sweet apples and warm cinnamon for a sweet-savory cookie that captures classic apple pie a la mode in every bite.

Beer and cheese soup blends sharp cheddar with a bottle of ale, mirepoix, mustard, Tabasco, and Worcestershire. A Wisconsin tavern classic with a velvety bite of malty heat.