What Is Blue cheese and How Can I Use It?

Wondering what to do with blue cheese? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 95 recipes to put it to work.

Nutrition

Where found

Blue cheese is usually found in the cheeses section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Blue cheese is a member of the Dairy and Egg Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

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Recipes using blue cheese

There are 95 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Basic Hamburgers

Classic American hamburger patties seasoned with Worcestershire, onion and pepper, then broiled or grilled to your preferred doneness. Mix-in variations included.

Buffalo Chicken Wings #4

Classic Buffalo wings with homemade tomato-based hot sauce and creamy blue cheese dressing. Deep-fried golden, tossed in tangy heat, served with chilled celery.

Mushroom Blue Cheese Turkey Burgers

This is the best turkey burgers I have ever tasted, absolutley delicious.

Port Wine, Fig & Bleu Cheese Sauce

Port wine, fig, and blue cheese sauce: a glossy reduction of caramelized aromatics, ruby port, and orange that melts tangy blue cheese into a velvety pour for pork roast or meatballs.

Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms

Elegant stuffed mushroom caps filled with creamy blue cheese, rice, and red peppers, then baked until tender. These savory appetizers are party-perfect in 45 minutes.

Beet & Walnut Salad

Beet, walnut, blue or goat cheese are perfect combination. The salad tastes earthy, nutty and creamy. A refreshing and wholesome salad on a hot summer day with any your favorite BBQ.

Frank’s® RedHot® Buffalo Chicken Dip

This is one of the most popular dips I make at all of my parties. From football to holidays, it is always the first dish to be empty!

Riberry & Blue Cheese Damper

Damper, an Australian-style of bread, made with Blue Cheese and Australian Riberry.

Smorrebrod (Denmark)

A traditional Danish Smørrebrød spread with smoked salmon, shrimp, roast beef, ham, blue cheese, eggs and fresh fruit on rye bread. A stunning no-cook platter that feeds 12.

Pork Tenderloin with Bleu Cheese Bacon Whipped Potatoes & Dri

Grilled pork tenderloin medallions with blue cheese bacon whipped potatoes and a dried cherry port wine demi-glace. A steakhouse-quality dinner with three stunning components.

Blue Cheese Pasta with Bergamot

Whole wheat spaghetti tossed with sesame oil, crumbled blue cheese, and scattered with bergamot flower petals. A five-ingredient pasta that's elegant, earthy, and utterly unique.

Broccoli & Cheese Puff

Broccoli and cheese egg mixture baked in a fluffy pastry pie shell.

Tortured Tomatoes with Bird Dropping Dressing

Smashed "tortured" tomatoes topped with crumbled blue cheese drizzled to look like bird droppings. A gross-out Halloween hit kids absolutely love. No cooking required.

Steak & Caesar Salad

Grilled steak strips meet a tangy homemade Caesar dressing with Parmesan, blue cheese, and crunchy croutons. This steak Caesar salad is a quick 40-minute main dish that turns a classic side into a full meal.

Grilled Turkey spears with 3 Sauces

Grilled turkey spears thread cubed turkey breast, lime slices, pepperoni, and corn onto skewers, glazed with chili-lime oil and served with three dipping sauces: curry-banana, blue cheese-yogurt, and cranberry-horseradish.

Blackened Portobello-Mushroom Salad

Blackened portobello mushroom salad sears Cajun-spiced caps until deeply browned, then slices them over greens with white beans, tomato, red onion, and blue cheese. A hearty vegetarian steak-salad swap.

Bye-Bye Birdy Curry Dip

Curry dip with Granny Smith apple, crushed pineapple, cashews, and blue cheese in a creamy mayo base. No-cook appetizer with sweet, tangy, and savory layers in every bite.

Grilled Catfish Salad

Grilled catfish salad with a cane syrup and herb butter marinade, served over mixed greens with blue cheese crumbles and creamy blue cheese dressing.

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Salad with Greens Honey Vinaigrette & Roquefort

Grilled portobello mushroom salad with baby greens, bacon, Roquefort, and a honey-balsamic vinaigrette. A steakhouse-style main-course salad that leans on marinated mushroom caps as a meat substitute.

Blue Cheese Salad

Blue cheese spinach salad with a creamy homemade dressing of sour cream, mayonnaise, dry mustard, oregano, and garlic oil. Chunky, tangy, and ready in 15 minutes.

Spinach Calzones With Blue Cheese

Spinach calzones with blue cheese, sliced mushrooms, Vidalia onion, and garlic on refrigerated pizza dough. A 22-minute vegetarian dinner that folds into four golden personal pockets.

Cherry Tomato, Tarragon & Blue Cheese Salad

Spinning out the juice from cherry tomatoes makes the salad tasty but not watery. You can use this technique in all the tomato salads. And the reduction of the tomato juice adds the tangy flavor to the dressing.

Mushroom Tart I

Mushroom tart with caramelized mixed mushrooms, thyme cream, Parmigiano, and crumbled blue cheese in a flaky puff pastry shell. A showstopper appetizer or light dinner with deep earthy flavor.

Ramona's Clam Dip

Easy clam dip stirs canned clams into a creamy base of cream cheese and mayonnaise, brightened with onion, garlic, and Worcestershire. A no-cook, 10-minute appetizer for crudites or chips.

Variations for French Dressing

Dressed-up French dressing with mashed avocado, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg yolk and a hit of soy sauce. Quick creamy salad topper for steak or wedge salads.

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