Recipes with cheese slices, processed

Grilled burgers with sour cream, dried thyme, and parsley mixed right into the patty for extra moisture and herby savor. The juicy weeknight cookout staple in 20 minutes.

Sour cream burgers stay juicy because the sour cream goes right into the beef, along with green onion and a little crumb to keep them tender. Cook them fast in the microwave or sear them on the grill, then load up the buns.

Grilled ranch burgers with creamy ranch dressing mixed right into the ground beef patty plus more ranch on top. Quick weeknight or backyard burger ready in 20 minutes.

Double cheese mac and cheese using cheese tortellini in a creamy processed cheese sauce. Cheese-stuffed pasta in cheese sauce means maximum cheese in every bite.

Here's a simple cheese sauce to spread over tortilla chips. Add some jalapenos to spice things up a bit.

Messy Fredericks pile shredded ham and turkey in a sweet-spiced barbecue sauce onto toasted hamburger buns with melty cheese. A weeknight family sandwich that feeds six in 30 minutes.

Slow cooker golden cheese bake with converted rice, shredded carrots, sharp processed cheese, eggs, and milk. A hands-off cheesy rice casserole that cooks while you're away.

Easy nachos: three-ingredient nachos with tortilla chips, melted American cheese food, and salsa. A 15-minute snack for game day, movie night, or kid lunches.

Low-fat open-faced vegetable sandwiches on whole wheat toast with a cottage cheese, mushroom, and sprout spread topped with melted low-fat cheese. A vegetarian lunch under 100 calories.

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.

Open-faced pesto, tomato, and melted cheese sandwich on a roll, broiled until bubbly. Five-minute lunch with bright basil pesto and gooey cheese.

Triple cheese burgers: stuffed beef patties with cottage cheese and Parmesan inside, simmered in tomato sauce and topped with melted cheese. Retro skillet dinner.

Individual cheese-stuffed meatloaves made with ground beef and shredded cucumber, cooked in the microwave with melted cheese on top. A unique weeknight dinner in 25 minutes.

Rice and broccoli casserole with cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup, processed cheese, and sauteed onion. A classic make-ahead comfort food side dish.

Toasted long grain rice baked in French onion soup with turkey, mushrooms, green pepper, and celery, finished with a melted cheese pinwheel on top. A hearty one-dish casserole the whole family will dig into.

Crustless garden quiche with mushrooms, onion, shredded carrots, and light processed cheese in a cholesterol-free egg and skim milk custard. No pie crust needed for this lighter take.