10,000 cheese recipes

Texas white chili with dried white beans, chicken breast, green chilies, cumin, and Monterey Jack cheese. A hearty, no-tomato chili simmered from scratch.

A quick easy and refreshing salad is ready in ten minutes or so. Sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes, lettuce, fresh mozzarella, mushrooms and crunchy croutons are tossed with a light and tasty lemon-olive oil dressing.

Savory whole wheat bread loaded with spinach, feta, and onions made effortlessly in a bread machine. Healthy Greek-inspired loaf for sandwiches or sides.

Polenta pie sets a rosemary corn polenta crust in a springform pan, then layers grilled squash, eggplant, and roasted peppers inside. A vegetarian Italian showpiece, served chilled.

Low-fat garden vegetable scramble with egg substitute, bell peppers, celery, chives, and nonfat cheddar. A quick, healthy breakfast with no added oil or butter.

Turtle swirl cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust with semi-sweet chocolate ribbons, butterscotch drizzle, and toasted pecans. Marbled, dense, and unapologetically rich.

Cheddar braids are rich, egg-heavy yeast bread studded with sharp cheddar, brushed with egg wash, and topped with celery seeds. A stunning braided loaf with a brioche-like crumb.

This is a quick and easy recipe, I have made it several times, always very great, a good keeper.

Pasta and kidney bean soup is a quick Italian pasta e fagioli style soup with rosamarina (orzo), canned tomatoes, red kidney beans, oregano, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Spaghetti aglio e olio with sliced garlic sautéed in extra-virgin olive oil, hot pimento, and fresh parsley. The classic Italian pantry pasta that proves less is more.

I loved this recipe. I made this for my mom after her surgery and she loved it. I only used 1 box of spinach instead of 2 and I used real bacon and not bacon bits, other than that it was great!

Light pumpkin praline cheesecake: low-fat cottage cheese stands in for cream cheese, wheat germ replaces graham crumbs in the crust, and pumpkin pie spice carries the flavor. Topped with maple-drizzled pecans.

Mexican pizza on cornmeal-dusted personal crusts topped with seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, cheddar, and finished with cool lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and scallions. Pizza-night-meets-taco-night.

Vegetarian pumpkin walnut loaf: fresh pumpkin, rice, walnuts and herbs baked together and served with a quick stewed tomato sauce. A fall main dish that doesn't apologize for being meat-free.

Baked beef empanaditas filled with a picadillo of ground beef, raisins, green olives, hard-boiled egg, and cottage cheese in a golden egg-washed pastry.

Chunks of ham, tender noodles, sweet corn, and melted cheddar cheese slow-cook together into a creamy casserole that requires almost zero effort.