Recipes

Lasagna noodles rolled with creamy chicken Alfredo filling, baked under a blanket of melty cheese.

A Tex-Mex enchilada-style casserole with layers of boiled chicken, green chiles, cream soups, and torn corn tortillas, all blanketed in shredded Cheddar cheese.

Crushed Doritos form the base of this zesty casserole filled with chicken, jalapeños, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and smothered in Cheddar cheese.

A light, low-fat chicken soup brimming with cheese tortellini, spinach, mushrooms, red bell pepper, and rice — ideal for a crowd.

A Carolina mountain recipe for Chile−Cheese Chowder.

Roasted whole chiles or bell peppers stuffed with green onions, cilantro, and two cheeses, all blanketed in a light egg and milk custard and baked until golden.

Layered whole green chiles and two kinds of cheese in a savory egg custard batter, baked until puffy and golden — all the flavor of chiles rellenos without the frying.

Ground beef with chili beans and tomato soup spooned over corn chips and baked with green onions, black olives, and sharp Cheddar cheese until melted and bubbly.

A seafood recipe for Chili-Cheese Sauce.

Hearty skillet casserole combining ground beef, chili seasoning, tomatoes, and elbow macaroni. Top with shredded cheddar cheese to serve.

Crockpot chocolate-amaretto cheesecake

A low-carb Atkins recipe for Chocolate & Banana Cream Cheese Bites.

A Carolina mountain recipe for Chocolate Candy Cheesecake.

Unmolded heart-shaped chocolate cream cheese desserts — cream cheese beaten with melted chocolate and Grand Marnier, lightened with whipped cream, set overnight in cheesecloth-lined molds, served with chocolate-dipped strawberries.

Thin chocolate crepes filled with strawberry cream cheese, served with a warm sautéed fresh strawberry sauce and finished with chocolate sauce.

A low-carb Atkins recipe for Chocolate & Orange Cream Cheese Bites.

A Betty Crocker betty-crocker-cookies recipe for Chocolate-Raspberry Cheesecake Bars.

A low-carb Atkins recipe for Chocolate & Raspberry Cream Cheese Bites.

A healthy low-carb recipe for Chocolate Raspberry Jell-O Cheesecake.

Classic deli Reuben sandwich — corned beef with well-drained sauerkraut and Swiss cheese on buttered rye bread with Thousand Island dressing, grilled until golden.

Classic French consommé: a gallon of cold chicken stock clarified with a ground chicken-egg white raft enriched with mirepoix, tomato, and aromatic herbs, strained crystal-clear through cheesecloth.

Bread-crumbed chicken chunks browned golden, then baked with Swiss cheese, diced ham, and a creamy milk-and-soup sauce—all the flavors of Chicken Cordon Bleu in an easy casserole.