Recipes With Cheese

Got cheese on hand? Here are 14 recipes you can make with it, ranked by how few extra ingredients they need — the simplest matches come first.

Runner Bean Mash (Snijbonen Stamppot)

Side · Netherlands

Kaspressknödel - Cheese Dumplings

Vegetarian

Cream Cheese Tart

Starter · United States

Apple Potato Mash (Hete bliksem)

Side · Netherlands

Beef Burgers with Onion

Beef

15-minute chicken & halloumi burgers

Chicken · United States

Francesinha

Beef · Portuguese

Pairs well with

Onion Butter Eggs Flour Milk Potato Virgin Olive Oil Beef

Storing & using Cheese

Keep refrigerated and check the use-by date — eggs are best used within a few weeks, most dairy within a week of opening. Out of Cheese? vegan cheese is a common swap (1:1). Type unspecified.

Cheese recipe FAQs

What can I make with just cheese?

Start with the simplest recipes above — most lean on onion or a few everyday staples alongside it.

What goes well with cheese?

Onion, Butter, Eggs, Flour, Milk are the most common pairings in our recipes.

How do I find recipes for cheese plus what else I have?

Use Cook with what you have (/pantry/) — add cheese plus anything else in your kitchen, and recipes rank by how many you already own.