Recipes with cheese

Cooking with cheese

Cheese adds flavour and richness to pasta, toasties, bakes and breakfast. A small amount of a strong cheese such as mature Cheddar or Parmesan goes further than a mild one.

This page has 48 recipes with cheese: 35 dinners, 10 lunches and 3 breakfasts. 30 are ready in 30 minutes or less, and the quickest is Cheesy Bean Quesadillas at 15 minutes. In these recipes, cheese most often goes with tomatoes, garlic and onion.

Short on time? Try Cheesy Bean Quesadillas (15 min), Cheesy Tuna Toasties (15 min) and Pesto Mozzarella Flatbread (15 min).

Tips for cheese

• Grate cheese yourself and stir it into a sauce off the heat, a handful at a time, so it melts smoothly instead of turning stringy.
• Hard cheese such as Cheddar keeps well in the fridge when wrapped tightly; grated cheese can be frozen in a bag and used straight from the freezer in cooked dishes.
• Feta, halloumi and paneer hold their shape when heated, so use them where you want cubes or slices rather than a melted sauce.
• Paneer and halloumi brown well in a hot, lightly oiled pan.
• Mixing a little strong cheese with a milder one keeps the flavour up and the cost down.