Tag : Cheese

Jalapeno-Cheddar Popovers

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 tbsp butter, melted
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ¼ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 tbsp minced seeded jalapeño pepper (about 1 pepper)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450. Make sure first 5 ingredients are at room temperature and then process in a blender 15 seconds or until smooth. Stir in cheese and pepper and let stand 30 minutes.
  2. Lightly grease 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray and place in a jelly-roll pan then heat in oven for 2 minutes.
  3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pan, filling halfway. Bake 15 minutes.
  4. Reduce oven temperature to 375 and bake 8-12 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
8-14-2016 |

Roasted Potatoes with Cheese

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fingerling potatoes, scrubbed and sliced 1/3 inch thick on the bias
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
  • 4 oz soft, creamy cheese (Taleggio, d’Affinois, fontina, for example), rind removed, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425. Toss potatoes with oil, season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Roast, flipping halfway through, until tender and golden, about 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat broiler with rack 6 inches from heat source. Transfer potatoes to 9×13 inch baking dish. Toss with thyme, top with cheese. Broil, rotating pan, until cheese is bubbly, about 2 minutes.
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Baked Stuffed French Toast

Ingredients

  • Unsalted butter, for baking dish
  • 14-inch loaf of rustic bread cut into 8 slices
  • 8 thin slices of ham
  • 8 oz thinly sliced Gruyere cheese
  • 8 large eggs
  • 2/3 cup whole milk

Instructions

  1. Butter bottom and sides of a 9×13 inch baking dish. Make a deep slit in each bread slice to create a packet. Stuff each with a slice of ham, then divide the cheese evenly among the packets.
  2. Whisk together eggs and milk in a bowl until combined, and season with salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture into prepared baking dish. Add bread slices in a single layer, pressing gently into egg mixture, and let soak 15 minutes. Flip bread and gently press again into egg mixture. Let soak 15 minutes. (If preparing the day before, refrigerate up to 12 hours, loosely covered, then let stand at room temperature 30 minutes.)
  3. Preheat oven to 350. Top bread with remaining ham and cheese. Bake until egg mixture is set and cheese is melted, 20-25 minutes.
  4. Turn oven to broil, with rack 4-6 inches from heat source. Broil until bread is toasted and golden brown, 1-2 minutes.
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Homemade Mac n Cheese

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp seasoned dry bread crumbs
  • ¼ cup flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • ¼ lb (4 oz) Velveeta, cut into ½-inch cubes
  • 1 pkg (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
  • 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked and drained

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Melt butter in large saucepan on low heat. Remove half of butter and mix with bread crumbs and set aside.
  3. Stir flour and salt into remaining butter (still in saucepan). Cook and stir for 1 minute.
  4. Gradually stir in milk until well blended. Cook and stir until thickened.
  5. Add Velveeta and 1.5 cups cheddar. Cook until melted, stirring frequently.
  6. Stir in macaroni.
  7. Spoon into 1.5 quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese and buttered crumbs.
  8. Bake 20 min or until heated through.
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