Baked Havarti Recipes

HERBED HAVARTI IN PASTRY

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, combine the parsley, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Spread mustard over cheese blocks; roll in herbs to coat. , On a lightly floured surface, roll pastry to about 13 in. long (or long enough to fit cheese blocks end to end). Place cheese on pastry and fold pastry around cheese; trim excess dough. Pinch edges to seal. Place seam side down on an ungreased baking sheet. , Brush pastry with egg. With floured cutters, cut decorative shapes from dough scraps if desired; arrange over the top and brush with egg. Sprinkle with salt if desired. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Serve warm with crackers and fruit.

CARAMEL HAVARTI

Steps:

• Place cheese in an small ungreased cast-iron skillet or shallow 1-qt. baking dish. Bake at 375° until edges of cheese just begin to melt, 5-7 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute pecans in butter until toasted. Drizzle caramel over cheese; sprinkle with pecans. Serve with apple wedges.

BAKED HAVARTI

Steps:

• Place 1/2 the rolls on a cookie sheet and forming a rectangle shape.
• Place 2 layers of cheese on top of the rectangle.
• Make a rectangle out of the remaining rolls and layer on top of the cheese.
• Seal the edges together.
• Bake @ 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with sliced granny smith apples.

BAKED CHICKEN OSCAR DINNER (YEP, THE WHOLE SHEBANG)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place chicken breasts into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Place red potatoes into a separate 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over chicken breasts and 1 tablespoon oil over potatoes.
• Combine sea salt, 2 teaspoons garlic powder, lemon and herb seasoning, onion powder, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and black pepper in a small bowl. Sprinkle chicken and potatoes each with half the seasoning mix.
• Cover both baking dishes with aluminum foil.
• Bake chicken and potatoes in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes; remove chicken and top each breast with a folded slice of Havarti cheese. Return chicken to oven and bake until Havarti cheese is melted, chicken is no longer pink inside and juices juices run clear, about 5 more minutes.
• Remove chicken and potatoes from oven and allow to rest covered for 5 minutes.
• Whisk hollandaise sauce mix with milk in a saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil and stir in butter until melted. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in white pepper, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and 1 pinch garlic powder.
• Place asparagus into a skillet over medium heat. Pour water into skillet about 1-inch deep and bring to a boil. Cover skillet and steam asparagus just until tender but still bright green, 2 to 4 minutes.
• To serve, place each chicken breast onto a serving plate and top breasts with imitation crab meat.
• Pour about 2 tablespoons of hollandaise sauce over each serving and place several spears of asparagus on top; drizzle 2 more tablespoons of sauce over each portion. Serve remaining hollandaise sauce on the side. Garnish with a pinch of paprika and serve with 2 red potatoes on each serving plate.

CHEESE PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring the water, butter, salt and cayenne to a boil. Add flour all at once and stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. Stir in Gruyere and mustard. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake at 425° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm or cold.

HAVARTI MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
• In 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Using whisk, stir in flour, salt and onion. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until mixture smells nutty and is lightly golden, stirring constantly with whisk.
• Add milk. Continue to beat with whisk, scraping bottom of skillet until mixture heats to boiling. Mixture will thicken. Remove from heat; add cheese and dill. Stir with whisk until smooth. Stir in drained macaroni.
• Serve with additional dill weed if desired.

BAKED HAVARTI CHEESE

Steps:

• 1. Defrost puff pastry sheet. Wrap havarti cheese in puff pastry sheet, place seam down on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 2. Bake at 325 for 25-30 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown. Remove and place on serving platter.
• 3. Drizzle honey, coating entire puff pastry. Sprinkle slivered almonds on top.
• 4. To serve I place crackers and apple slices around the puff pastry. Put knife along the side for cutting off wedges or slices of baked havarti.