I usually use reduced fat cream cheese, and reduced fat blue cheese to keep the calories and fat down. Also for a quick fix you can use chive and onion variety cream cheese. ( They also make light.)
Author: Deadheadie
There's New York and Chicago, but how many Americans have heard of this unique Detroit style? It's a thick, rectangular pizza, distinctive in that it has the sauce on top of the cheese, has particularly...
Author: Amy Emberling
Fresh crab meat is so rich, fabulous, and sweet that, for this dip, I wanted to highlight the texture and flavor of the crab without masking it. Served bubbly hot with a crisply browned, lemon zestpanko...
Author: Diane Morgan
A sweet and savory easy appetizer. Delicious with slices of apples or with crackers! If you wish, cut the rind off top of the Brie.
Author: Laine's Cheesecakes
If you are watching your waistline and your calorie intake, these eggplant fries are a great alternative. Grease free and oil free, but just as tasty.
Author: Yoly
This is Mexican street food at its finest. Anytime I visit El Paso or Mexico the craving of elote en vaso steps into high gear. Now anytime I crave this I whip it up at home, except I make it fancy by...
Author: Muy Bueno
If I had to choose my all-time favourite family recipe, it would be this.
Author: Gordon Ramsay
Black Bean Soup with Cumin and Jalapeño. Jennifer Smith of Tyler, Texas, writes: "Now that I'm a stay-at-home mom, I cook more than I used to.
Author: Jennifer Smith
Pesto, Olive, and Roasted-Pepper Goat Cheese Torta
This goes together while the pasta water is boiling. You can also top this with salmon, chicken, crumbled bacon or tomatoes. This sauce is also great with steak.
Author: georgi
Butternut squash melts into the polenta as it cooks for this creamy make-ahead dish. Once transferred to a baking dish, pressing chunks of creamy Fontina cheese into the polenta ensures that once baked...
Author: Anna Stockwell
Author: Melissa Hamilton
Posted in response to a request. This is a wonderfully hearty soup that is pretty close to Olive Garden's. We used to go there several times a month when I lived close and get the soup and bread sticks....
Author: TishT
My husband wanted to find chips tasting like those made at restaurants. Baking them is the key. These nachos are his claim to fame as a cook and they're delicious! I love them as a quick appetizer or late...
Author: LMarcia
Coeur à la crème (cream heart) is a classic French dessert traditionally served with strawberries. This is adapted from a recipe in "Valentine Dinner for Two" from the February 1977 issue of Glamour...
Author: Anna Stockwell
Author: Sarah Copeland
This is so good, and it's great for a pot luck. Try pepper-jack cheese for the Cheddar for a little more kick.
Author: Lois A Dupre
This is a wonderful baked appetizer blending the tastes of Cheddar cheese and jalapeno peppers. The amount of jalapenos used can easily be adjusted to personal taste, although baking does take a lot of...
Author: Kim Meissner
Probably the greatest nachos ever assembled. Perfect for football. Serve as a giant help-yourself platter or portion onto plates.
Author: Brian Genest
These toasts are topped with a light sprinkling of minced garlic, olive oil, and sharp Pecorino Romano before being baked. Garlicky and salty, they are a great accompaniment to cocktails.
This is supposed to be the original chopped salad recipe, created by the owner of the La Scala restaurant in Los Angeles in the 1950's. I think it sounds pretty tasty, 50 years later!
Author: Halcyon Eve
Make and share this Seafood Nachos-Like Chi-Chi's recipe from Food.com.
Author: Diana Adcock
A favorite of all. Almost a meal in itself, and oh so flavorful! The blend of Parmesan, mozzarella and Cheddar melts to perfection, creating a filling, delicious treat.
Author: deb
This is a wonderful spin on the Green Chile Recipes for Green Chile LOVERS, like me! Very rich and CHEESY and creamy, to be used as a dip or over enchiladas! My husband is from New Mexico and introduced...
Author: Gutierrez-Family
I made this as an appetizer for Christmas and seemed to disappear into thin air! I like it with pita chips, and it's awesome with veggies and as a spread for sandwiches too!
Author: Sarah 11879
Broccoli-cheese soup is my life. There's something about it that triggers a happy, peaceful memory. I just don't know what the memory is. So I guess technically, it isn't really a memory at all. I think...
Author: Ree Drummond
Make and share this Grilled Stuffed Jalapenos recipe from Food.com.
Author: weekend cooker
Author: Eileen M. Watson
These little toasts can be served by themselves as appetizers or sometimes I like to serve them as croutons on salad.
Author: Elizabeth
Make and share this Easy Macaroni Casserole recipe from Food.com.
Author: MsBaton
In France, this soup would be prepared with a baking pumpkin. A mixture of butternut and acorn squashes mimics the French pumpkin's exceptional taste and texture.
An easy Mushroom and Spinach Calzone that includes three different cheeses!
Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen
From foodnetwork.com. This is the easiest way to make homemade mac and cheese that I've ever come across...in fact I've been altering all other mac and cheese recipes to reflect the method of prep in this...
Author: I Cook Therefore I
Delicious, no fuss appetizer! Elegant but sooo easy. A perfect addition to a BBQ or a fabulous Italian feast.
Author: Bubba's Mom
This baked Brie is my go-to recipe when I have to make something elegant, tasteful, and extremely easy when entertaining guests.
Author: Fioa
Make and share this Baked Haddock in Cream Sauce(Iceland) recipe from Food.com.
Author: Sharon123
Cajun-seasoned shrimp, andouille, and the trinity piled high on chips and smothered in melty cheese for nachos you won't soon forget!
Author: Soup Loving Nicole
I found this recipe in a doctor's office. It is great for a week night meal as you don't need to boil the pasta first; instead, you just basically toss the ingredients together and then bake in the oven....
Author: Leilani
Make and share this Tomato & Mozzarella Caprese - Official Recipe - Olive Garden recipe from Food.com.
Author: Starfire aka Wendy
I have just discovered Pioneer Woman and she sure knows how to please meat lovers. I tried this recipe the other night and "fantastic" just doesn't do it justice.
Author: rocket_j_dawg
I always loved it when my mom would make macaroni, cheese and hot dogs when I was young. As I grew up, I found that I liked it to be cheesier than she made it. I have been making this recipe for years...
Author: tmal5999