Cheese is a source of protein, an essential product for everyone who leads a healthy lifestyle. Any dish can be supplemented with grated cheese. It is especially suitable for pizzas, salads, appetizers, pasta, baked potatoes and casseroles. You can take the cheese to your taste: parmesan, cottage cheese, mozzarella or any hard cheese.
Grated cheese, when added to culinary dishes, makes them softer, more aromatic, and more satisfying. The main thing is to use fresh high-quality cheeses in cooking.
Baked vegetables with brisket and grated cheese
This easy recipe is perfect for breakfast, dinner, or a quick snack. Making the dish is easy. This is a great dish to free the refrigerator of stale food. The basis of the dish is eggs, cheese, brisket (bacon). Any vegetables, herbs, leftovers of ready-made meat, mushrooms are suitable as additional ingredients. You can cook in the oven or in a deep frying pan with a lid.
The total cooking time is 20-30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1-2 eggs or more at discretion;
- 1-2 tbsp grated cheese;
- 1 tbsp brisket (bacon), cut into thin cubes;
- 1 tbsp. sweet peppers and tomatoes, cut into pieces;
- 1 tbsp champignon mushrooms, cut into wedges;
- 1 tbsp onions, peeled and diced;
- salt, pepper, herbs to taste.
Cooking step by step:
Step 1. Fry the brisket and mushrooms in a pan.
Step 2. Add chopped vegetables. Season with salt, pepper, add herbs.
Step 3. Break eggs for vegetables. Stir.
Step 4. Sprinkle cheese on top. Place in a preheated oven up to 180 ° C for 10-15 minutes.
Stuffed Baked Jacket Potatoes with Brisket and Shredded Cheese
The dish is interesting, it is prepared from classic products. It can be safely served for a home dinner or prepared for loved ones at a picnic.
Ingredients:
- 4 things. potatoes;
- 1 tbsp oils;
- 150-200 g of brisket, cut into cubes;
- 1 onion;
- 100 ml of milk;
- 80 g grated cheese;
- parsley and dill;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking in stages:
Step 1. Wash the potatoes, put them on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated oven at 190-200 degrees until half cooked for 40-45 minutes.
Step 2. Cut the tubers in half diagonally until they are cold.
Step 3. Spoon out the pulp from each half of the potato. This is easier to do when the potatoes are still hot. The skin must not be damaged.
Step 4. Mash the potato pulp by adding milk, butter, salt, chopped herbs. The puree should keep its shape.
Step 5. In a frying pan, fry the brisket and onion cubes. Mix with potato mass. Add grated cheese, stir again. Check the taste. Add salt if necessary.
Step 6. Stuff the potato "uniforms" and place them in the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.
Beetroot salad with grated cheese and garlic
The salad contains common foods that are good for health. The dish is suitable for everyday meals, as well as for serving on a festive table.
Preparation time 45 minutes. The cooking time is 15 minutes. The recipe is for 2 servings.
Ingredients:
- 2 pcs. beets, small size;
- 100-120 g of grated cheese;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise or sour cream;
- salt to taste;
- parsley or dill.
Preparation:
Step 1. Boil the beets for 40-45 minutes until soft. Cool, peel. Cut into thin sticks or strips. Place the beets in a bowl.
Step 2. Put grated cheese, finely chopped garlic, salt, chopped herbs, mayonnaise on the beets. Stir the ingredients.
Put the salad in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.
You can replace mayonnaise not only with sour cream, but also with yogurt or your favorite homemade sauce. The composition of the salad can include peeled pickled cucumber, chopped egg, walnuts or pine nuts, kiwi slices.
Classic salad with croutons and grated cheese
This salad can be prepared all year round. It contains green lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, bread croutons and cheese. The products are the most common and affordable. You can prepare a salad in just 12-15 minutes at home or in the country. The dish is appropriate to serve on the table as an appetizer or a side dish for fish, chicken or meat.
The recipe is for 2-3 servings. The calorie content of one serving is about 310 kcal.
Ingredients:
- a bunch of fresh lettuce leaves;
- 12-15 pcs. cherry tomatoes or 2 pcs. ordinary;
- 2 fresh cucumbers (150g);
- 2 slices of white bread;
- 1 tbsp frying oils;
- ½ red onion or white, sweet varieties;
- 50 g grated cheese;
- 2 sprigs of fresh dill, parsley, basil, onions (optional).
For the sauce:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil;
- 1 tsp lemon juice or wine vinegar;
- ½ tsp honey or sugar;
- salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation:
Step 1. Cut the white bread into cubes and fry in oil until golden brown.
Step 2. Tear lettuce leaves into a bowl with your hands. Cut the cucumbers and onion into slices and add to the salad.
Step 3. Mix the ingredients for the sauce. Pour the prepared sauce over the salad. Mix.
Step 4. Sprinkle with grated cheese and croutons on top.
Serve immediately to the table.
On a note. If the salad is made in advance, then the sauce, fresh cucumber, cheese and croutons should be added to the bowl last. The salad should be nice and crispy.
Stuffed zucchini boats with grated cheese
Delicious light dish. A great appetizer is obtained when prepared from young zucchini.
Ingredients:
- 2 young zucchini;
- ½ cup dry white bread crumbs;
- ½ cup grated cheese;
- 1/3 cup diced onions
- ½ cup chopped finely boiled sausage;
- 1-2 eggs;
- 2 tbsp butter;
- salt, pepper to taste;
- 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley, dill;
- 2 tbsp grated cheese for sprinkling.
Preparation, step by step:
Step 1. Wash young zucchini, cut off the tail. Chop the fruit in several places with a fork to evaporate the steam. Bake until soft in the microwave for 3-5 minutes. The time depends on the mass of the zucchini.
Step 2. Cut the zucchini in half. Use a spoon to remove the pulp from the boats and place in a bowl. Turn the boats over to drain the excess juice.
Step 3. Prepare minced meat: in a bowl with zucchini pulp, put crumbs of dry bread, grated cheese, chopped onion, sausage, eggs, greens.
Step 4. Salt and pepper the boats. Fill with minced zucchini.
Step 5. Put a small piece of butter on top of the minced meat and spread it over the minced meat. Sprinkle the boats with 2 tbsp. grated cheese.
Step 6. Bake in the oven until golden brown for 30-40 minutes.
Serve warm.
If desired, instead of sausage, ready-made minced meat, ham, pieces of fish are added to the recipe, or boats are prepared with minced vegetables, into which mushrooms (forest mushrooms, mushrooms, oyster mushrooms) are added for taste.
Grilled corn with grated cheese
A simple, understandable recipe that is easy to cook in the country. A preparation that redefines the flavor of your favorite Sweet Corn with Shredded Cheese. An unusual snack for an outdoor party.
Ingredients:
- 5 cobs of sweet corn;
- 5 tsp mayonnaise;
- 5 tbsp grated cheese;
- 1 lemon (juice);
- ground red hot pepper, herbs (optional).
Preparation:
Step 1. Remove the leaves from the ears.
Step 2. Wrap each cob with cling foil, twist the ends of the foil on both sides..
Step 3. Bake the corn cobs in the coals or on a wire rack for 25-30 minutes, remembering to turn them so that the kernels are evenly baked.
Step 4. Remove the foil. Let the corn cool slightly. Sprinkle the ears with lemon juice. Coat them with mayonnaise. Sprinkle corn cobs with grated cheese, pepper, herbs.
If desired, add your favorite spices, herbs, herbs, garlic, green onions to mayonnaise and prepare a sauce for corn cobs. Mayonnaise can be mixed with sour cream or sour cream sauce.
