Sausage cheese is a great addition to salads, cold or hot appetizers and other simple homemade dishes. Its rich flavor goes well with ham, mushrooms, potatoes, cream, a variety of herbs and spices. An additional advantage is the low price, which makes sausage cheese dishes quite affordable.
Smoked sausage cheese in home cooking
Sausage cheese has a rich taste and original smoked aroma. It adds richness to any, even the simplest dishes, can act as an interesting addition or main component. The cheese melts easily, making it suitable for soups, hot sandwiches, casseroles and pies. The product is quite salty, so salt is added to the dishes in a minimal amount. Better to replace it with freshly ground pepper, paprika, dried or fresh herbs.
It is worth considering the high calorie content of sausage cheese. Its nutritional value is at least 350 kcal, so you should not abuse the product. Dishes with sausage cheese are preferably eaten for breakfast or lunch, accompanied by herbs and fresh vegetables. For better digestion, melted cheese snacks, pies and soups are not served with cold drinks, but should be accompanied by hot tea or coffee.
Hot sandwiches: hearty and simple
A great option for a family breakfast is hot sausage cheese sandwiches. It is very easy to cook them, the dish turns out to be hearty and warms up perfectly on a cold autumn or winter morning.
Ingredients:
- 100 g of sausage cheese;
- 1 loaf;
- 300 g of chicken ham;
- 1 egg;
- 2 pickled cucumbers;
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika.
Cut cucumbers into slices, ham into cubes, grate sausage cheese on a coarse grater. Mix the ingredients with the beaten egg, add the paprika. Cut the loaf into not too thick slices and fry in hot butter until golden brown.
Put the filling on the sandwich and place in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. When the cheese is melted, take out the sandwiches, put them on a plate covered with a paper napkin. Serve hot with freshly brewed tea or coffee with milk.
Spanish Warm Carrot Salad: Step-by-Step Preparation
A hearty and nutritious salad, rich in fiber, valuable microelements, provitamin A. Such a dish will perfectly replace an ordinary dinner, it can be served on a festive table. The bright combination of orange carrot circles and black olives makes the salad look spectacular in photos. The proportions of the products can be changed as desired.
Ingredients:
- 2 large juicy carrots;
- 2 ripe, not too juicy tomatoes;
- a handful of pitted black olives;
- 150 g of sausage cheese;
- refined vegetable oil for frying;
- freshly ground black pepper.
Wash carrots thoroughly with a brush, peel, cut into thin circles. If the roots are very large, the circles can be divided into halves or quarters. Heat odorless vegetable oil in a deep frying pan, pour out the prepared carrots, stirring with a spatula, fry them until soft and beautiful golden brown. Make sure that the carrots do not burn, otherwise the salad will acquire an unpleasant sweetish aftertaste.
Grate the sausage cheese and place with the carrots. Stir well to melt the cheese. Turn off the stove and cover the pan with a lid. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces without removing the skin. It is better to choose sweet, moderately juicy late varieties of tomatoes, they are much tastier. Cut the pitted olives into rings.
Put warm carrots with cheese in a salad bowl, add olives and tomatoes, sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper and mix. Serve immediately before the salad has cooled. The best accompaniment is dried grain bread slices.
Creamy soup with cheese and mushrooms: a step-by-step recipe
A delicious hot creamy soup can be made in just half an hour. It contains a lot of calories, is satiety and warms well in cold weather. A bowl of this soup can easily replace your usual lunch. If there is no fresh parsley, you can replace it with dried one.
Ingredients:
- 300 g of sausage cheese;
- 100 g of hunting sausages;
- 1 mushroom-flavored bouillon cube;
- 2 onions;
- 2 medium carrots;
- 100 g of champignons;
- freshly ground black pepper;
- parsley.
Add the bouillon cube to a pot of boiling water, wait until it is completely dissolved. Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater. In a frying pan in a small amount of vegetable oil, fry the onions until transparent, add the carrots and simmer until soft over medium heat. Put the roast in the broth, cook for 10 minutes.
Thinly chop the champignons, grate the sausage cheese on a coarse grater. Put the ingredients in a saucepan, cook for 7 minutes over medium heat. Thinly chop the hunting sausages, chop the parsley. Put the sausages in a saucepan, simmer for another 5 minutes. Pour the soup into bowls, add freshly ground black pepper and herbs to each. Serve homemade white bread croutons separately.
Potato casserole with cheese
The dish is prepared quickly and easily, the main thing is to boil the potatoes in advance until half cooked. The amount of cheese varies depending on taste; if desired, fried minced meat can be added to the potatoes. The casserole is cooked in the microwave, the process will take no more than 15 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 150 g of sausage cheese;
- 5 large potatoes;
- 1 tbsp. l. refined vegetable oil;
- 0.5 cups sour cream;
- 2 onions;
- fresh or dried herbs, spices.
Wash the potatoes thoroughly and boil until half cooked. Remove the peel, cut the tubers into large slices. Peel the onion and chop finely, grate the cheese on a coarse grater.
Grease a form of refractory glass with vegetable oil, mix the potatoes with onions and put on the bottom in an even layer. Spread chopped herbs and spices (salt, freshly ground black pepper, paprika) on top. Grease the potatoes with sour cream. Repeat layers until you run out of food. Cover the casserole generously with grated sausage cheese.
Place the container in the microwave, cook for 10-12 minutes at maximum power. Check the readiness of the potatoes, it should become soft and crumbly, soaked in sour cream well. Serve the casserole hot or warm, or garnish with fresh herbs.
Delicious cheese pie: original version
For a quick bite to eat or a high-calorie dinner, try a simple but delicious pie with smoked sausage cheese and ham. It can be prepared in advance and reheated just before eating.
Ingredients:
- 250 g wheat flour;
- 1 egg;
- 125 g butter or margarine;
- 2 tbsp. l. cold water;
- a pinch of salt.
For filling:
- 250 g smoked sausage cheese;
- 4 eggs;
- 200 g lean ham;
- 200 g cream;
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Sift flour into a bowl, mix with salt. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces, add to the flour, grind into crumbs with your hands. Pour in water and beaten egg, knead an elastic homogeneous dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
Prepare the filling. Grate the sausage cheese, mix with finely diced ham. Separate the yolks from the whites. Mix the yolk mass with ham and cheese, beat the whites into a foam with a pinch of salt. Pour cream into the bulk, add whipped egg whites in portions. Pepper the filling to taste, add a mixture of dry herbs if desired.
Roll out the dough into a layer, put it in a mold, forming high sides. Make several punctures with a fork. Pour the filling over the dough, put the mold in the oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake for 30-40 minutes, the filling should thicken, and the sides should acquire a beautiful golden color. Cool pie slightly and cut into slices, serve warm.
