20 your off cheese Recipes

poblano chile, top cut off and seeded, egg, panko breadcrumbs (or other fine breadcrumbs), cheddar cheese, grated (choose another cheese if you like), cayenne pepper (more if you like it spicy or even use a different spice and make it your own), kosher salt, black pepper

olive oil, divided, pesto sauce , purchased (or your homemade), bread, cubed small (or torn, use up your stale white or whole wheat, french, just not sweet bread), white onion, small dice, zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch, corn , cut fresh off cobs or 2 cups frozen, sweet red pepper, diced, garlic clove, minced, mozzarella cheese, shredded

romaine lettuce , torn into bite sized pieces, cooked black beans or 1 cup black-eyed peas (drain and rinse if using canned), bell pepper , cut into bite sized pieces, ears corn , cut off the cob, avocado, peeled and diced, tomatoes, chopped, chopped sweet onion, grated cheddar cheese, fresh cilantro, chopped, your favorite vinaigrette (use your own recipe , or try paul newman s family recipe version, which is really mild and works well), red pepper flakes, crushed tortilla chips (we use red hot blues), cooked chicken or beef, would be delicious on this salad for a nice summer main dish (optional)

pizza dough, cut in 2 (use a high quality pizza dough), sliced zucchini, kalamata olives, pitted and diced, chopped turkey pastrami, shredded mozzarella cheese (sometimes i toss in some fontina), your favorite tomato sauce, crushed garlic, whole tomatoes , salted and water drained off (this is the second recipe), chicken breast, chopped into pieces (this is great if you have leftovers), black olives, pitted and chopped up, shredded mozzarella cheese, purple onion, sliced, mushrooms, sliced, crushed garlic, butter (this is for top crust ), red pepper flakes, parmesan cheese

cornbread mix, shredded cheese (your favorite , i use cheddar), liquid smoke, salt or creole seasoning , for sprinkling in peppers, jalapenos, tops cut off and seeds and membrane removed

cooked chicken, off the bone, chopped, caribbean jerk marinade (your favorite bottled variety), cream cheese, flour tortillas, leaves red leaf lettuce or 3 leaves green leaf lettuce, red onions (very thin slices), prepared mango chutney

refrigerated refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls, reduced-fat cream cheese or 2 (8 oz) packages neufchatel cheese, diced, white sugar, lemon juice, vanilla extract, sour cream, crushed walnuts (or broken size of your choice) or 1/2 cup pecans (or broken size of your choice), dark brown sugar, egg white, beaten, sugar, milk, butter, softened

all-purpose flour, sparkling water, kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning, goat cheese, at room temperature, cream cheese, at room temperature, heavy cream, chopped fresh basil leaves, green onion, finely chopped, freshly ground black pepper, zucchini blossoms* see cook s note, vegetable oil, for frying, suggestion: serve with your favorite marinara sauce or vinaigrette, note : zucchini blossoms can be found at farmer s markets and specialty grocery stores. as an alternative, try using baby bell peppers. cut off the tops and remove the seeds. fill with the cheese mixture and dip the cut end in flour before dipping in the batter.

zucchini squash, onion, chopped, fresh tomatoes, sliced, olive oil, low-fat cottage cheese, liquid drained off top, basil, oregano, shredded parmesan cheese

nm hatch chilis , blistered and skinned, cheese , your choice cheddar, colby or jack, skim milk, eggs, flour, shredded pepper jack or cheddar cheese, ground beef, taco seasoning and 1 tsp cumin, salt and pepper to taste (for the meat), guacamole (wholly single servings works well), mexican crema

roma tomato, carrot (not peeled ), green onion (only the roots cut off), celery rib, canned black beans, canned corn, taco seasoning (i use the hot and spicy 1), low sodium chicken broth, fresh cilantro leaves, avocados, shredded nonfat cheddar cheese, cooked chicken (optional), multigrain tortilla chips, salt and pepper

dried corn husks, lard or vegetable shortening (i used . it adds flavor. it s not that bad once in a while, it s a saturated fat yes, but vegetable shortening is a trans fat, and i think that s worse for you. you can render your own using the cut off fat from pork roast and pork chops. do not use salt pork or bacon - ask your butcher for about 1 1/2 lb of pork fat), baking powder, blue corn meal ( is coarser than yellow, but if you want to make yellow tamales, get masa harina for tamales), water, chicken stock, preferably homemade, salt, poblano chilies, seeded and cut into a small dice, fresh or frozen corn (thawed if frozen ), monterey jack cheese , cut into a small dice

shrimp, peeled tails off (i used large and rough chopped), scallops , rouch chopped (i used bay, the small ), crabmeat , 1 can if you can tsp get fresh just pick through to make sure there are no shells, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, carrot, chopped, diced potato, fine chopped skins off, mushroom, chopped, frozen peas, half-and-half, chicken broth, butter, all-purpose flour, sherry wine, grated monterey jack cheese, country biscuits (i used pillsbury, or you can make your own, no cooked), butter (to brush on the biscuits)

italian-style peeled tomatoes , combine in a large bowl and crush with your hands, vidalia onions , large onions (chopped or sliced), garlic head (chopped or sliced ), parmesan rind , buy a fresh chunk of parmesan cheese with rind still on, cut 1-inch rind off of the block of parme, loose sweet italian sausage, loose hot italian sausage, olive oil, original essence (optional, but highly recommended ), tomato paste , for a thicker, less watery sauce

fresh jalapenos- slice in half, tops cut off and seeded, bacon cut in half, cream cheese softened, season salt (to your liking), foil, toothpicks

enough bell peppers for the family (4 to 5), tops off and seeded, black beans, rinsed/drained, diced tomatoes (for extra kick, use ro-tel), cooked rice, handful of walnuts, chopped, cumin, garlic, chopped, onion, chopped, bacon, cooked and crumbled, salt, pepper (to taste), your favorite kind of salty grated cheese for the top

fresh z.squash , chopped into decent bite sized pieces, fresh yellow/sumer squash , chopped the same, onion, yellow , vidalia, or red, cut into slices and broken up, garlic , rough minced, yellow, red, green bell peppers, seeded, sliced up into strips, enough oil or oil and butter to gently saute fresh vegetables, ortega chiles, chopped or chop up the whole ones yourself, stewed tomatoes , the new spicy ones add a nice pop, kidney beans, (light or dark ) some what drained, black beans , mostly drained., corn, canned, frozen or fresh off the ear, cumin , to taste, red pepper flakes , to taste, or leave out if no heat desired, a pinch of thyme and/or marjoram, ground in your hand, a healthy pinch of kosher salt, grated sharp cheese over the top of servings, if you want to, cooked rice to serve this over is good and part of the original recipe given to me., all ingredients with an asterisk (*) i have added to the basic recipe., you can add boiled, broiled , or roasted chicken torn/cut up to this. you can also add ground beef or cooked stewed beef or other left over beef if you want meat added to this vegetable dish.

chicken breasts (on or off bone ), chicken stock (or water with 4 chicken bullions), fresh or frozen spinach, your favorite short noodle (bow-ties, shells, etc.), ground beef, egg, grated parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling, bread crumbs