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Bachelor Grilled Cheese

Bachelor Grilled Cheese

4.4

Prep
2 min
Cook
Total
2 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Toast bread in a toaster until golden. Place slices of cheese between the two pieces of toast. Wrap sandwich in a paper towel, and heat in the microwave for 15 to 20 seconds, or until cheese is melted.

By PMSprincess

Hot Dog Roll-Up

Hot Dog Roll-Up

4.3

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Place hot dogs between 2 paper towels. Microwave on high for 20 seconds. Set aside.
  3. 3 Lay 1 slice processed cheese in center of each tortilla. Place 1 hot dog on top of each cheese slice.
  4. 4 Roll up each tortilla from one end to the other, enclosing cheese and hot dog.
  5. 5 Place roll-ups on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave until cheese is fully melted and tortillas warmed, 10 to 12 seconds.

By Mission Foods

Hot Dog a la Potato

Hot Dog a la Potato

4.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Slit hot dogs lengthwise down the center, but do not cut in half. Spread them open, and place them in a 9x9 inch square baking dish. Pile an equal amount of the mashed potatoes onto each hot dog.
  3. 3 Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Turn the oven off, and remove the dish of hot dogs. Place one slice of cheese onto each one, and return them to the oven until the cheese has melted.

By Deb Paul

Twice Baked Cheesy Potatoes

Twice Baked Cheesy Potatoes

4.2

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bake potatoes for 1 hour or until soft.
  3. 3 In a microwave safe bowl, combine the cheese and butter. Cook in microwave for 1 1/2 minutes or until melted. Add sour cream and mix together.
  4. 4 Cut potatoes in half, scoop out insides while being careful not to tear the skins. Add to cheese mixture and mix together until smooth.
  5. 5 Stuff potato mixture back into potato shells and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

By Betsy Loeffler

Cheesy Ramen Noodles

Cheesy Ramen Noodles

4.3

Prep
Cook
5 min
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
  2. 2 Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ramen noodles and cook until tender, about 2 minutes.
  3. 3 Pour out water, then stir in seasoning packet and cheese until well blended.

By Emily

Dorm Room Cheesy Tuna and Noodles

Dorm Room Cheesy Tuna and Noodles

4.0

Prep
2 min
Cook
5 min
Total
7 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Pour water into a microwave safe bowl, and cook in the microwave until very hot, about 2 minutes at high heat. Add ramen noodles, and microwave 2 minutes more to cook.
  2. 2 Drain and discard water from noodles, then stir in seasoning packet, tuna, and American cheese. Place back into microwave, and cook until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more. Stir before serving.

By JCURPHY

Tomato Bacon Grilled Cheese

Tomato Bacon Grilled Cheese

4.6

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and set aside.
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Spread butter onto one side of each slice of bread. Lay 4 slices of bread, butter side down, in the skillet. Top with a slice of cheese, 2 slices tomato, bacon, and another slice of cheese. Cover with a slice of bread, butter side out. Fry sandwiches until golden on both sides.

By Missy189

Cheesy Chicken Rolls

Cheesy Chicken Rolls

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  2. 2 Unroll dough; separate into 8 triangles. On the bottom of the triangle, place 1/2 piece of American cheese and 1/2 cup shredded chicken. Roll dough, seal edges, and place in the prepared dish.
  3. 3 Combine cream of chicken soup, milk, and Cheddar cheese in a small bowl; pour over stuffed rolls.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

By frog69

Cheesy BBQ Bread

Cheesy BBQ Bread

2.3

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion in the melted butter until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir poppy seeds into onion mixture.
  3. 3 Cut bread into slices, leaving them still attached on the bottom of the loaf. Put an American cheese slice into each slit; spoon poppy seed mixture into each slit. Wrap loaf with aluminum foil.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.

By star23515

J. J.'s Shepherd's Pie

J. J.'s Shepherd's Pie

4.2

Prep
10 min
Cook
40 min
Total
60 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
  3. 3 Stir cream-style corn and corn niblets together in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
  4. 4 Spread ground beef out in the bottom of a casserole dish. Top with 8 slices American cheese, corn mixture, remaining cheese slices, and mashed potatoes, respectively.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until corn mixture bubbles along the edges of the dish, about 30 minutes. Cool briefly before slicing.

By mrsoofie

Skillet Chili 'N Eggs

Skillet Chili 'N Eggs

3.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Stir chili with beans and corn together in a large skillet over medium heat; cook until heated through, about 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Break eggs onto chili mixture and top eggs with American cheese.
  3. 3 Cover and cook until eggs are set and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes.

By Dacifilia

Cheese Spaghetti

Cheese Spaghetti

3.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
  2. 2 Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 Return pasta to pot and place over low heat. Stir in butter until melted. Stir in milk and cheese until melted and smooth. Season with garlic powder and pepper and serve.

By Khalilah

Aunt Millie's Broccoli Casserole

Aunt Millie's Broccoli Casserole

4.3

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli in the boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, and set aside.
  3. 3 In a saucepan over medium heat, mix cheese, cream of mushroom soup, salt, and pepper. Stir until cheese is melted. Add broccoli, stirring to coat. Transfer the mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  4. 4 In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Mix in the croutons, and sprinkle over the broccoli mixture.
  5. 5 Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the topping is browned and the broccoli is tender.

By Kaylee

Tuna Noodle Casserole III

Tuna Noodle Casserole III

4.3

Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  2. 2 In a 1 1/2 quart glass casserole dish, layer noodles, butter cubes, 2 slices of cheese, 1/2 of the tuna, and 1/2 of the soup. Repeat the layering with the remaining ingredients. Top the casserole with bread crumbs.
  3. 3 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes.

By Marie

The Best Slow Cooker Cream Corn

The Best Slow Cooker Cream Corn

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
180 min
Total
185 min

Instructions

  1. 1 In a 6 quart slow cooker, combine the corn, cream cheese, butter, sugar, American cheese and milk. Cover and set to Low. Cook for about 3 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Cheese and milk burn easily, so I would not recommend cutting the time and using the High setting.

By mamamelton

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sliders

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Sliders

3.7

Prep
10 min
Cook
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Cut each chicken breast in half; place into large resealable plastic food bag. Flatten each to about 1/2-inch thickness with meat mallet.
  2. 2 Pour desired amount of buffalo wing sauce into bag; seal bag. Gently shake to coat chicken; refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
  3. 3 Heat gas grill on medium or charcoal grill until coals are ash white.
  4. 4 Remove chicken from hot sauce; discard sauce.
  5. 5 Place chicken onto grill. Grill, turning once, 10-12 minutes or until internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees F and chicken is no longer pink in center. Brush with additional buffalo wing sauce while cooking, if desired. Top each chicken piece with 2 quarters cheese during last minute of cooking.
  6. 6 Place buns, cut-side down, onto grill. Cook 1-2 minutes or until toasted.
  7. 7 Spread dressing onto cut-sides of toasted buns. Place celery sticks and chicken onto bottom half of buns; cover with top half of buns.

By Land O'Lakes

Messy Burgers

Messy Burgers

4.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place the ground chuck into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until no longer pink. Drain the grease from the skillet and reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the onion and butter and season with garlic pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is tender. Lay the slices of cheese on top of the meat. As the cheese starts to melt, fold the meat from the edges onto the cheese, keeping some of the meat under the cheese. Keep folding the meat until the cheese has completely melted and everything is well blended. Spoon onto hamburger buns to serve.

By Dakotaz

Game Day Jalapeno Cheese Dip

Game Day Jalapeno Cheese Dip

3.8

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Brown ground beef and sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat. Stir in the cheese cubes; cook over medium heat until melted, stirring constantly. Mix in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, green chiles, and jalapeno peppers. Stir well.
  2. 2 Transfer dip to a slow cooker set to Low to serve.

By Kel Kel

Country Chicken Casserole

Country Chicken Casserole

4.2

Prep
10 min
Cook
60 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Stir hash browns and 1/2 of the onions together in a 9x13 inch baking dish, then lay cheese slices on top and layer chicken over cheese. In a small bowl, mix soup and milk together and pour mixture over chicken.
  3. 3 Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear. Pour corn onto chicken and stir to combine all ingredients, then bake for an additional 20 minutes.
  4. 4 Sprinkle remaining onions over all and bake for another 5 minutes, or until onions are golden brown. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.

By Heather

Spaghetti Pizza II

Spaghetti Pizza II

4.2

Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and combine with spaghetti sauce.
  4. 4 In a large bowl toss pasta with Parmesan cheese and eggs. Press into a 9-inch pie plate and spread sauce mixture over pasta. Top with American cheese and sprinkle with mozzarella.
  5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

By Gregory Huey

Shepherd's Pie Daddy's Way

Shepherd's Pie Daddy's Way

4.4

Prep
20 min
Cook
30 min
Total
50 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Place potatoes into a large saucepan with enough water to cover; bring to a boil. Cook until potatoes are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain, then mash.
  3. 3 While potatoes are cooking, crumble beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Drain off grease, then stir in condensed soup until well combined.
  4. 4 Transfer beef mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish and cover with cheese. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over the top. Dot with butter.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

By MAMA29

Chili Cheese Fries

Chili Cheese Fries

4.2

Prep
5 min
Cook
20 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Prepare french fries as directed on the package.
  2. 2 Stir cornstarch and water in a small cup until cornstarch dissolves; set aside. Bring milk and margarine to a boil in a saucepan, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and whisk the cornstarch mixture into the milk mixture, bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until the mixture is thick and smooth. Add the cheese to the milk mixture and stir until the cheese has melted and is well combined.
  3. 3 Prepare chili as directed on the can. Pour the cooked chili and the cheese sauce over the top of the cooked french fries.

By Michael L

Wild Rice Soup II

Wild Rice Soup II

3.8

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse and sort lentils, discarding any debris or blemished lentils.
  2. 2 Combine lentils and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Let stand for 1 hour, covered. Drain and rinse lentils.
  3. 3 Using a medium saucepan cook rice according to package directions.
  4. 4 In a medium stock pot add lentils, cooked rice, vegetable broth, frozen mixed vegetables, milk and American cheese. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered for 20 minutes. Garnish as desired.

By CORWYNN DARKHOLME

Grilled Patty Melts

Grilled Patty Melts

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
  2. 2 Pat out three 1/3-pound hamburger patties, pressing each patty down with your index and middle fingers to get a nice, flat burger instead of a ball. Season patties on both sides with salt and pepper.
  3. 3 Cook on the preheated grill until no longer pink in the centers, 10 to 12 minutes, flipping halfway. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
  4. 4 Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Increase heat to medium-low, add onion, and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
  5. 5 Place 3 slices of bread on the grill. Top each with a slice of American cheese, a cooked patty, sauteed onions, a slice of Swiss cheese, and the remaining bread. Grill sandwiches until cheese melts, about 1 minute per side.

By FROGHOPPER

Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joes

Grilled Cheese Sloppy Joes

4.8

Prep
10 min
Cook
60 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and minced in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
  2. 2 Add chili sauce and brown sugar. Rinse chili sauce jar with water to get the remnants of the sauce; add to the beef mixture. Stir, reduce heat, and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  3. 3 Butter one side of 2 slices of bread. Place one slice, butter-side down, in a new skillet over medium heat. Layer with 1 slice of American cheese, a scoop of Sloppy Joe mixture, another slice of cheese, and the second piece of bread, butter-side up. Cook until sandwich is browned on the bottom and the bottom slice of cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip sandwich over and repeat on the other side. Repeat to assemble and cook remaining sandwiches.

By Sunnydae

Cabbage Au Gratin

Cabbage Au Gratin

4.3

Prep
30 min
Cook
45 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. 2 Place cabbage in a large pot of boiling water. Cook until tender, drain and set aside.
  3. 3 Melt butter in a saucepan, then add flour stirring constantly. Gradually add 2 cups of milk. Stir on medium heat until thickened.
  4. 4 Layer cabbage in bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour 1/3 of white sauce over cabbage. Arrange six slices of cheese on that. Repeat, ending with white sauce.
  5. 5 Bake in an oven at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes or until bubbly and browned. Let stand 5 minutes. Slice and enjoy.

By Pat Bates

Tuna Noodle Casserole with Potato Chips

Tuna Noodle Casserole with Potato Chips

4.3

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 In a large pot with boiling salted water cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain.
  2. 2 In a large bowl combine the cooked egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, evaporated milk, tuna, grated American cheese, and chopped onion. Pour into a greased 1.5 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle the top with the crumbled potato chips and the paprika.
  3. 3 Bake in a preheated 425 degree F (220 degree C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

By Karena

Scalloped Cabbage with Ham and Cheese

Scalloped Cabbage with Ham and Cheese

4.4

Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Total
55 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.
  2. 2 Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add cabbage and onion, cover, and steam until tender, 2 to 6 minutes. Add ham and steam for 1 minute. Transfer vegetables and ham to the prepared baking dish.
  3. 3 Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over low heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Add milk, stirring until smooth. Add cheese and salt; stir until cheese is melted. Pour cheese sauce over cabbage mixture in the baking dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes.

By Jeanie Bean

Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken Spaghetti

4.6

Prep
20 min
Cook
90 min
Total
110 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
  2. 2 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
  3. 3 Mix cooked spaghetti, diced chicken, pimentos, condensed soup, bell peppers, and cheese together in a large bowl. Pour into a large casserole dish.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 90 minutes. Serve immediately.

By Kimber