What to make with cheddar

Ingredients

• potatoes — 4 large
• bacon — 150g
• cheddar — 150g grated
• sour cream — 1/2 cup
• frozen corn — 1 cup
• spring onion — 3

Method

1. Microwave then oven-crisp potatoes.
2. Fry bacon.
3. Split and top at the table.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• taco shells — 12
• lettuce — 1/2 head
• tomato — 2
• cheddar — 150g grated
• taco seasoning — 1 sachet

Method

1. Brown mince, add seasoning and a splash of water.
2. Warm shells in oven.
3. Chop lettuce and tomato, grate cheese.
4. Assemble at the table.

Ingredients

• sweet potato — 2
• black beans — 400g tin
• tortillas — 8
• avocado — 1
• lime — 1
• cheddar — 100g grated

Method

1. Roast or microwave sweet potato until tender, cube.
2. Warm black beans.
3. Warm tortillas.
4. Assemble tacos with sweet potato, beans, avocado, cheese and lime.

Ingredients

• chicken breast — 500g cooked and shredded
• tortillas — 8
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• cheddar — 200g grated
• sour cream — 1/2 cup
• mild chilli powder — 1 tsp

Method

1. Simmer tomatoes with chilli powder to make a quick sauce.
2. Fill tortillas with shredded chicken, roll and place in a baking dish.
3. Pour sauce over, top with cheese.
4. Bake 180°C 20 min until bubbling.
5. Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• kidney beans — 400g tin
• diced tomatoes — 400g tin
• cornmeal — 1 cup
• milk — 1 cup
• eggs — 1
• cheddar — 100g grated

Method

1. Brown mince, add tomatoes and beans, simmer 20 min.
2. Mix cornmeal, milk, egg and half the cheddar for the cornbread batter.
3. Pour into a greased tin, top with remaining cheese.
4. Bake 200°C 20 min until golden and a skewer comes out clean.
5. Serve chilli with a wedge of cornbread.

Ingredients

• bread — 8 slices
• ham — 200g
• cheddar — 200g grated
• butter — 30g
• plain flour — 1 tbsp
• milk — 1 cup

Method

1. Make a quick cheese sauce with butter, flour and milk.
2. Layer bread, ham and sauce, top with cheese.
3. Grill until golden and bubbling.

Ingredients

• white fish — 500g
• salmon — 300g
• prawns — 200g
• potatoes — 1kg
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 3 tbsp
• butter — 60g
• cheddar — 100g grated
• frozen peas — 1 cup

Method

1. Boil and mash potatoes with a little of the butter and milk.
2. Gently poach fish and salmon in the remaining milk 8 min, remove and flake, reserve the milk.
3. Make a white sauce with butter, flour and the reserved poaching milk.
4. Fold flaked fish, prawns and peas through the sauce.
5. Transfer to a baking dish, top with mash and grated cheese.
6. Bake 200°C 25-30 min until golden and bubbling.
7. Rest 5 min before serving.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• burger buns — 4
• egg — 1
• breadcrumbs — 1/2 cup
• lettuce — 4 leaves
• tomato — 1
• cheddar — 4 slices

Method

1. Mix mince, egg, breadcrumbs; form patties.
2. Fry or BBQ 4 min a side.
3. Toast buns, assemble.

Ingredients

• macaroni — 400g
• cheddar — 250g grated
• milk — 2 cups
• plain flour — 2 tbsp
• butter — 40g
• cauliflower — 1/2 head

Method

1. Steam and blitz cauliflower.
2. Make cheese sauce, stir cauliflower through.
3. Combine with pasta, grill top.

Ingredients

• beef mince — 500g
• rice — 2 cups
• black beans — 400g tin
• corn — 1 cup
• cheddar — 150g grated
• avocado — 1

Method

1. Cook rice.
2. Brown mince with taco seasoning.
3. Warm beans and corn.
4. Bowl up rice, mince, beans, corn, cheese and avocado.

Ingredients

• tortillas — 8
• chicken breast — 300g cooked and shredded
• cheddar — 200g grated
• capsicum — 1
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Fill tortillas with chicken, cheese and sliced capsicum, fold.
2. Pan-fry until golden and cheese melts.
3. Cut into wedges, serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

• penne — 400g
• tuna — 425g tin
• frozen corn — 1 cup
• cream — 300ml
• cheddar — 150g grated

Method

1. Cook pasta.
2. Mix with tuna, corn, cream.
3. Top with cheese, bake 180°C 20 min.

Ingredients

• corn chips — 250g
• black beans — 400g tin
• salsa — 1 jar
• cheddar — 200g grated
• avocado — 1
• sour cream — 1/2 cup

Method

1. Layer chips, beans, salsa, cheese.
2. Grill until melted.
3. Top with avocado and sour cream.

Ingredients

• zucchini — 2
• eggs — 5
• bacon — 150g
• self-raising flour — 1 cup
• cheddar — 1 cup grated
• onion — 1

Method

1. Grate zucchini, mix everything.
2. Bake 180°C 30 min.
3. Serve with salad.