What to make with cheddar and cream cheese: 23 easy dinners

These 23 dinners all use cheddar and cream cheese. The quickest is Pimento cheese sandwiches, on the table in 15 minutes. 16 of them are simple enough for a first try. Under each one is what else you’d need, not counting salt, oil and spices.

Dolly says: In the app, tell me what’s in your kitchen and I’ll plan the whole week around it, then list only what’s missing.

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  Pimento cheese sandwiches

  Also needs roasted red peppers, mayonnaise, white bread and tomatoes.

  15 min

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  Microwave buffalo chicken stuffed potato

  Also needs russet potatoes, canned chicken breast and Buffalo wing sauce.

  18 min

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  Microwave chicken bacon ranch pasta

  Also needs bacon, rotini, milk and 2 more.

  22 min

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  Air fryer mac and cheese for two

  Also needs elbow macaroni, milk and panko breadcrumbs.

  25 min

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  Air fryer jalapeño popper chicken

  Also needs chicken breasts and jalapeños.

  30 min

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  Rotel sausage pasta

  Also needs breakfast sausage, diced tomatoes and green chiles, chicken broth and rotini.

  30 min

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  Cheesy broccoli chicken skillet

  Also needs chicken breasts, broccoli and heavy cream.

  35 min

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  Instant Pot buffalo chicken pasta

  Also needs chicken breasts, chicken bouillon cubes, rotini and Buffalo wing sauce.

  35 min

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  Cheesy chicken crescent roll-ups

  Also needs butter, canned chicken breast, refrigerated crescent rolls and 2 more.

  40 min

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  Broccoli cheddar crescent ring

  Also needs frozen broccoli, refrigerated crescent rolls and large eggs.

  45 min

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  Canned chicken noodle casserole

  Also needs egg noodles, butter, panko breadcrumbs and 4 more.

  45 min

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  Cauliflower mac and cheese

  Also needs cauliflower, butter, milk and 2 more.

  45 min

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  Cheesy chicken cauliflower rice casserole

  Also needs frozen cauliflower rice, frozen broccoli, sour cream and rotisserie chicken.

  45 min

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  Cheeseburger cauliflower casserole

  Also needs cauliflower, 85/15 ground beef, yellow onions and 3 more.

  50 min

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  Cheesy broccoli and cauliflower casserole

  Also needs broccoli, cauliflower, butter and 3 more.

  55 min

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  Jalapeño popper mac and cheese

  Also needs jalapeños, elbow macaroni, butter and 3 more.

  55 min

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  Chicken spaghetti

  Also needs chicken breasts, spaghetti, butter and 4 more.

  65 min

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  Baked spaghetti

  Also needs 85/15 ground beef, yellow onions, garlic and 6 more.

  70 min

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  Turkey pinwheels

  Also needs red bell peppers, flour tortillas, sliced deli turkey and baby spinach.

  70 min

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  Crockpot ranch chicken

  Also needs chicken breasts, ranch seasoning mix, chicken broth and 2 more.

  265 min

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  Crockpot broccoli cheese soup

  Also needs frozen broccoli, yellow onions, garlic and 3 more.

  270 min

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  Crockpot buffalo chicken soup

  Also needs yellow onions, carrots, celery and 5 more.

  400 min

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  Crockpot potato soup

  Also needs russet potatoes, yellow onions, garlic and 2 more.

  530 min

Dinners from what you already have

Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.

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