Mexican Cheese Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.
• Unroll one can of dough and lay it in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Use your fingers to press the dough into the bottom of the dish as evenly as you can, pinching the perforations to seal as needed.
• Beat together the cream cheese, vanilla, egg and 1 cup of the sugar in a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Use a rubber spatula to spread the cream cheese mixture over the dough. Unroll the second can of dough and lay it on top of the cream cheese layer. Stretch the dough as needed to cover the cream cheese and use your fingers to pinch the perforations to seal. Do not worry if the dough is not perfectly even; that will happen as it bakes. Pour the butter on top of the dough and use a spoon to spread it out evenly. Stir together the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle all over the top of the dough.
• Bake until the dough is baked through and the cinnamon sugar has formed a crust on top of the dough, about 30 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before cutting into 12 pieces. The bars can also be cooled completely before cutting and serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Sprinkle half of each cheese onto bottom of a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Layer with chiles and remaining cheeses., Whisk together eggs, milk and flour; pour over top. Bake, uncovered, until set, 25-30 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread green chilis (and jalapenos, if using) in bottom of pan.
• Sprinkle with cayenne pepper.
• Sprinkle cheese over green chili peppers.
• Pour beaten eggs over all.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes or until firm in the center.
• Cool.
• Cut into 1-inch squares and serve hot or at room temperature.
• ***These freeze beautifully.
• To serve, thaw, microwave on defrost until warm.
• Cool.
• Cut into squares and serve.

Steps:

• Mix cheeses and jalapeno and put into a 9x13 greased pan.
• Mix the egg, milk, and flour and pour on top.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.
• You can use more or less jalapeno according to your taste or you can even use green chilis if you prefer.

Steps:

• Separate crescent dough into four long rectangles; place dough rectangles crosswise in an ungreased 15x10" baking pan; press dough over bottom and barely up sides of pan to form a crust; press dough perforations to seal.
• Bake crust at 375°for 14 to 19 minutes or until light golden-brown; remove from oven and cool completely.
• Spread beans over crust to within a half-inch of edges; stir together sour cream and taco seasoning mix, and spread this mixture over the beans; sprinkle onions, bell pepper, tomatoes, olives, green chiles, and cheese evenly over sour cream mixture.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 20 minutes; cut into squares; serve with salsa.
• NOTE: I like to spread the salsa evenly over the seasoned sour cream layer (just before sprinkling on the chopped veggies and cheese) rather than serve it on the side.

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shells; sprinkle with cheeses. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, chilies, olives, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheese. , Cover and freeze one quiche for up to 3 months. Cover edges of remaining quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. , To use frozen quiche: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, cream butter, cheese spread and egg until smooth.
• Stir in chilies, salsa and cheddar cheese.
• Spread about 1 tbsp of cheese mixture on each slice of 1 loaf of bread.
• Top with remaining bread, spread with more cheese mixture.
• Cut each sandwich into 4 squares, place on a greased baking sheet.
• At this point, you can either bake them fresh or freeze and bake later.
• Bake at 350°F for 10-15 minutes.
• To freeze, place in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Freeze for 1 hour.
• Remove from the baking sheet and store in an airtight container in freezer.
• To bake frozen, place squares on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 15-20 minutes or until browned and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, onion and reserved onion juice in a blender or food processor. Blend thoroughly. Spread the mixture evenly on slices of cocktail rye bread.
• Place cocktail rye bread slices on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 10 minutes, or until lightly toasted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• Press one can of the crescent rolls into the bottom of the prepared pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Spread over the crescent layer. Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and lay them on top of the cream cheese layer. Do not press down. Pour the melted margarine over the entire pan. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is crisp and golden.