What Is Cheddar cheese, reduced-fat and How Can I Use It?

Cheddar cheese, reduced-fat is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 61 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using cheddar cheese, reduced-fat

There are 61 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

Cheddar mashed potatoes made creamy with buttery Yukon Golds, tangy buttermilk, and extra-sharp cheddar melted right into the mash. Fresh chives add a green oniony bite to this lighter comfort-food side.

Nice Chicken Taco Soup

This is an excellent recipe, low in fat and full of fibre.

Apple & Cheddar Corn Muffins

So moist and delicious. These muffins are one of our favorites for breakfast or snack.

Asparagus & Canadian Bacon Cheese Omelet

Quick, easy and tasty. This hearty breakfast can be done within 10 minutes. Serve it with a cup of orange juice and one or two slices of toast.

Vegetable Frittata with Cheese

This is a good breakfast selection, you can also serve it as a side dish with some meat main dish, it is great too.

Herbed Zucchini Soup

Smooth and cheesy, using fresh in season zucchini and shredded cheddar cheese, quick and easy to make.

Baked Potato Skins

Turned out super crispy, loaded with cheese and bacon and seasoned to perfection.

Delicious Carrot & Tarragon Tart

Looks beautiful and tastes delicious! Carrot gives the nice and bright color, tarragon is a great pairing with carrot. Using cheddar cheese, milk, yogurt and egg makes a cheesy, creamy and quiche like filling, which goes very well with the tasty crust.

Creamy Avocado & White Bean Wrap

Creamy avocado white bean wrap mashes white beans and avocado into a protein-rich spread, then layers in a smoky chipotle slaw of red cabbage and carrot. A no-cook, high-fiber vegetarian lunch.

Healthy Farmer's Market Vegetarian Quesadillas

Quick and easy to make, light, tasty and crispy. Serve with sour cream, salsa or guacamole.

Cheesy Green Garden Pizza

Fresh vegetables on top, spread the pesto evenly on the pizza dough, sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the vegetables, great combination for a garden pizza.

Spinach Whole Wheat Quesadillas

Quick and easy to make. The spinach and cheddar cheese made a delicious filling for the quesadillas. A quick, tasty and nutrition packed breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Cheesy Roasted Vegetable Tart

Fresh fall vegetables: broccoli, fennel and leeks. Or you can use cauliflower, cheesy flavor in the delicate crust with a nice tang from the olive tapenade.

Cheddar Cornmeal Biscuits with Chives

Cheesy, moist and delicious! These biscuits are certainly one of the best ones we have ever had.

Breakfast Spinach & Tomato Cheese Omelet

Tomato and spinach omelette recipe that is perfect for a Sunday breakfast or brunch. Stuffed with juicy tomatoes, spinach, and cheese it's so quick and easy to make.

Black Pepper Crusted Steak Sandwiches

Grilled beef tenderloin coated in cracked black pepper, stacked on toasted croissants with aged cheddar, peppery watercress, and a punchy horseradish mayo. From grill to plate in 25 minutes.

Dinner Nachos Supreme

A 15-minute skillet dinner of taco-seasoned ground beef with instant rice and tomato soup, topped with salsa, cheddar, lettuce, and tortilla chips. Quick, easy, and kid-approved.

Philly Steak Sandwich

Lightened Philly cheesesteak-style sandwich with shaved lean roast beef, sautéed green peppers and onions, and melted reduced-fat cheddar on whole-wheat buns. A 20-minute cheesesteak shortcut for two.

Breakfast Loaf

A hollowed-out French bread loaf stuffed with layers of scrambled eggs, deli ham, Monterey Jack, cheddar, red peppers, and tomato slices, then baked until melty. A showstopping brunch centerpiece.

Mighty Mexican Pizza

Mexican pizza on cornmeal-dusted personal crusts topped with seasoned ground beef, taco sauce, cheddar, and finished with cool lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and scallions. Pizza-night-meets-taco-night.

Mushroom Oven Omelet

Mushroom oven omelet bakes sauteed mushrooms, bacon and sharp cheddar into fluffy eggs, no flipping or fussing at the stove. A make-it-once dish that slices into squares for breakfast, brunch or supper.

Rice & Turkey Quiche

Crustless rice and turkey quiche with tomato, green pepper, basil, and reduced-fat cheddar. Uses egg substitute and skim milk for a lighter take on quiche. Great for using leftover turkey and rice.

Fettuccine with Chicken-Pepper Sauce

Fettuccine with chicken and peppers in a creamy basil-cheddar sauce over spinach pasta. Stir-fried broccoli and bell peppers keep it colorful and light.

Brunch Eggs

Make-ahead brunch egg casserole with sourdough bread, cheddar, Swiss cheese, and green chilies baked in an egg custard. Assembled the night before and baked the next morning.

Oven Easy Turkey & Potato Dinner

One-dish turkey and potato casserole with a hash brown crust, brown gravy, mixed vegetables, and melted cheddar. A smart way to use leftover turkey for a fast weeknight dinner.

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