What Is Mizithra cheese and How Can I Use It?
Wondering what to do with mizithra cheese? This guide covers how to pick it, cook it, store it, and swap it — with 6 recipes to put it to work.
What is mizithra cheese?
Mizithra is a white sheep milk cheese.
Use a sheep milk feta cheese as a replacement if you are unable to find Mizithra cheese.
Where found
Mizithra cheese is usually found in the cheeses section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.
| In Chinese: | mizithra奶酪 | |
| British (UK) term: | ||
| en français: | fromage mizithra | |
| en español: | queso mizithra |
Recipes using mizithra cheese
There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Spanakopita 2
I make triangles and leave out the mizithra or cottage cheese (too wet for these). Great appetizers if you make them small.
Makaronia (Greek)
Greek makaronia: spaghetti tossed with browned butter, mizithra cheese, and shaved kalamata olives. Four-ingredient Greek pasta classic ready in 20 minutes.
Roulo Me Filo
Greek phyllo-wrapped meat loaf with ground veal, cinnamon, tomato, hard-boiled eggs, and mizithra cheese in a crispy buttered filo shell. A show-stopping Hellenic classic.
Lamb Pie, Ioannina Style
Greek lamb pie from Ioannina with ground leg of lamb, cinnamon, and mizithra cheese wrapped in buttered phyllo pastry. A savory, flaky pie scored into diamonds and baked golden.
Pasta with Mizithra
Pasta with Mizithra cheese tossed in garlic olive oil with Parmesan and fresh parsley. A simple Greek-Italian pasta side dish where two sharp cheeses and good olive oil do all the work.
Kotopita (Greek Chicken Pie)
Kotopita, a traditional Greek chicken pie with tender shredded chicken in a creamy egg and cheese sauce wrapped in layers of crispy, buttered phyllo dough. Bakes golden and flaky.
