Best 10 Cheese Muffin Recipes

MUFFIN-TIN MAC AND CHEESE CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Place foil muffin liner in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Spray liners with cooking spray. Cook macaroni as directed on package; drain, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat. Add flour, salt and pepper; cook and beat with whisk 1 to 2 minutes or until thickened. Slowly beat in milk. Heat just to boiling, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese. Stir in macaroni. Divide mixture evenly among cups.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds or until melted. Stir in bread crumbs and parsley. Spoon on top of mixture in cups. Gently press.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until bread crumb mixture is golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

HAM, EGG AND CHEESE SANDWICH ON ENGLISH MUFFIN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the tomato halves on a baking sheet, cut-side up, drizzle with oil and season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Roast the tomatoes until soft, about 30 minutes. Remove the tomatoes to a plate. Wipe the baking sheet with paper towels and place the English muffin halves on the baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly golden brown, about 5 minutes. Top each with a slice of the cheese, return to the oven and toast until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Remove and let sit while you make the eggs.
• Heat a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add the ham slices and cook until slightly crisp and warmed through. Remove the ham to a plate. Add a few tablespoons of butter to the pan, whisk 8 large eggs in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and cook over low heat until soft curds form and stir in the chives.
• Top each muffin half with a slice of ham. Top the bottom half with some of the eggs and 2 tomato halves. Combine halves to make 4 sandwiches. Serve immediately.

ENGLISH MUFFIN OLIVE CHEESE MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine olives, green onions, Cheddar cheese, curry powder, mayonnaise, and salt.
• Mix well.
• Spread mixture on English muffins.
• Cut the English muffins into fourths.
• Note: If you want to freeze these, now is the time!
• Arrange the muffin pieces on a cookie sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

ENGLISH MUFFIN GRILLED CHEESE SAMMIES

Steps:

• Heat a griddle over medium-low heat.
• Spread the butter on the outsides of the split muffins. Divide the cheese among the 4 muffin bottoms. Cover with the muffin tops, buttered sides out.
• Griddle the muffins until deeply golden and the cheese glues the top and the bottom together, about 3 to 4 minutes on each side. Transfer to serving plates and serve hot.

GARLIC CHEESE ENGLISH MUFFIN MUMMIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lay English muffins cut-side up on a baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, and salt.
• Brush the olive oil mixture onto the English muffins.
• Lay the cheese in strips along the top of the English muffin, leaving a gap where the eyes will go.
• Add the olive "eyes."
• Bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted and the edges of the English muffins are beginning to get golden brown. Serve.

PINEAPPLE AND CHEESE MUFFIN MELTS

Steps:

• Preheat grill/broiler to medium and put the muffin halves cut side down on grill tray and cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until lightly toasted and then remove from grill and turn over muffin halves and then spread with the tomato sauce.
• Top muffin halves with pineapple slice and cheese and then return to grill/broiler and cook for 4-5 minutes or until the cheese has melted and serve.

COTTAGE CHEESE JAM ON AN ENGLISH MUFFIN

Steps:

• Combine the cottage cheese, jam and water in a food processor, and blend until smooth. (You may have to stop the blender and shake the jar so that the mixture ends up over the blades again. Mine never did get TOTALLY smooth.).
• Divide the blended mixture and spread half on each half of the English muffin. Sprinkle Splenda over it, if desired.
• Toast until the edges of the muffins start to brown.

CREAM CHEESE MUFFIN PUFFS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. In another bowl, combine the butter and vanilla. Separate dough into 10 biscuits; press each into a 3-in. circle. Dip cream cheese cubes in butter and then in cinnamon-sugar. Place one in the center of each biscuit. Fold dough over cube; seal and shape into balls. , Dip balls in butter, then in cinnamon-sugar. Place seam side down in greased muffin cups. Bake at 375° for 14-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

ENGLISH MUFFIN PANINI WITH GOAT CHEESE AND TOMATO

Steps:

• Spread toasted side of each English muffin half with pesto. Spread cheese over 4 English muffin halves; top with tomato slices, radicchio, and remaining English muffin halves.
• Spray panini with cooking spray. Coat skillet or grill pan with cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Place panini in pan; weight with smaller-diameter saucepan weighted with 2 cans. Cook 2 minutes. Flip, replace weight, and cook 2 minutes more.

COTTAGE CHEESE & TURKEY ON A MUFFIN

Steps:

• 1. Top each of the muffin half with 3 turkey slices, 1 tomato slice & 1/4 cup cottage cheese.
• 2. Then Sprinkle evenly with the black pepper & chives.
• 3. Special Tip: You may use sliced green onions for the chives.