If you’re a cheese-lover, then you’re probably used to buying your favourite ingredient in bulk. Sometimes though, unused cheese is left inside your fridge and goes to waste.

But don’t feel guilty just yet! Here are some ways to use up leftover cheese and indulge in your cravings.

Blue cheese has a very intricate flavour…which is an acquired taste for most people. The smell can also start fights within your household, so remember to buy blue cheese in smaller amounts whenever you can. There’s less chance of waste, and fewer expenses, too.

Store it in baking paper in the more humid part of your fridge so it doesn’t dry out. If stored properly, blue cheese can last three to four weeks.

You can use blue cheese in the following ways:

• Crumble it over cauliflower dishes, like salads or soups.
• Crumble it over roasted grapes for a flavourful combination.
• Make a toastie with slices of ripe pear.
• Make a blue cheese dressing that’s perfect for steak or baked potatoes.

Brie and Camembert can be stored with baking paper, not plastic because soft cheeses need to ‘breathe’. You can keep them in the fridge for no more than three to four days.

To use your leftovers:

• Pop some on top of halved figs or stone fruits
• Drizzle them with honey and serve them for dessert or a very sweet breakfast.
• You can also make a brie and jam fried sandwich, or use them in a cheese sauce. Yum!

What’s your favourite cheese? Credit: Karolina Grabowska in Pexels

Cheddar is one of the most common aged cheeses inside people’s fridges.

To store them properly, make sure you keep cheddar in a container with a tight lid in the fridge. This type of cheese (if stored correctly) can last up to three weeks. The more ‘mature’ it is, the more flavour it has.

Cheddar cheese is used in almost everything: sandwiches, pizzas, cheese sauces, or baking.

For cottage cheese lovers out there, make sure to store your cheese in an airtight container. This keeps it fresh for about a week (for leftovers), and for unopened cottage cheese, you can store it inside your freezer for about three months.

For ways to use it up, you can:

• Make a dip blended with herbs, deseeded cucumber, or ripe avocados.
• Add milk to the cheese and use the mixture in place of buttermilk when making pancakes or baking sweets.
• Mix it with grated mozzarella on top of the pizza.
• Spread it on rye crackers with pickled cucumbers.

Who doesn’t love a good cheese board with wine? Credit: Naim Benjelloun in Pexels

Cream cheese is a staple ingredient in sweets or in making bagels in the morning. Cream cheese can last up to one week inside your fridge if stored with an airtight lid.

Aside from making cream cheese icing, you can use up your leftover cream cheese on top of pork meatballs, or stuff them in jalapeños and bake them under the grill until charred.

Feta is another type of cheese that’s favoured by many. Because of its high salt content, this type of cheese has a long shelf life. To use it all up, you can:

• Crumble and mix it through meatballs and fritters.
• Mix a little bit of feta with chopped olives and some olive oil to make a quick spread.
• Crumble it over grilled zucchini and top with mint or parsley.
• Mix it in salads.

Mozzarella is another favourite among many. To use any leftovers, you can:

• Stuff them in garlic bread.
• Scatter grated mozzarella over roast veggies.
• You can make the most mouth-watering quesadillas.

Next up is parmesan. Wrap any leftovers in beeswax wrap or baking paper, and keep it in an airtight container.

To use it, take a bit of hardened parmesan and add it to slow-cooked dishes, like soups or stews. You can grate it and add the crumbs to meat, and veggies, or you can make quick and easy garlic bread.

Lastly, we have ricotta which brings richness into any dish – without it being too heavy. It’s uses include:

• Topping cakes or muffins.
• An addition to meatball mixtures.
• Mixed with steamed asparagus, a drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper for an elegant salad.

When all else fails, you can make a mean mac-and-cheese using bits and pieces of every type of cheese in your fridge.

Looking for a great mac-and-cheese recipe? Watch the video below.

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Key Takeaways

• Leftover cheese can still be used in several dishes, aside from the basic pasta and pizzas.
• You can use some in baking, in grills, and even in stews or soups.
• When all else fails, you can mix everything to make a mac-and-cheese medley.

Do you also like to add a bit of cheese to your dishes, members? What’s your favourite recipe using cheese? Let us know in the comments!

 

[Jarred Santos]

As someone who goes through a lot of parmesan, the baking paper tip is a great tip!!

 

[Jllieb]

If you’re a cheese-lover, then you’re probably used to buying your favourite ingredient in bulk. Sometimes though, unused cheese is left inside your fridge and goes to waste.

But don’t feel guilty just yet! Here are some ways to use up leftover cheese and indulge in your cravings.

Blue cheese has a very intricate flavour…which is an acquired taste for most people. The smell can also start fights within your household, so remember to buy blue cheese in smaller amounts whenever you can. There’s less chance of waste, and fewer expenses, too.

Store it in baking paper in the more humid part of your fridge so it doesn’t dry out. If stored properly, blue cheese can last three to four weeks.

You can use blue cheese in the following ways:

• Crumble it over cauliflower dishes, like salads or soups.
• Crumble it over roasted grapes for a flavourful combination.
• Make a toastie with slices of ripe pear.
• Make a blue cheese dressing that’s perfect for steak or baked potatoes.

Brie and Camembert can be stored with baking paper, not plastic because soft cheeses need to ‘breathe’. You can keep them in the fridge for no more than three to four days.

To use your leftovers:

• Pop some on top of halved figs or stone fruits
• Drizzle them with honey and serve them for dessert or a very sweet breakfast.
• You can also make a brie and jam fried sandwich, or use them in a cheese sauce. Yum!

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What’s your favourite cheese? Credit: Karolina Grabowska in Pexels

Cheddar is one of the most common aged cheeses inside people’s fridges.

To store them properly, make sure you keep cheddar in a container with a tight lid in the fridge. This type of cheese (if stored correctly) can last up to three weeks. The more ‘mature’ it is, the more flavour it has.

Cheddar cheese is used in almost everything: sandwiches, pizzas, cheese sauces, or baking.

For cottage cheese lovers out there, make sure to store your cheese in an airtight container. This keeps it fresh for about a week (for leftovers), and for unopened cottage cheese, you can store it inside your freezer for about three months.

For ways to use it up, you can:

• Make a dip blended with herbs, deseeded cucumber, or ripe avocados.
• Add milk to the cheese and use the mixture in place of buttermilk when making pancakes or baking sweets.
• Mix it with grated mozzarella on top of the pizza.
• Spread it on rye crackers with pickled cucumbers.

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Who doesn’t love a good cheese board with wine? Credit: Naim Benjelloun in Pexels

Cream cheese is a staple ingredient in sweets or in making bagels in the morning. Cream cheese can last up to one week inside your fridge if stored with an airtight lid.

Aside from making cream cheese icing, you can use up your leftover cream cheese on top of pork meatballs, or stuff them in jalapeños and bake them under the grill until charred.

Feta is another type of cheese that’s favoured by many. Because of its high salt content, this type of cheese has a long shelf life. To use it all up, you can:

• Crumble and mix it through meatballs and fritters.
• Mix a little bit of feta with chopped olives and some olive oil to make a quick spread.
• Crumble it over grilled zucchini and top with mint or parsley.
• Mix it in salads.

Mozzarella is another favourite among many. To use any leftovers, you can:

• Stuff them in garlic bread.
• Scatter grated mozzarella over roast veggies.
• You can make the most mouth-watering quesadillas.

Next up is parmesan. Wrap any leftovers in beeswax wrap or baking paper, and keep it in an airtight container.

To use it, take a bit of hardened parmesan and add it to slow-cooked dishes, like soups or stews. You can grate it and add the crumbs to meat, and veggies, or you can make quick and easy garlic bread.

Lastly, we have ricotta which brings richness into any dish – without it being too heavy. It’s uses include:

• Topping cakes or muffins.
• An addition to meatball mixtures.
• Mixed with steamed asparagus, a drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper for an elegant salad.

When all else fails, you can make a mean mac-and-cheese using bits and pieces of every type of cheese in your fridge.

Looking for a great mac-and-cheese recipe? Watch the video below.

​

Key Takeaways

• Leftover cheese can still be used in several dishes, aside from the basic pasta and pizzas.
• You can use some in baking, in grills, and even in stews or soups.
• When all else fails, you can mix everything to make a mac-and-cheese medley.

Do you also like to add a bit of cheese to your dishes, members? What’s your favourite recipe using cheese? Let us know in the comments!

 

[Jllieb]

I make a small quantity of white sauce, then blend left over cheddar, feta and cream cheese add to the sauce and cook gently, store in small airtight containers and freeze. This is a great base for dips, added to vegetables or used in savoury muffins, toasted sandwiches or Welsh rarebit.

 

[Joyem]

The cheese at our place gets used up, doesn't go off, too expensive to do that these days.

 

[Luckyus]

If you’re a cheese-lover, then you’re probably used to buying your favourite ingredient in bulk. Sometimes though, unused cheese is left inside your fridge and goes to waste.

But don’t feel guilty just yet! Here are some ways to use up leftover cheese and indulge in your cravings.

Blue cheese has a very intricate flavour…which is an acquired taste for most people. The smell can also start fights within your household, so remember to buy blue cheese in smaller amounts whenever you can. There’s less chance of waste, and fewer expenses, too.

Store it in baking paper in the more humid part of your fridge so it doesn’t dry out. If stored properly, blue cheese can last three to four weeks.

You can use blue cheese in the following ways:

• Crumble it over cauliflower dishes, like salads or soups.
• Crumble it over roasted grapes for a flavourful combination.
• Make a toastie with slices of ripe pear.
• Make a blue cheese dressing that’s perfect for steak or baked potatoes.

Brie and Camembert can be stored with baking paper, not plastic because soft cheeses need to ‘breathe’. You can keep them in the fridge for no more than three to four days.

To use your leftovers:

• Pop some on top of halved figs or stone fruits
• Drizzle them with honey and serve them for dessert or a very sweet breakfast.
• You can also make a brie and jam fried sandwich, or use them in a cheese sauce. Yum!

View attachment 8123

What’s your favourite cheese? Credit: Karolina Grabowska in Pexels

Cheddar is one of the most common aged cheeses inside people’s fridges.

To store them properly, make sure you keep cheddar in a container with a tight lid in the fridge. This type of cheese (if stored correctly) can last up to three weeks. The more ‘mature’ it is, the more flavour it has.

Cheddar cheese is used in almost everything: sandwiches, pizzas, cheese sauces, or baking.

For cottage cheese lovers out there, make sure to store your cheese in an airtight container. This keeps it fresh for about a week (for leftovers), and for unopened cottage cheese, you can store it inside your freezer for about three months.

For ways to use it up, you can:

• Make a dip blended with herbs, deseeded cucumber, or ripe avocados.
• Add milk to the cheese and use the mixture in place of buttermilk when making pancakes or baking sweets.
• Mix it with grated mozzarella on top of the pizza.
• Spread it on rye crackers with pickled cucumbers.

View attachment 8122

Who doesn’t love a good cheese board with wine? Credit: Naim Benjelloun in Pexels

Cream cheese is a staple ingredient in sweets or in making bagels in the morning. Cream cheese can last up to one week inside your fridge if stored with an airtight lid.

Aside from making cream cheese icing, you can use up your leftover cream cheese on top of pork meatballs, or stuff them in jalapeños and bake them under the grill until charred.

Feta is another type of cheese that’s favoured by many. Because of its high salt content, this type of cheese has a long shelf life. To use it all up, you can:

• Crumble and mix it through meatballs and fritters.
• Mix a little bit of feta with chopped olives and some olive oil to make a quick spread.
• Crumble it over grilled zucchini and top with mint or parsley.
• Mix it in salads.

Mozzarella is another favourite among many. To use any leftovers, you can:

• Stuff them in garlic bread.
• Scatter grated mozzarella over roast veggies.
• You can make the most mouth-watering quesadillas.

Next up is parmesan. Wrap any leftovers in beeswax wrap or baking paper, and keep it in an airtight container.

To use it, take a bit of hardened parmesan and add it to slow-cooked dishes, like soups or stews. You can grate it and add the crumbs to meat, and veggies, or you can make quick and easy garlic bread.

Lastly, we have ricotta which brings richness into any dish – without it being too heavy. It’s uses include:

• Topping cakes or muffins.
• An addition to meatball mixtures.
• Mixed with steamed asparagus, a drizzle of olive oil, and salt and pepper for an elegant salad.

When all else fails, you can make a mean mac-and-cheese using bits and pieces of every type of cheese in your fridge.

Looking for a great mac-and-cheese recipe? Watch the video below.

​

Key Takeaways

• Leftover cheese can still be used in several dishes, aside from the basic pasta and pizzas.
• You can use some in baking, in grills, and even in stews or soups.
• When all else fails, you can mix everything to make a mac-and-cheese medley.

Do you also like to add a bit of cheese to your dishes, members? What’s your favourite recipe using cheese? Let us know in the comments!

Toasted bread buttered with HP sauce, then a couple of slices of vintage cheese, then grill till it's nice and bubbly!!

 

[SGH]

We freeze our cheese, especially the grated. It was a habit we had to learn when a round trip to the closest shopping centre was done only once a fortnight. You just need to remember to take it out before you need it. It doesn't work with soft cheeses unfortunately.

 

[Bellclare]

You can always have a cheese fondu as we used to do in the '70s & 8os.

 

[MarieT]

The only way I can get my dog to have his worming tablet is to hide it in a piece of cheese !