Mozzarella

Offer this simple, hearty dish with a green salad, crusty garlic bread and a light red wine, like Beaujolais.

This delightful open-face omelet is aptly named; it's bursting with flavor and style.

These deep-fried dessert pastries, which are sweetened with honey, are known as sebadas.

These are called arancini (little oranges).

An easy no-bake lasagna.

Elarji (Adapted from The Georgian Feast) This very cheesy cornmeal pudding, made here with grits, is a perfect accompaniment to Georgian Pork Stew. The surprise is that ordinary supermarket mozzarella works better than fresh as a substitute for the Georgian sulguni cheese for which this recipe was designed.

Serve with: Crudités dipped into creamy Italian dressing. Dessert: Sliced apricots drizzled with anisette liqueur.

Letting just-grilled, still-warm peppers marinate in a bright and punchy vinaigrette allows the flavors to permeate even further.

The summer salad stalwart gets a makeover.

Spiced chicken, charred peppers, and gooey cheese—these never-soggy quesadillas are a favorite for a reason.

This shortcut baked rigatoni is loaded with spicy Italian sausage and topped with melted cheese. And the best part: You don’t even have to boil the pasta.

You don’t need a pizza oven (or even a baking stone) for our test kitchen’s ultimate recipe.

That can of pumpkin purée in your cabinet is for more than just pie.

No coating or frying here! Toasted breadcrumbs and a blanket of melty cheese replicate the flavors and textures of eggplant parm in a fraction of the time.

Fluffy, sweet Hawaiian rolls layered with melted cheese and spicy-sweet seeni sambol are the perfect crowd-pleasing snack.

Frozen hash brown patties—trimmed to fit in the bottom of a large baking dish—form a crisp-but-fluffy crust for this ample, sausage-studded casserole.

It’s excellent at any temperature and sturdy enough to make ahead.

Everything you love about the iconic party app—spinach and artichokes in a creamy, oozy sauce—transformed into a one-pot weeknight dinner.

These stuffed buns start with a sour cream dough, then put frozen veggies toward the hearty filling.