Brunch - quick and easy recipes - page 33

A rich, simple Mexican pork chicharron quesadilla recipe with Oaxaca, Asadero, Quesillo, or Monterey jack cheese and fresh corn tortillas.

Sautéed cremini mushrooms and crumbled chorizo are the filling for these simple quesadillas with melted Oaxaca, Asadero, Quesillo, or Monterey jack cheese.

For this ground beef gyros recipe adapted from Food.com, spiced meat is stuffed into pitas with lettuce, tomato, and onion, served with yogurt sauce.

An easy cream cheese dip (adapted from Chowhound community member DLAOKC) with the bite of grated radishes and some aromatic support from fresh dill and chives. You can make it a day or two ahead and store it, covered, in the fridge. As it sits, the radishes exude liquid, Just pour off and re-stir before serving.

Fresh, tangy goat cheese and smoked paprika flavor this delicious baked white bean dip adapted from Chowhound community member Ali.

Scallions, fresh dill, and chives provide the flavor for this easy cream cheese and sour cream dip. Serve with vegetable crudités, crackers, and chips.

Grilled chicken is just the beginning of this deli-style sandwich, piled high with roasted red peppers, pepperoncini, and shredded iceberg on toasted white bread.

Tuna packed in olive oil is the heart of this deli-style tuna sandwich, with mayo, Dijon mustard, chopped cornichons and pepperoncini, and shredded iceberg on white toast.

Creamy nacho cheese sauce, tortilla chips, and pickled jalapeños top grilled spiral-cut hot dogs in this ode to movie theater noshing. Learn how to spiral cut a hot dog by watching this Chow video

Fresh cherries sautéed with a habanero chile and balsamic vinegar are the zesty topping for spiral-cut hot dogs.

Thin-sliced bacon and cheese adds to the deliciousness of the spiral-cut hot dog.

Most granola is a fancy twist on toasted oats—consider that when contemplating the exorbitant prices retailers charge for it. The thing is, granola is incredibly easy to make at home, and for a fraction of the cost. This recipe is a granola base to which you can add whatever dried fruit, nuts, or other tasty bits make you happy. Feel free to tweak this with other spices, a little less honey, more salt—it’s quite forgiving, and customizing your own blend is the fun of making your own.

A Chowhound staffer described these one-bite party appetizers as everything a sour cream and onion potato chip wants to be. Still warm, topped with a dollop of cool, tangy sour cream and a sprinkling of oniony chives, they’re the perfect coffee table nibble. Serve as part of a mixed hors d’oeuvre party, with Prosciutto-Wrapped Shrimp with Smoked Paprika and Fig Jam and Goat Cheese Crostini.

Roasted green chiles and Monterey Jack cheese give twice-stuffed potatoes a Southwestern twist. Serve them as part of a meal, with Pork Tenderloin with Salsa Verde and a simple Mixed Greens Salad.

This recipe is presented by Eggland’s Best. Italy mingles with the Deep South for this two-stepping twist on the traditional breakfast sandwich. Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stovetop, and keep a close eye on it to prevent burning. If deli ham is more available than prosciutto, no worries: These protein-packed biscuits will still wow ’em.