Monterey Jack

Real cheddar cheese meets charred green chiles in our best recipe for queso. For extra points serve the molten dip with warmed tortilla chips.

Add a heap of tortilla chips and this vegetarian dinner is done.

With layers of flavor and centuries of history, chiles rellenos makes an excellent vegetarian main.

This quick vegetarian enchiladas recipe doesn’t require individually dipping each tortilla in enchilada sauce.

It only takes a handful of ingredients to turn a can of young green jackfruit into smoky, savory meatless “carnitas” to pile onto hearty vegetarian nachos.

Chickpeas provide pops of textural contrast while swimming in an ultra-creamy, just-spicy-enough sauce that comes together quickly in a blender or food processor.

Cook your pasta, build your sauce, and bake your mac all in one pot.

These mushroom quesadillas are stellar with homemade tortillas, but you can also use store-bought corn tortillas.

This mac and cheese has an awesome, crusty, golden-brown top and the ooey-gooiest center known to humankind.

These nachos lend themselves to customization and are an excellent place to use up little bits of leftovers (extra black beans, crumbled sausage or bacon, roasted vegetables—or a random radish or extra scallion).

Melty, cheesy, crunchy, spicy: These sandwiches, a street food favorite in India, check all the boxes.

There are many variations of Gobernadores, but they typically include shrimp, mild chiles, and cheese. Here, chef David Castro Hussong adds bacon, which gives the dish a surf-and-turf feeling.

Nachos can stand an ingredient riff, but to make sure that the cheese is melted throughout and that each bite has the requisite combination of tastes and textures, follow this plan.

This one-skillet meal is ideal for both chilly evenings and weekend mornings when hot melted cheese and comfort is all you want. Leave a handful of chips undressed to tuck into the skillet at the last minute. Their salsa-free points add the perfect layer of crunch.

This Tex-Mex classic features a unique twist on the original recipe. Adding seafood kicks flavors to a whole new level.

Trouble finding kefir? Plain yogurt—or sour cream thinned with a little water or lime juice—works just as well in this hearty Tex-Mex dish.