My family has a recipe that uses it to make the sauce creamy and delicious as others have mentioned. It's super quick and easy to make since it's mostly canned foods. It may not be gourmet, but it is definitely comfort food in a pinch. It's called Tallarine.
1lb ground beef
1/2 medium onion diced
2 cloves garlic... or more
1 can stewed italian tomatoes (sometimes I add a can of spicy peppers like jalapeño to be more like a Mexican dish)
1 small can of sliced mushrooms (I usually leave these out)
1 can whole kernel sweet corn
1 small can sliced black olives
1-2c uncooked egg noodles depending on how noodly you like to get
4 slices American Cheese
Brown the beef with onion and garlic. I usually throw in some salt and pepper here. Add all other ingredients except the cheese. Add some water of it's too dry. Cover and cook until the noodles are tp your preference. Add the cheese and stir until melted and mixed.
Haters gonna hate American Cheese "Product", but it can sure make some tasty dishes.
Obviously you do you, but man I make a mean smash burger at home with deli-style American and an exceptionally simple seasoning of 4 parts salt, 1 part pepper.
Don’t get me wrong, bleu cheese on a burger is a solid choice. But I don’t really like cheddar on burgers nearly as much. Doesn’t melt the right way.
Good to know. We don't have deli-style American in my country as far as I know, so I don't know what that tastes like. It's all just individually wrapped slices, Laughing Cow etc, mostly for kids lunches.
I kind of know what you mean about the melt quality though. I'm a kiwi so I always have a ton of cheddar available, but for a really good burger it's nice to have something softer like brie or blue.
It's excellent for making mac n cheese. It contains enough emulsifiers for far more cheese than just that slice, so you can add what cheese you actually want and still have it be silky smooth.
Nobody will agree with me but I’ve been making the plainest salami sandwich for like 20 years and it is one of my favourite things to eat. Two slices of whatever white bread, four slices of hot genoa salami, one kraft single. I actually love to cook and bake and can make almost anything, but I still love this sandwich.
“American cheese” usually means a processed sliced cheese made from melted cheese curds. It’s most often found in cheeseburgers, especially fast-food-style cheeseburgers.
Related cheeses include Midwestern brick cheese which is used in Detroit-style pizza, which is a whole lot tastier than any fast-food cheeseburger.
There's this amazing chicken enchilada soup I've had whose ingredients include a whole pack of this stuff (specifically in Velveeta form, but it's the same stuff). Best damn soup I've ever tasted.
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