Best 5 Everything Cream Cheese Recipes

EVERYTHING SALMON BURGERS WITH SCALLION SOUR CREAM-CREAM CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat outdoor grill if using to medium high. Prepare hot grill with cooking spray. Indoors, use a large skillet rather than a grill pan and preheat with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil to medium-high heat.
• Place salmon in food processor and pulse to coarse grind meat to form burgers. Transfer fish to a mixing bowl and season with grill seasoning, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and dill. Mix and form 4 patties. Drizzle the burgers with extra-virgin olive oil.
• Cook burgers 3 minutes on each side for a pink center, 4 to 5 minutes on each side for fully cooked fish.
• While burgers cook, combine in a bowl the cream cheese and the scallions and fold in sour cream and lemon juice.
• Top the burgers with lettuce, tomato, onion and sauce on crusty, toasted buns.

EVERYTHING BAGEL CHAFFLE WITH SMOKED SALMON CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle maker according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Whisk egg, 2 teaspoons bagel seasoning, coconut flour, and baking powder together in a small bowl. Stir in mozzarella cheese.
• Pour 1/2 of the batter onto the waffle maker and spread it out from the center with a spoon. Close the waffle maker and cook until the chaffle reaches your desired doneness and waffle maker stops steaming, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Remove chaffle from waffle maker, place on a rack, and repeat process with remaining batter. Cool for several minutes to let them crisp up.
• Spread each chaffle with 1/2 of the salmon cream cheese and garnish with remaining 1 teaspoon bagel seasoning, capers, and red onion. Cut out a circle in the center of the chaffle with a sharp knife or use a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter to make the chaffles look more authentic and fun.

CREAM CHEESE-STUFFED EVERYTHING BAGEL-SEASONED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat; stir in bread crumbs. Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from heat; transfer to pie plate or shallow dish. Stir in seasoning; set aside. In small bowl, beat egg; set aside.
• In another small bowl, mix cream cheese and 3 tablespoons of the chives, mixing well.
• Cut pocket in each chicken breast by making a horizontal slit along thin long edge, being careful to not cut through to opposite side. Stuff each pocket with about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese filling. Press edges of chicken together to seal, and secure with toothpick.
• Dip chicken into egg to coat both sides, then dip into bread crumb mixture, pressing to coat chicken completely. Transfer to pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Let stand 5 minutes. Garnish with remaining 1 tablespoon chopped chives before serving.

"EVERYTHING" BISCUITS WITH VEGETABLE CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine the poppy seeds, sesame seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and flaky salt on a small plate (see Cook's Note).
• Position a rack on the bottom shelf of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt in a food processor. Pulse until combined. Add the butter and pulse until the butter is in pea-size pieces. Add 1 cup of the buttermilk and pulse several times until the dough just comes together but is not fully incorporated.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and pat into a 12-by-6-inch rectangle with the long side facing you. Lightly mark the dough in thirds vertically. Using a bench scraper or your hands, fold the dough upon itself like a letter: Pick up the first third and fold it on top of the center third. Next, pick up the remaining third and fold it over the first two. Using your hands, press the dough back into a 12-by-6-inch rectangle, making sure the work surface and dough are still lightly floured and repeat the letter fold. Press the dough into a 10-by-7.5-inch rectangle, then cut into twelve 2 1/2-inch squares. Brush the tops with buttermilk and then dip into the "everything" spice blend.
• Arrange on the prepared baking sheet and bake until the bottoms are golden brown and the biscuits are cooked through, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through baking. Let the biscuits cool slightly on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese with the remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons buttermilk in a large bowl. Stir in the scallions, bell peppers, carrots and celery. Season with kosher salt. Transfer to a small serving bowl and serve alongside the warm biscuits.

"EVERYTHING" CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Combine sesame seeds, poppy seeds, and onion with garlic flakes. Stir half the mixture into cream cheese. Smear on a plain toasted bagel, topped with extra seeds, or serve as a spread to amp up crackers.