These Craveable Gruyère Cheese Recipes Will Make Everyone Melt

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Since it melts like a dream, spiking mac and cheese recipe with gruyère is one of our go-to moves. For this fall-inspired casserole, we pair it with crispy bacon and creamy butternut squash for a luscious dish that one BHG home cook deems “creamy, slightly sweet, and healthy! I love how yellow the squash makes this dish; it almost disappears into the cheese sauce when cooked until tender.” A crown of sourdough breadcrumbs takes this dish over the top.

Mushroom-Garlic Pizza

Mozzarella and Parmesan shouldn’t get all the glory as pizza toppings. For this gruyère cheese recipe, we shred and sprinkle 2 cups of gruyère over a base of dough, caramelized garlic, and mushrooms for an unforgettable homemade pie. After 5 to 7 minutes in a piping-hot oven, the cheese forms a beautifully, bubbly blanket over the fungi. Finish with a drizzle of herb oil, divvy up slices to all your dining companions, and you’ll quickly put delivery pies to shame.

Copycat Bacon and Gruyère Egg Bites

The coffee chain describes their popular hot breakfast recipe as “applewood-smoked bacon and aged gruyère and Monterey Jack cheeses folded into cage-free eggs and cooked using the French ‘sous vide’ technique to create a velvety texture that's full of flavor.” For our Starbucks copycat recipe with gruyère cheese, we feature all of those same building blocks in an easy at-home method. Skip the sous vide and simply bake the egg mixture in half-pint mason jars tucked inside a makeshift 9- x 13-inch pan water bath until the eggs are set. Choosing DIY over the drive-through will save you so much money over time (along with 50 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 7 grams of carbs per serving)!

Make-Ahead Cheese Fondue Casserole

True fondue fans know that it can totally count as a meal if you believe in yourself and really dive in. The concept behind this, one of our cheesiest casseroles of all time, takes the concept of the melty, dunkable cheese and does just that—transform it into a full-fledged dinner. By adding pasta, fresh parsley, and a crumbled saltine cracker topping, we have zero qualms about declaring this gruyère cheese recipe our entrèe. Just add a salad and dinner is done.

Gruyère Risotto with Arugula Gremolata

Risotto in 30 minutes without any need for stirring? This dream of ours is now a reality, thanks to our trusty Instant Pot. Garlic, stock, white wine, and leeks flavor the rice grains as they cook. You can probably guess the finishing touch for this gruyère cheese recipe. You got it: shredded gruyère, plus a spoonful of a bright and punchy arugula gremolata.

Test Kitchen Tip: If you don’t own an Instant Pot, follow our easy slow cooker instructions for this homemade risotto recipe.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Soup

This chicken soup is the epitome of cold weather comfort food. Inspired by the Swiss dish of the same name, which is chicken stuffed with ham and cheese, this soup calls for chicken, ham and our go-to gruyère. Asparagus, rice, a crushed crouton topping, and a generous glug of stock make this gruyère cheese recipe a satisfying meal.

Pressure Cooker Mac and Four Cheeses

Hit fast-forward on your pasta party. This is our quickest-ever mac and cheese recipe with gruyère (as well as cheddar, Gouda, and Parmesan). The power of pressure cooking means that this dish only requires 3 minutes of cook time. While the main practically preps itself, multitask and toast up some parsley- and paprika-spiked bread crumbs to shower over top of each bowl.

Caramelized Onion and Potato Breakfast Casserole

Eggs and potatoes in a make-ahead package that feeds eight from a single baking dish? We were already drawn in by this easy breakfast casserole. But then we looked a little closer and remembered that salty-savory pancetta was part of the ingredient list—and that this was a recipe with gruyère cheese—and we were officially convinced to add this to our menu this weekend. (Psst…we highly suggest that you follow suit!)

Cheesy Shell-Stuffed Shells

A BHG fan deems our riff on the classic Italian concept of stuffed shells “a flavorful dish, with the cheese sauce perfectly balancing out the tomato sauce. I highly recommend.” A jar of store-bought marinara trims down on prep time, and acts as a beautiful counterpoint to the white sauce—the gruyère cheese recipe part of this crowd-pleasing picture. Kids and kids at heart will get a kick out of the fact that the jumbo shells are stuffed with “mini me” tiny shells. We all swoon over the bonus melted cheese and fresh basil garnish!

Cheesy Shrimp Mac

The crushed cracker topping might get the headlining role atop this pasta casserole. But the real magic, if you ask us, is hiding inside the mac and cheese recipe with gruyère. Alongside the pasta, we sneak in 2 ½ cups of shredded gruyère, another 8 ounces of cubed Swiss, and a generous glug of white wine. If desired, make this a shrimp recipe by folding in 12 ounces of chopped shrimp. Or skip it (we have instructions for both options!) for a super-satisfying vegetarian main.

Cheesy Garlic Potato Gratin

Potato side dishes don’t come much more decadent than this. Since a small scoop goes a long way, and since this delivers so much richness for the prep time called for (25 minutes) and for the ingredients required (just five), this is one of our best holiday recipes with gruyère cheese. Try it with roast turkey, ham, beef, or lamb, or any grilled protein you desire. 

Ham, Asparagus, and Cheese Strata

Speaking of perfect-for-holidays, this gruyère cheese recipe is a brilliant way to give new life to leftover holiday ham. Plus, the dish can be assembled up to 12 hours ahead and refrigerated until you’re ready to add the eggs, bake, and enjoy. The cheese melts beautifully over a bed of bread cubes and asparagus, and fresh herbs really make the flavors in this make-ahead breakfast pop.

Ham-and-Cheese Slab Pies

For even more make-ahead leeway, try this recipe with gruyère cheese, frozen puff pastry, deli (or leftover) ham, and mustard. “It will always be a winner,” says a BHG reader who enjoys the fact that the savory baking sheet-sized pie can be built and frozen (unbaked) for up to two months. “It tastes fabulous with ham or sausage,” and can flex as an appetizer, lunch or light dinner with salad, depending on how large you slice the pieces.

Blue Cheese and Pine Nut Puffs

Blue cheese gets naming rights in this party appetizer idea. But there’s also another fromage invited to the soirèe, and the fact that this is a blue and gruyère cheese recipe means you’re able to savor both the tang of Roquefort and the nuttiness of gruyère in the same bite. A tablespoon of fresh thyme and topping of toasted pine nuts make these bite-sized snacks look and taste gourmet, but we promise they’re easier than they seem to DIY!