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Coxinha
Brazil's most iconic street food — teardrop-shaped croquettes with a crispy golden shell encasing a creamy, spiced shredded chicken filling.
⏱ 90 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,243)
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Brazilian Cheese Recipes
17 recipes using cheese — Feijoada, churrasco, brigadeiros — bold, tropical and communal.
These 17 brazilian cheese recipes are ready in about 61 minutes on average, with 95–610 kcal per serving, and 35% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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61 min
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357 kcal
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How Brazilian cuisine cooks with cheese
Brazilian food is bold and communal, from smoky churrasco to coconut-rich seafood moquecas and the slow-cooked comfort of feijoada. When Brazilian cooks work with cheese, they reach for garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are boiling, baking, sautéing and frying.
A concentrated hit of savoury, salty richness used to melt, gratinate, crumble or finish a dish. In this collection it's most often cooked with onion, garlic, olive oil, eggs, butter and fine sea salt. The dishes here span brazilian classics ready in as little as 20 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,870 ratings.
17 Brazilian Cheese Recipes
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Coxinha
Brazil's most beloved street snack — teardrop-shaped croquettes filled with shredded chicken and creamy catupiry cheese, breaded and deep-fried until golden.
⏱ 90 min🔥 180 kcalHard
★4.9(712)
✨ Newsnack
Brazilian Coxinha
Brazil's tear-drop chicken fritters with cream-cheese shredded chicken filling, breaded and deep-fried until gold.
⏱ 130 min🔥 320 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,280)
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Coxinha (Brazilian Chicken Croquettes)
Teardrop-shaped chicken croquettes with cream cheese filling, coated in golden breadcrumbs — Brazil's favorite snack.
⏱ 90 min🔥 220 kcalHard
★4.8(9,800)
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Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)
Irresistibly chewy Brazilian cheese bread made with tapioca starch and Minas cheese — golden outside, hollow and stretchy inside, naturally gluten-free.
⏱ 40 min🔥 95 kcalEasy
★4.9(2,870)
✨ Newdessert
Pavê (Brazilian Layered Cream Dessert)
Brazil's beloved no-bake layered dessert: moist ladyfinger biscuits soaked in coffee or liqueur, layered with rich cream cheese custard and topped with chocolate.
⏱ 30 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,870)
✨ Newbread
Recife Lemon Herb Flatbread
Recife Lemon Herb Flatbread turns brazilian pantry flavors into a complete flatbread with flatbread dough, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 35 min🔥 485 kcalMedium
★4.8(4,495)
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Brazilian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread
Brazilian Festival Lemon Herb Flatbread brings brazilian flavor to a practical flatbread built with flatbread dough, lime, cassava, coconut milk and black beans, and a fresh cilantro finish.
⏱ 37 min🔥 490 kcalMedium
★4.8(4,405)
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Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread Rolls)
Chewy, cheesy little bread rolls made with tapioca starch instead of wheat flour, a beloved gluten-free Brazilian breakfast staple.
⏱ 45 min🔥 220 kcalEasy
★4.7(55)
✨ Newsnack
Coxinha (Brazilian Shredded Chicken Croquettes)
Teardrop-shaped fried dough filled with creamy shredded chicken, one of Brazil's most beloved and recognizable street food snacks.
⏱ 85 min🔥 320 kcalHard
★4.6(44)
✨ Newdinner
Baiao de Dois (Brazilian Rice and Beans with Cheese and Meat)
A one-pot northeastern Brazilian rice and bean dish cooked with dried meat and finished with crumbled cheese, richer than everyday arroz com feijao.
⏱ 65 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.4(23)
✨ Newlunch
Bauru (Brazilian Steak and Cheese Sandwich)
A melty Brazilian sandwich of roast beef, melted cheese, tomato, and pickles pressed on French bread, a Sao Paulo classic.
⏱ 20 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.5(69)
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Escondidinho de Legumes (Brazilian Vegetable Shepherd's Pie)
A layered Brazilian bake of sauteed mixed vegetables topped with creamy mashed cassava or potato and melted cheese.
⏱ 65 min🔥 340 kcalMedium
★4.6(82)
✨ Newbreakfast
Brazilian Tapioca Pancakes (Beiju) with Cheese
Crisp, chewy Brazilian tapioca flatbreads folded around melted cheese, a beloved northeastern breakfast.
⏱ 30 min🔥 320 kcalEasy
★4.5(39)
✨ Newdinner
Brazilian Stuffed Peppers with Smoky Tomato Rice (Pimentao Recheado)
Bell peppers filled with smoky tomato rice and melted cheese, a classic Brazilian family dinner.
⏱ 70 min🔥 390 kcalMedium
★4.7(53)
✨ Newdinner
Brazilian Vegetable Casserole with Sweet Paprika (Torta de Legumes)
A layered vegetable and egg casserole seasoned with sweet paprika, baked until golden and set.
⏱ 62 min🔥 260 kcalEasy
★4.5(37)
✨ Newdinner
Brazilian Roasted Garlic Burger with Catupiry Cheese
A juicy beef burger loaded with roasted garlic and melted catupiry, inspired by Brazilian churrasco stands.
⏱ 60 min🔥 610 kcalMedium
★4.6(48)
Choosing & preparing cheese
How to choose
Buy in blocks and grate fresh — pre-shredded cheese is coated with anti-caking starch that hampers melting. Match the cheese to the job: good melters (mozzarella, gruyère) versus crumblers (feta, parmesan).
Prep & storage
Let cheese come to room temperature for the fullest flavour. Add delicate cheeses off the heat to stop them splitting; build a smooth sauce with a roux or a starch.
Nutrition
A calcium- and protein-rich food; it is also high in saturated fat and sodium, so a little sharp cheese goes a long way.
Classic flavour partners: tomatoes, bread, wine, pasta, black pepper, honey
Brazilian Cheese Recipes — FAQ
How long do Brazilian cheese recipes take to make?
Most of these 17 Brazilian cheese recipes are ready in around 61 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Bauru (Brazilian Steak and Cheese Sandwich), takes about 20 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 130 minutes.
How many calories are in Brazilian cheese dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 95 to 610 kcal per serving, averaging 357 kcal — Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) is the lightest option at 95 kcal.
What is the easiest Brazilian cheese recipe for beginners?
Pão de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread) is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 35% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with cheese in Brazilian cooking?
In these recipes, cheese is most often paired with onion, garlic, olive oil, eggs, butter and fine sea salt. Brazilian kitchens also lean on garlic, lime, coriander, dendê (palm) oil, coconut and malagueta chilli.
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