# I need a good cheese recommendation for this spicy chicken pasta dish. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738 "2019-09-05T14:40:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/1 "2019-09-05T14:40:26Z")
Basically it’s, chicken cooked with chipotle peppers pureed into heavy cream sauce. Now I need to know what cheese to use?? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/2 "2019-09-05T14:46:33Z")
I wouldn’t want a sharp cheese with that so I’d use a blend of asiago, cheddar and, oh, gouda cheese. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/3 "2019-09-05T17:52:32Z")
I wonder if a nice Provolone would compliment that? I’d consider it. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/4 "2019-09-05T17:53:26Z")
Any fresh, full-fat cheese will be fine. Paneer or queso fresco would work. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/5 "2019-09-05T18:34:06Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Basically it’s, chicken cooked with chipotle peppers pureed into heavy cream sauce. No help from me. If I read that recipe somewhere, my brain would shut down. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/6 "2019-09-05T18:53:53Z")
You’ve got a cream sauce, you don’t need a cheese as well. A nice tomato, onion, basil and mozzerella salad on the side would be perfect though. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/7 "2019-09-05T19:08:02Z")
If you have the spice and flavor already, and just want the cheese “ambiance,” mozzarella works fine. It melts well and blends with everything. Don’t over-complicate it! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/8 "2019-09-05T20:07:46Z")
Velveeta? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-cheese-recommendation-for-this-spicy-chicken-pasta-dish/839738/9 "2019-09-05T20:20:14Z")
I’d say bleu cheese or something like that, to balance the spice. Regards, Shodan PS - Or [Venezuelan beaver cheese](http://www.montypython.net/scripts/cheese.php), perhaps?