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Monterey Jack
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Same cheese under a different name; fully interchangeable in all recipes
10.0
monterey substitutes
3 substitutes · avg score 10.0 · Monterey cheese — a mild, semi-hard American cow's milk cheese that melts smoothly, most commonly seen as Monterey Jack. Used in quesadillas, burgers, casseroles, and cheese sauces.
quick swaps (averaged across uses)
02
Muenster
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Mild and buttery; melts smoothly for sandwiches and casseroles, very similar texture
10.0
03
Colby
10.01 cup : 1 cup
Mild and semi-firm; melts smoothly for sandwiches and burgers, less buttery
10.0