7 cheesy bakes to convert even the veg haters

Turn your daily serve into comfort food.

Source: Alan Benson

Cheese-lovers, these bakes are for you.

1. Baked eggplant with haloumi and kasseri (pseftomousakas)

This Greek dish recipe is a great vegetarian dish that doesn’t compromise on flavour.

Source: Alan Benson

2. Baked cauliflower, fontina and mandarin

A twist on cauliflower cheese:  the sweet and slightly bitter notes of the mandarin are a perfect foil for the rich creamy sauce.

Source: Sharyn Cairns

3. Broccoli béchamel bake

A classic béchamel brings all the flavours together in this cheese-topped broccoli bake.

Source: Alan Benson

4. Eggplant parmesan

"The ultimate vegetarian comfort food (kind of disguised as a lasagna)," is how Matty Matheson describes this bake, from his latest show, It's Suppertime (watch him make it Friday 23 February on SBS Viceland, and then on SBS On Demand.)

Source: VICELAND / It's Suppertime

5. Mushroom and cauliflower gratin

Keep this recipe from Racehl Khoo in mind for the next time you get your hands on fresh shitaki mushrooms.

Source: Rachel Khoo's Kitchen Notebook Melbourne

6. Potato and reblochon cheese gratin (tartiflette au reblochon)

Build up a hearty appetite on the slopes and then you'll enjoy every hearty forkful of this cheesy bake, popular in the French ski resorts, and shared with us by Gabriel Gaté.

Potato and reblochon cheese gratin Source: Benito Martin

7. Eggplant parmigiana (melanzane alla parmigiana)

Two types of cheese are layered in and on this bake, one of Italy’s most famous dishes, before it's baked until golden and bubbly.

Source: SBS Food

Watch Matty Matheson make his Eggplant parmesan on It's Suppertime Friday 23 February on SBS Viceland from 6.40pm and then on SBS On Demand.

See SBS Food's Cheesy Topping recipe collection here.