Cottage cheese??

corinasue1143

If you don't like the texture, when you first get it, put the whole thing in the blender until smooth, then just pour the whole thing back in the clean cottage cheese carton, so you won't forget what it is. I used to put a little vanilla and sugar in it sometimes and eat it with fruit.

evilpoptart63

I mix it with canned pears and eat it for breakfast (one of my favorites!) My husband likes mixing it with salsa, my daughters like it with yougart....yeah we go through the stuff fast. If its not something you like, there is no point forcing youself to eat it though. There is a ton of healthy food I feel like I "should" eat but Im not going to force myself and feel like its a punishment. It helps to find foods you like that fit into your calorie/ macro goals

vegmebuff

I enjoy dry cottage cheese - higher in protein and way lower in sodium: 1/2 cup portion: 22 grams of protein/
15 mg sodium/110 calories

I 'bake' it into pancakes or blended into smoothies or on salads, etc.,

Compared to 1 per cent cottage cheese - 16 grams of protein/420 mg sodium and 100 calories

DeviatedNorm

I like to mix cottage cheese with tuna. It's like a tuna salad, except I'm just adding more protein.

120g of 4% cottage cheese
1 packet of Starkist Lemon Pepper
2 Wasa Crackers

And I have the base of an excellent lunch for only 260 calories with 34g of protein and 4g fiber.

I like to pair it with some pickles and an apple for a filling and tasty lunch under 350 calories.

Nony_Mouse

Aside from things others have already suggested, I use it in place of the majority of the hard cheese in cheese sauce, then have a much smaller amount of a strong hard cheese to add more bite. I also put some in the mashed potato for the veg shepherd's pie I made for dinner tonight.

jamespatten3576

I've eaten it every day for lunch during the work week for the last 2yrs. Just recently switched to a couple hard boiled eggs instead. Hate mornings, and it was easy to just pack up a weeks worth on Sunday and then I could sleep a little longer before work. One thing I noticed is the taste and texture seemed to vary a bit even if I stuck with the same brand. Sometimes I liked it a lot, sometimes not so much.

dsboohead

ccruz985 wrote: »

I had the SAME bias til I tried it and surprise, I LOVE COTTAGE CHEESE. BUT you gotta have the full 4% milkfat one or else, no. I'll make it a meal and have it with roasted garlic Triscuits, grilled chicken, avocado, and maybe an apple. Or treat myself and have it with guava paste.

Guava paste??

dsboohead

DeviatedNorm wrote: »

I like to mix cottage cheese with tuna. It's like a tuna salad, except I'm just adding more protein.

120g of 4% cottage cheese
1 packet of Starkist Lemon Pepper
2 Wasa Crackers

And I have the base of an excellent lunch for only 260 calories with 34g of protein and 4g fiber.

I like to pair it with some pickles and an apple for a filling and tasty lunch under 350 calories.

Excellent easy idea!

dsboohead

vegmebuff wrote: »

I enjoy dry cottage cheese - higher in protein and way lower in sodium: 1/2 cup portion: 22 grams of protein/
15 mg sodium/110 calories

I 'bake' it into pancakes or blended into smoothies or on salads, etc.,

Compared to 1 per cent cottage cheese - 16 grams of protein/420 mg sodium and 100 calories

Dry cottage cheese? Is that something different?

dsboohead

dsboohead wrote: »

Not much of a fan of the stuff only because back in the day it was considered a "diet" food and thats how I relate.
I just need to think outside of the carton and get ideas from the forum how you eat it?

Never said I hated the stuff but just need to stretch my creative cottage cheese mind. Your ideas are fabulous for this underappreciated item!

vegmebuff

dsboohead wrote: »

vegmebuff wrote: »

I enjoy dry cottage cheese - higher in protein and way lower in sodium: 1/2 cup portion: 22 grams of protein/
15 mg sodium/110 calories

I 'bake' it into pancakes or blended into smoothies or on salads, etc.,

Compared to 1 per cent cottage cheese - 16 grams of protein/420 mg sodium and 100 calories

Dry cottage cheese? Is that something different?

khaleesikhaleesi

LEMME TELL YOU, cottage cheese and salsa is my JAM.

dsboohead

vegmebuff wrote: »

dsboohead wrote: »

vegmebuff wrote: »

I enjoy dry cottage cheese - higher in protein and way lower in sodium: 1/2 cup portion: 22 grams of protein/
15 mg sodium/110 calories

I 'bake' it into pancakes or blended into smoothies or on salads, etc.,

Compared to 1 per cent cottage cheese - 16 grams of protein/420 mg sodium and 100 calories

Dry cottage cheese? Is that something different?

This item is here in US? Would LOVE dry CC.

janicekau

Try cottage cheese with the spice Mrs. Dash original blend on it. Very good!! I sometimes add some avacodo and tomatoes to mine.

clicketykeys

Is "dry cottage cheese" just the cottage cheese with the whey squeezed out of it? Because I haven't seen it at the grocery stores around here, but that's what I do with mine.

GottaBurnEmAll

Dry curd cottage cheese is sometimes labeled as farmer's cheese.

Evamutt

My mom made biscuits with it. I made them too but it's been a while so don't remember amount of ingredients but the consistency should be that of any raw biscuit mix you roll out: cottage cheese, flour, small dash of baking powder, egg & you can add bits of bacon. roll, cut & bake. Really good (you can add cheese too)

jgnatca

Dry cottage cheese is closest to the original after curdling. The creamy cottage cheese has cream added.

Evamutt

jgnatca, are you Hungarian? I am. I think the recipe for biscuits is called Piskota

Evamutt

Forgot to add, you have to add butter. I'll try to find the recipe, Piskota is more of a generic term

jgnatca

Thanks Evamutt. I married a Hungarian. Now I have to google Piskota.

Hubby can’t get enough cottage cheese. It brings back great memories of great food.

alteredsteve175

emcclure013 wrote: »

I like to eat it plain, add a bit of spicy salsa, or add bacon bits! Maybe not the healthiest thing ever, but, mmm.... bacon.

Good call, Em. I've put lots of salsa or Tabasco on cottage cheese. Never thought of bacon bits.

Now I'm hungry! HAHA!

vegmebuff

GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »

Dry curd cottage cheese is sometimes labeled as farmer's cheese.

Not sure about what type might be offered in the states - but I was about to suggest 'farmer's cheese' as a similar item

KANGOOJUMPS

yum, I adore

Nikion901

I don't like the texture of cottage cheese ... but I do like, very much, that of ricotta. Favorite way to eat it is 1/4 cup spread over a slice of black bread toast.

dsboohead

Nikion901 wrote: »

I don't like the texture of cottage cheese ... but I do like, very much, that of ricotta. Favorite way to eat it is 1/4 cup spread over a slice of black bread toast.

Now what is black bread?

HeidiCooksSupper

Raisins, cinnamon & sugar.

Aplant77

I eat it for breakfast or a snack all the time! 1/2 cup with 1/2 tablespoon of your favorite jelly makes a delicious treat. I also like it with just pepper. Try a few kinds, I like the higher fat content and certain brands better than others.

AmyOutOfControl

I eat cottage cheese with diced tomatoes, red onions, avocado, and cracked black pepper. Yum!

jgnatca

dsboohead wrote: »

Nikion901 wrote: »

I don't like the texture of cottage cheese ... but I do like, very much, that of ricotta. Favorite way to eat it is 1/4 cup spread over a slice of black bread toast.

Now what is black bread?

My black bread is pumpernickel.