what to do with cottage cheese?

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  • scante60
    scante60 Posts: 106 Member
    I love mixing 1/2 c. cottage cheese with 1/4 c. salsa, 1/2 avocado, and 2 tbsp sunflower seeds. I've been experimenting with different salsas lately, and Trader Joe's Corn and Chile salsa is especially good. Sometimes I'll throw in some olives if they're handy. Yum!
  • missallenxox
    missallenxox Posts: 175 Member
    eat it straight up, will halve cherry tomatoes on top soooo yummy and light
  • Keeleelee55
    Keeleelee55 Posts: 45 Member
    had it for breakfast this morning with tomato and black pepper. Sometimes I eat just it with a LOT of black pepper! It's great with pears also.
  • dorkynerd
    dorkynerd Posts: 23 Member
    My favorite way to use it, is as salad dressing! It's sooooooo YUMMMY! I also eat it by its self. I don't care for it with fruit though.
  • SnarkyMam0610
    SnarkyMam0610 Posts: 39 Member
    I either put fresh pineapple or peaches on top or I mix it with apple butter and put it on whole wheat crackers. (My husband thinks its disguesting when I do this lol)
  • dandur
    dandur Posts: 267 Member
    Make some healthy "milkshakes" with it:

    http://dashingdish.com/recipe/dashing-dish-official-protein-shake/
  • Darlingir
    Darlingir Posts: 437
    throw it in the trash....
  • SnarkyMam0610
    SnarkyMam0610 Posts: 39 Member
    I've also made a lower calorie buffalo chicken dip with it because I love that stuff, I just put about equal amounts cottage cheese and shredded chicken and added Frank's Red Hot. I dipped celery and wheat thins in it, it was delicious!

    Now that sounds really good! I am a sucker for anything buffalo chicken!
  • beautifulbrat
    beautifulbrat Posts: 171
    I eat mine plain sometimes. I also like to mix fruit into it.....so yummy and you get the protein. Another thing is get regular lettuce and cut it up and then put cottage cheese on it and then put fresh sliced tomatoes on top with salt and pepper to taste....soo delicious
  • kc_froglady
    kc_froglady Posts: 7
    I eat it plain, but my sweetie and I also like to make a cheese dip out of it for a special treat. I just warm it slowly and add a bit of 2% or fat free cheddar and a little homemade salsa. It's creamy and feels like cheating without as many calories as regular cheese dip.
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  • ecove
    ecove Posts: 25 Member
    Cottage cheese, a packet of Splenda and fresh fruit is my favorite.
  • mmsilvia
    mmsilvia Posts: 459 Member
    I make baked mac & cheese with it. It's a lighter & healthier version and I swear no one every knows and there is never any left overs.

    I also, put it in pasta bakes...it melts nice & creamy.
  • kayl3igh88
    kayl3igh88 Posts: 428 Member
    I use it instead of natural/greek yoghurt or soya milk :flowerforyou:
  • WaterBunnie
    WaterBunnie Posts: 1,371 Member
    TOPIC: what to do with cottage cheese?


    Throw it away... that's not food ;-)
  • LHudson53
    LHudson53 Posts: 126
    I have a 3-step method:

    1. Buy it because it's healthy
    2. Put it in the back of the refrigerator because it's gross
    3. Throw it out when it grows hair
  • SadieToughLady
    SadieToughLady Posts: 44
    I eat it with peaches and strawberries. I make a breakfast of strawberries, walnuts, and cottage cheese.
  • jreimund
    jreimund Posts: 64
    wow lots of yummy ideas here! never knew it was so versitile! I like mine plain with salt and pepper :)
  • IokiOcto
    IokiOcto Posts: 123 Member
    Any fruit will do, I usually eat mine with Apple sauce. Also have a recipe for deviled eggs that uses it. I also like it in salad.


    Makes me want some NOW!
  • Polly758
    Polly758 Posts: 623 Member
    Chop up half a cucumber. Mix with 1c cottage cheese. Add salt and pepper.

    I usually eat it plain though, with a few dried figs.
  • jenlouise4
    jenlouise4 Posts: 48 Member
    I have it on crackers and with an apple for lunch. Or (probably oddly) plain in a sandwich if I'm taking a packed lunch!
    i've seen a lot of people really don't like the taste much but I really like it. Don't really feel the need to buy those ones with added ingredients like pineapple or chilli.
    I was just glad to find something that I really liked that's also seen as healthy :D
  • SuperSneaky
    SuperSneaky Posts: 43
    Sometimes I use it as a salad dressing and sprinkle a little paprika on it.

    Sometimes I make it a breakfast by mixing 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with 1/2 T (real) maple syrup and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
  • JeffJohnson26
    JeffJohnson26 Posts: 77 Member
    I always mix 1/2 cup of the fat free cottage cheese into my veggie smart pasta sause. Then add whole wheat pasta or pour it over grilled chicken breast.
  • jenlouise4
    jenlouise4 Posts: 48 Member
    I make baked mac & cheese with it. It's a lighter & healthier version and I swear no one every knows and there is never any left overs.

    I also, put it in pasta bakes...it melts nice & creamy.

    Wow, mac and cheese?? Do you happen to have a recipe or is it just a case of replacing the cheese? :)
  • JoyousJustine67
    JoyousJustine67 Posts: 50 Member
    i use it to replace mayo in tuna salad sandwich :) and i eat it with tomato and/or pepper i love spicy seasoning on it as well --- just some of my things i do with it ...............
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    I LOVE it with cantaloupe :-)
  • NU2U
    NU2U Posts: 659 Member
    Drop spoonfuls of it out of the window...and watch the reactions of the people who thinks a bird just pooped on them.

    I'm terrible..I know!!
  • fionarama
    fionarama Posts: 788 Member
    on rice cakes. Or mix some protein powder through.
  • AbbyHoopi
    AbbyHoopi Posts: 48
    I eat it plain, but my sweetie and I also like to make a cheese dip out of it for a special treat. I just warm it slowly and add a bit of 2% or fat free cheddar and a little homemade salsa. It's creamy and feels like cheating without as many calories as regular cheese dip.

    OMG! that sounds soo good and I was just talking about a lower fat cheese dip to use with Mexican food!!!! Do you have an exact measurement you use?? I bet I could chop some jalapeno in that and its like spicy cheese! MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
  • mmsilvia
    mmsilvia Posts: 459 Member
    I make baked mac & cheese with it. It's a lighter & healthier version and I swear no one every knows and there is never any left overs.

    I also, put it in pasta bakes...it melts nice & creamy.

    Wow, mac and cheese?? Do you happen to have a recipe or is it just a case of replacing the cheese? :)

    2 cups cottage cheese
    1 cup Light sour cream
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    Garlic powder and pepper to taste
    2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
    7 ounces cooked pasta

    Directions
    Mix the cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, garlic salt and pepper. Add cheddar cheese. Add macaroni and stir until coated.

    Transfer to a greased baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

    About 230 calories a serving. Serves 8
  • jenlouise4
    jenlouise4 Posts: 48 Member
    I make baked mac & cheese with it. It's a lighter & healthier version and I swear no one every knows and there is never any left overs.

    I also, put it in pasta bakes...it melts nice & creamy.

    Wow, mac and cheese?? Do you happen to have a recipe or is it just a case of replacing the cheese? :)

    2 cups cottage cheese
    1 cup Light sour cream
    1 egg, lightly beaten
    Garlic powder and pepper to taste
    2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
    7 ounces cooked pasta

    Directions
    Mix the cottage cheese, sour cream, egg, garlic salt and pepper. Add cheddar cheese. Add macaroni and stir until coated.

    Transfer to a greased baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

    About 230 calories a serving. Serves 8

    you're my hero! thanks!

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