Favorite Cottage Cheese Recipes?

I made the hot spinach dip mentioned here for a party Tuesday night - and it was a big hit! Unlike my usual spinach artichoke dip with lots and lots of fats in it, this tasted fresh and the spinach really comes through (for better or worse).

1 package of frozen chopped spinach thawed and squeezed of water
1 regular tub of lowfat cottage cheese (I dumped mine in a strainer first to let some of the liquid go
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese (optional)
small onion, chopped and sauteed (optional)
pepper to taste

Mix cottage cheese and spinach and heat in a microwave for 2 or 3 minutes - stir and drain out any excess liquid. Put into oven safe dish, sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and put under the broiler until the cheese is melted. Serve with tostitos and/ or veggies!

i also buy my cottage cheese at Sam's in the 3 lb. tub (2% milkfat), but my nutrition info on the container says 90 calories for 1/2 cup. They also have the 4% milkfat at 110 calories for 1/2 cup, and that comes in a 5 lb. tub. You better check your container again.

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I love cottage cheese! My favorite combination is cottage cheese with canned, drained mandarin oranges. Pears are also great! I have tried the low fat cottage cheese but I think the flavor in the regular small curd is the best. To me it's worth the few extra calories. yum

these all sound so yummy! tagging for later.

isn't cottage cheese really high in sodium?

I love cottage cheese, and have gotten several ideas here.
I usually make a simple side dish with cottage cheese, chopped peppers (green, red or yellow), chopped tomatoes, and chopped onions, sometimes green onions.

A great little veggie dip is cottage cheese and a tblsn of garlic power mix on high in a blender for about 30 seconds. If you like spicey go with a little cayanne too.

Bumpin the Cottage Cheese thread!

Sprinkle a bit of pepper on top, someone shared that with me just last week, tried it, mmm a nice flavor mix.

Pineapple mixed with cottage cheese is tasty, of course in it's own juice!

Need to look over this thread more closely, lots of great ideas.

I too feel it has LOTS of sodium so I do limit how much I eat. I think it has close to 500mg of Sodium in 1/2 cup. Which is about a 4th-5th of our daily allotment depending on what you choose as yours.

I follow sodium as one of my 5 here on MFP, not because I need to for any particular reason but because I find it fascinating how much is in so many foods, it would be so easy to go way over if not careful.:flowerforyou:

LC No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake Pie

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs, divided
1 package (.3 ounce) sugar-free lemon gelatin
2/3 cup boiling water
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
1 cup (8 ounces) 1% cottage cheese
2 cups reduced-fat whipped topping

Directions:
Coat the bottom and sides of a 9-in. pie plate with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon cracker crumbs; set aside.

In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; cool slightly. Pour into a blender; add cream cheese and cottage cheese. Cover and process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into prepared pie plate. Sprinkle with remaining cracker crumbs. Cover and refrigerate until set.

Yield: 8 servings.

Nutrition Facts
One serving: One piece Calories: 131 Fat: 7 g Saturated Fat: 5 g Cholesterol: 17 mg Sodium: 207 mg Carbohydrate: 8 g Fiber: 0 g Protein: 7 g Diabetic Exchange: 1-1/2 fat, 1/2 fat-free milk.