Afraid of cottage cheese...

Hi
I get low-fat cottage cheese which here in Australia at least, is creamy, with small curds. It is not dry at all.

I have used it as a part substitute for ricotta in some recipes.
In lasagne, make a layer of cottage cheese instead of white sauce and cheddar cheese. Because it is low fat is is probably not best where you need crunchy toppings.
Use it on Mexican instead of sour cream (I also use Greek yoghurt instead of sour cream)
I often have it for lunch, lots of cracked black pepper and tomatoes on crisp breads - that gives some crunch :-).
Try it as a topping for microwaved jacket potato with lots of black pepper.
I used to love cottage cheese and pineapple, haven't bought it for a long time, but you could do your own - buy unsweetened crushed pineapple and drain it (or leave in the juice depending on what the texture of the cheese is like) and just stir it in.
I just searched my recipe collection but couldn't find anything with cottage cheese but I am sure I have seen and used it in quiche, and in fritters (ie small thick pancakes/pikelets).
Use it in dips

Just experiment with it - it is bland so it takes on other flavours well. Think of it like a sort of ricotta or feta or bocconchini - soft white cheese, not chunky cheddar!

I don't care for it with fruit, but will eat it with black pepper and tabasco. As others have said it works great in lasagna, although I use half ricotta half cream cheese.

I never thought about having it with some Tabasco. I'm going to have to try that since I'm addicted to hot sauce haha

It's so freaking good with any hot sauce. Couldn't stomach cottage cheese until I tried it that way.

I always eat it with a little salt and pepper sprinkled on top or with pretzles

I could not eat it when I was a child, but now it is great! I put it on tacos instead of sour cream. A friend showed me this trick. I like it with chopped fresh tomatoes and peppers... the crunch of peppers seems to make it less mushy. I think if you put something with it, it is better, but I can eat it with steamed veggies as a protein. Good luck.

HEY FUNNY!

I just got over my fear about a month ago. I like full fat better in taste. But am eating fat free currently (stricter diet right now)

Its like tiny fresh mozzarella balls in a sour cream like liquid. Try it with a fork, it helps strain the liquid.

Does not melt well, best fresh and all.

Found recipes that use in in cooking things like cheesecake (reduced fat) and pancakes and more.

everything is good with hot sauce, it is a food group of it's own LOL I ate 1/2 bottle once and got severe heartburn LOL but a big glass of water fixed that... unfortunately, it was on chicken nuggets, not so healthy as they were breaded...

My mom adds tomato, green pepper, and a dash of garlic powder.
I like it with fruit

There's this kinda weird but very tasty quiche kind of thing you can make with it too. Rather than using any pastry, cook up some pasta (whole grain works if you're being uber healthy), chop the normal veg you would like in a quiche such as onions, peppers, mushrooms, spinach etc, and some lean ham or rindless baking if you like meat, gently cook it all until onions are transluscent and transfer to a non stick quiche dish/backing pan along with the pasta. Beat 3 eggs up with some cottage cheese, pour over the top, (depending on your egg sizes you may want more or less, it's just enough to cover the veg etc), bake at 180/gas mark 6 for around 20 minutes. To check if it's cooked all the way through, take it out and give the dish a gentle shake. If it wobbles it needs a few minutes more. You can eat it hot if you want but, personally I prefer it once it's cooled, then you can slice it and it makes a great lunch box food Also, a lot less fat using cottage cheese than regular cheddar.

Try drizzling it with a little bit of honey then adding a pinch of sea salt. It sounds odd.. but is seriously one of the most delicious things on the planet..