How do you have your cottage cheese?

mabelbabel1
mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
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I just seem to stick mine on top of a Ryvita....how do you have yours?

Inspirational, mouth watering ideas would be very appreciated (not sure how likely that is though!) :smile:
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  • BCSMama
    BCSMama Posts: 348
    I'd love new ideas too. I just started eating it and enjoy it with a drizzle of honey or mixed with guacamole and tuna on a wrap.
  • patty1138
    patty1138 Posts: 196 Member
    Jalapeno papers and peanuts????
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Sprinkle some sliced almonds or some unsalted roasted soy beans.

    Mix with cinnamon and eat with apples.

    With strawberries/peaches.

    Mixed in with a salad to cut the amount of dressing needed (my favorite).

    LOTS of it in lasagna to make it super creamy [i don't use cheese or ricotta]. =)
  • Nimiko
    Nimiko Posts: 52
    Sometimes with fruit
    Cottage Cheese Pancakes
    With pasta sauce on top
    on crackers
    YUM!
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    Seriously, this is one of the most versatile foods.

    -plain
    -With fruit, or with fruit and cereal
    - with pepper and hot sauce
    -seasoned, then used to stuff pasta shells
    -mixed with tuna (it really counters the flavor of canned tuna)
    - with chips, kind of like salsa
    -with honey and cinnamon (or without cinnamon, if you're not a big fan)
    - with oatmeal
    -mixed with hummus and put on my salad like dressing
  • danwood2
    danwood2 Posts: 291 Member
    I haven't done this in a while - but back in college I would take Cottage Cheese, mix it with any container of yogurt... then add unsalted peanuts, raisins, and crushed pineapple. The pineapple would overpower everything... it didn't look good, but it sure was tasty! :)
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member
    I haven't done this in a while - but back in college I would take Cottage Cheese, mix it with any container of yogurt... then add unsalted peanuts, raisins, and crushed pineapple. The pineapple would overpower everything... it didn't look good, but it sure was tasty! :)

    Oh yes! With pineapple! It is amazing.
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,072 Member
    Salt/pepper and smoothered in diced tomatoes. Spread salsa on top.

    Love cottage cheese!
  • foxfirekenzie
    foxfirekenzie Posts: 244 Member
    Hopefully not on my thighs!

    Really though, I put it in the center of a half of a cantaloupe or in an avocado and gobble it up! I also love it with peaches or pineapple.
  • jpuderbaugh
    jpuderbaugh Posts: 318 Member
    I spread 2 tbsp. on a tortilla, with 2 tbsp. pizza sauce, some shredded cheese and turkey pepperoni, roll it up like a burrito and heat it in a skillet. It gets all melty and delicious. I can't seem to stomach it cold.
  • smallbeer
    smallbeer Posts: 3 Member
    with mandarin oranges
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    On the shelf at the grocery . . . where it belongs.

    Cottage cheese is one of the few things I just refuse to eat. Ick.
  • crystalflame
    crystalflame Posts: 1,049 Member
    Cottage cheese tacos: sautee some spinach, onions, and garlic, adding a healthy dose of cayenne pepper. Mix some garlic salt into your cottage cheese. Put salted cottage cheese on a tortilla and top with the veggies.
  • beejelblor
    beejelblor Posts: 123 Member
    the 2 ways i LOVE cottage cheese are with strawberry yogart and with pineapple, simply never gets old and always amazing... now i want pineapple and cottage cheese so badly haha
  • leopardjunkie
    leopardjunkie Posts: 149
    on a slice of buttered toast or in a bowl topped with salted sunflower nuts
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Here are lots of ideas from previous threads:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/744545-new-cottage-cheese-ideas

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/780871-who-says-cottage-cheese-needs-to-be-boring

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/779106-what-else-can-i-do-with-cottage-cheese

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/758175-afraid-of-cottage-cheese

    As you can see, we are some cottage cheese loving fools. :laugh:

    I found these using the "Search" function under 'Community'. Very useful tool!
  • leopardjunkie
    leopardjunkie Posts: 149
    Oh wait another one is with chooped up baby tomatoes, cucmbers, fresh dill, green onions, cilantro, pressed garlic, and pepper...a good zesty little salad
  • IronDame
    IronDame Posts: 275
    Thanks to a friend of mine, today I mixed my low fat cottage cheese with hummus and dipped cauliflower in it. YUM!
  • lewcompton
    lewcompton Posts: 881 Member
    I leave it at the supermarket... never was a big fan... Prefer ricotta in lasagne or cheesecake... Oh wait, I don't do those any more:laugh:
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    Are you sure you want to know? K. Here goes !

    I love cottage cheese so I'm always "creating". And I'm always all over a protein-rich, healthy fat snack.

    In my mini food processor:

    1 cup lowfat cottage cheese
    2 TB nut butter ( PB & Company Dark Chocolate Dreams is perfecto)

    Blend until creamy. Plop it in a bowl and put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes.

    I add fresh berries, 1/4 cup of nuts or seeds and I will usually crumble in a square (or 2) of dark chocolate.

    YUM.

    Today - I got a bit too crazy with it. I threw in a handful of baby spinach. You may NOT want to do that : )
  • Elainejk21
    Elainejk21 Posts: 121 Member
    I've been meaning to try it this way for lunch.. it sounds delish!

    Herbed Cheese & Tomato Sandwich (total under 400 calories)

    * 6 ounces low-fat cottage cheese
    * 1 garlic clove, minced
    * 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
    * Dash of salt and pepper
    * 1 whole-grain bagel
    * 4 slices tomato
    * 1 orange

    Place cottage cheese in blender and puree until smooth. Stir in garlic, chives, salt, and pepper. Spread mixture on bagel and top with tomato slices. Eat with orange.
  • ClementineGeorg
    ClementineGeorg Posts: 505 Member
    I love it with crunchy veggies, like radish, cucumber, onion, green onion, bell peppers. Even with slices of olives. All mixed up. And maybe a touch of crumbled bacon bits.
  • harlanJEN
    harlanJEN Posts: 1,089 Member
    I love it with crunchy veggies, like radish, cucumber, onion, green onion, bell peppers. Even with slices of olives. All mixed up. And maybe a touch of crumbled bacon bits.

    Ohhhh YUM. Gotta try it !
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    Plain or with a little salt and pepper.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    I'm pretty boring with it I think. I only eat it plain, right out of the carton. Or on a bed of greens (spinach, arugula, kale, etc.) with tomatos, peppers, fruit or peas.

    It's also a good substitute for ricotta in lasagna
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    With this:

    http://pleasoning.com/index.asp?CompID=44&action=ViewProduct&ProductID=399&CategoryID=84

    NOM! Note: pleasoning also tastes amazing on meat, french fries, veggies....
  • mabelbabel1
    mabelbabel1 Posts: 391 Member
    Blimey!!! I didn't expect half of these responses.....so many ideas!!

    Thanks :smile:
  • texasokie
    texasokie Posts: 65 Member
    On top of sugar free peaches or pears.
  • morielia
    morielia Posts: 169 Member
    Pepper and spicy salsa with a few baked tortilla chips, quinoa crackers, or wasa multigrain crisps for scooping.
  • EndlessSacrifice
    EndlessSacrifice Posts: 325
    I just eat mine plain or with some sort of fruit.

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