What to do with cottage cheese?

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  • AGirlWithWheels
    AGirlWithWheels Posts: 9
    This is exactly how I eat it too, and it's delish! It's my favorite snack ☺️
  • mlogantra76
    mlogantra76 Posts: 334 Member
    I love the 4% Kroger brand. Has great flavor to it. I eat it plain or I love to mix it into some egg whites and 'scramble" it. I used to eat tuna mixed in and this thread reminded me of it. I'm going to try it tomorrow. Nobody in my house like cottage cheese except for me.
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    I haven't used it in recipes but I like to eat it with:

    Capers
    Sunflower Seeds
    Dry Roasted Edamame
    Avocado
    Fresh Fruit
    Cucumbers and Dill
  • madonetwo
    madonetwo Posts: 24 Member
    Love Cottage Cheese with blueberries or strawberries or even raspberries. I put a packet of Splenda in the CC to sweeten it up a bit. I could eat my wt in it.
  • emmullins55
    emmullins55 Posts: 21
    That's not strange it is my favorite breakfast; I don't use the nuts but the cottage cheese with sweetner and cinnamon are excellent on whole grain toast. I call it my "cheese danish."
  • Mygsds
    Mygsds Posts: 1,564 Member
    Great on baked potato.. I scoop it out and stick under broiler for 2-3 minutes yummmmmm
  • catharinecrane
    catharinecrane Posts: 1
    blend it with tomatoes, basil,and garlic for a best soup you have ever had
  • ceciliaruns
    ceciliaruns Posts: 41 Member
    I add it to my oatmeal after it's cooked, top with almonds, fruit and a drizzle of agave nectar....yum! Also blend in a mixer with pancake batter. I put it on toast and Marmite (it's a British thing!) Enjoy!
  • katylil
    katylil Posts: 223 Member
    Thank you everyone!!!

    There are some AWESOME ideas here! Very excited to try them out.

    Keep 'em coming! :)
  • HollieDollieeeex
    HollieDollieeeex Posts: 116 Member
    What not to do with cottage cheese. Self confessed ADDICT:love:

    Add it to EVERYTHING & REPEAT
  • madepenn
    madepenn Posts: 2
    Toasted english muffin, cottage cheese, a slice of tomato, and a bit of salt. Mmmmm.
  • AnexRavensong
    AnexRavensong Posts: 262 Member
    EATS IT! EATS IT ALL!

    More seriously in high school (because I really loved cottage cheese actually and not so much that I was trying to lose weight since I was a skinny mini) I used to throw it on top of my salads with some black olives.. Just thinking about it I might have to do that for lunch XD
  • tjsoccermom
    tjsoccermom Posts: 500 Member
    Love it in my oatmeal. Also love it with canned mandarin oranges. Husband likes to eat it with sharp cheese shred, parmesan cheese, bacon bits and croutons. Also use it as a sub for ricotta cheese, but I also blend it first to make it more like the consistency of ricotta. Reminds me that I need to go buy some more!
  • lkfort
    lkfort Posts: 2
    When you get a sweet tooth and want something sweet - you can try your cottage cheese with honey and cinnamon. It's not bad. I also make a chicken salad recipe with cottage cheese. Calls for a chicken breast (I used the can for convenience for lunch) mix with 1/4 cup of cottage cheese and 3 TBSP of dry ranch dressing. And then I add other spices as well.
    Hope this helps!
  • eustinjean
    eustinjean Posts: 13 Member
    I mix about a quarter cup in with my Oatmeal along with cutup fruit...keeps me really full til lunch! :)
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    Hork it down with the biggest spoon I can find.

    ...Is this some sort of trick question??


    It's also DELICIOUS mixed in omelettes and scrambles eggs. It sort of melts and gets gooey and makes the eggs oh-so creamy.
  • Wyllowytch
    Wyllowytch Posts: 1
    This made me laugh... the post about throwing at people in the lunch room!!
  • crsawinton
    crsawinton Posts: 96 Member
    I like mine mixed half and half with crushed pineapple.
  • dewaltfan
    dewaltfan Posts: 66 Member
    Cottage cheese with diced avocado. Love it this way, but I add a ton of Sriracha to it for some spice.

    Or, Add sliced fruit and a little bit of honey or Agave
  • Angelademmans
    Angelademmans Posts: 5
    I like to put some cottage cheese in a bowl, slice an apple and use the slices to scoop up the cottage cheese and eat together, the combination is so good! Can add some cinnamon and or nutmeg to it... a great snack! But not as low in calories as one would think.... enjoy! Trying is believing:)
  • notyouraveragetalia
    notyouraveragetalia Posts: 223 Member
    Most of these use cottage cheese--it transforms any shake. My Favorite is the Frozen Hot Chocolate:

    http://dashingdish.com/recipes/shakes/
  • kellyculler5
    kellyculler5 Posts: 5 Member
    Toast bread, mix cottage cheese with cinnamon and a fruit spread and slide under the broiler, great breakfast.

    Kelly
  • mank32
    mank32 Posts: 1,323 Member
    It's also DELICIOUS mixed in omelettes and scrambles eggs. It sort of melts and gets gooey and makes the eggs oh-so creamy.

    yoink! TY :flowerforyou:
  • Iorns78
    Iorns78 Posts: 118 Member
    I love to use cottage cheese as dressing on my salads (I don't like dressing). I also use it to top my baked potatoes. :)
  • Cheri0830
    Cheri0830 Posts: 37 Member
    Spinach Pie
    1 Tbsp Olive Oil
    1 small onion
    1 clove garlic
    1 cup cottage cheese
    1/3 cup parm cheese
    1/'8 tsp ground nutmeg
    1/2 tsp salt
    10 - 15 craanks fresh cracked pepper
    2 large eggs
    16 oz frozen cut spinach thawed and squeeze out excess water
    1 sheet puff pastry ( i used pie dough instead its cheaper)
    1 egg for glaze optional ( it does make it pretty)
    oven 375
    dice onion and garlic sautee in skillet with oil until transparent
    In bowl combine cottage cheese with the rest of ingredients
    Once onions are done add to cheese
    spread evenly inside pastry lined pie dish, if you use puff pastry flip excess dough on top if it don't close all the way that is ok,
    bake 45 min allow to rest 5 min this is a yummy recipe if you like spinach you wouldn't know it was cottage cheese I used fresh parmasan cheese and grated it myself.

    If you use puff pastry and frozen spinach taw in refrigerator over night, (I bought same day and thawed spinach in microwave on depfrost then put in strainer and squeezed water out, and used the flat pie dough which to me was great.

    Enjoy
  • danagolding
    danagolding Posts: 49
    My new addiction: Healthy Pumpkin Pancakes

    1 cup oats
    1/2 cup pumpkin puree
    1/2 cup cottage cheese
    1/2 cup egg whites
    1 banana
    2 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice (or make your own: equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, & 3/4 part all-spice)

    Directions:

    1. Toss all ingredients in a blender and blend well until mixture becomes a batter like consistency.
    2. Cook until golden brown on a hot non-stick pan sprayed lightly with cooking spray.
    3. Flip over and cook on the other side until golden brown.
    4. Devour! (Or top with maple syrup, pecans, raisins or whatever you want. Personally I love them plain!)
  • dmt4641
    dmt4641 Posts: 409 Member
    Wow, some great ideas on here.

    I put it on top of a toasted english muffin with fruit spread or fresh fruit.
  • princesslucylou86
    princesslucylou86 Posts: 35
    mix it with hot sauce and put it in a pitta :) yuuuum x
  • Ittybittychristy
    Ittybittychristy Posts: 1
    This sounds great!
    "mix it with tuna, grated zucchinni and 1 egg, make cakes and bake in the oven for 20 min- delicious"

    i also like to mix it in with yogurt. Equal portions and you get extra protein punch!
  • mshippiequeen
    mshippiequeen Posts: 46 Member
    spinach quiche (this one takes a while but is sooooo worth the wait) -
    1 Large Egg
    4 oz. 1% Low Fat Cottage Cheese
    1 cup frozen spinach (thawed)
    1 slice bread toasted and torn up; or 2 melba toasts broken into little croutonish pieces / or 3/4 cup rice crispies
    2 Tbsp. Skim Milk
    Onion Powder
    1 Tsp. Green Onion
    Dash Morton Lite Salt
    Pepper
    sploop of mustard (optional kick)
    1/2 tbsp country crock lite

    Preparation:
    Separate 1 large egg at room temperature and beat separately. Blend cottage cheese with skim milk and mustard. Beat egg yolk with a dash of Morton Lite Salt, pepper, onion powder, and 1 tsp. green onion. Mix egg yolk mixture with cottage cheese and beat well. Add spinach. Add this mixture completely into stiffly beaten egg whites. Spray Pam in a personal casserole dish. Put 1 slice diet bread, toasted and crumbled, into casserole. Pour eggs in cottage cheese mixture over bread crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes until golden brown. as soon as it comes out, drizzle melted country crock along the very edges so it drips down and makes an amazing buttery crust.

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