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    Cottage cheese

    Posts: 7 Member
    edited November 2024 in Recipes
    I want to try cottage cheese but I don't know any good recipes to make it taste good (I've heard its not very good plain) If anyone has any good simple recipes such as spice mixes or anything like that I would really appreciate it! I'm more into salty or spicy food than sweet so mixing with jelly or fruit doesn't really apeal to me.

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    • Posts: 150 Member
      I make whole wheat lasagna (or stuffed shells) with cottage cheese instead of ricotta. spinach, chicken breast, sundried tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, etc..
      As a snack, I eat them with Mandarin oranges, but my mom swears by cantaloupe with black pepper.
    • Posts: 238 Member
      I always put a little jam in mine, right now I'm using Peach Amaretto from Stonewall Kitchen :)
    • Posts: 8 Member
      Most of the time when people say they hate cottage cheese, its due to the texture/look. I don't find it very appealing to look at, but the taste and texture don't bother me. I've tried cottage cheese on bagels. Lime, pepper, hot sauce, avocado and cottage cheese tacos (weird, i know, but it works). And cottage cheese in a baked potato.
    • Posts: 15 Member
      I grew up eating cottage cheese with just some Season salt on it (and still eat it this way now). I'll also make some egg noodles with a little butter and cottage cheese on them for lunch sometimes.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      I make a grilled chicken with buffalo sauce, spinach and cottage cheese wrap in an ole high fiber tortilla. :)
    • Posts: 854 Member
      Why don't you try it, rather than assuming you won't like it?
    • Posts: 608 Member
      Sunshinelove1996 wrote: »
      I want to try cottage cheese but I don't know any good recipes to make it taste good (I've heard its not very good plain) If anyone has any good simple recipes such as spice mixes or anything like that I would really appreciate it! I'm more into salty or spicy food than sweet so mixing with jelly or fruit doesn't really apeal to me.
      I mix it with Greek yogurt, fruit and green, leafy veggies for a fast. healthy meal.
      For you try mixing it with lean ground turkey cooked with peppers, garlic and onions with some tomato sauce and serving it over brown rice or whole grain pasta.

      And oh, by the way...
      When I was a kid, I thought cottage cheese made people fat, because the only people I ever saw eating cottage cheese were fat people...lol

      Today, I have it daily. :)

    • Posts: 23 Member
      I love cottage cheese on baked potatoes.

      Also - just try it first. You might really like it by itself. I do.
    • Posts: 105 Member
      I like it with some flaked tuna; and dill pickles and toast on the side...one of my favorite lunches! :)
    • Posts: 489 Member
      I like plain cottage cheese, but I also like it with a dollop of piccalilli stirred in.... spices it up and gives it a nice tang!
    • Posts: 1,006 Member
      Dump it on top of baked or sweet potatoes. It also mixes nice with pasta. Or just on the side with a salad.
    • Posts: 141 Member
      I know it sounds weird but peas and cottage cheese are really good together. Mrs. Dash is really good on it. Also for a quick snack, use it as a dip with baked BBQ Lays.
    • Posts: 1,149 Member
      Just try it. I love it plain. If you try it and don't like it, why bother incorporating it into a recipe??
    • Posts: 6,208 Member
      I put it on everything.
    • Posts: 843 Member
      Cottage cheese and salsa on baked potato. Mixed with avocado for chip or veggie dip. On top of Mexican casseroles instead of sour cream.
    • Posts: 1,006 Member
      Dip celery sticks in a pot off cottage cheese. Salsa is also great for celery dipping.
    • Posts: 309 Member
      Topped with a sprinkle of pepper and chives if I feel like dressing it up. I enjoy it plain the most.
    • Posts: 11 Member
      It's very tasty on its own mabie add a little bit of black ground pepper
    • Posts: 31 Member
      I really like it plain.
    • Posts: 354 Member
      You can use it in smoothies. I like it with salt and pepper or alongside some peaches for a snack. You might try draining it over cheesecloth if the whey is a problem for you.
    • Posts: 797 Member
      I love it plain, but team it up with avocado, tomatoes, hot sauce...all good! I'm all about the savoury. It cures a salt-fix for me every time!
    • Posts: 27 Member
      old-fashioned idea: diced fresh peaches or pears with cottage cheese then add a sprinkling of sliced almonds.
    • Posts: 1 Member
      Avacado and hot sauce!
    • Posts: 42 Member
      I'll put it with anything in the fridge tbh. It's good on toast with jam or banana, out of the tub with a spoon, mixed with tuna for a salad... Basically chuck it anywhere. Mix it through mash, Smear it in sandwiches, eat with cut up fruit...

      Once I even made a lower fat cheese sauce from cottage cheese. I blended up some cottage cheese with a bit of milk and about 1/3 the amount of grated cheese that id normally use for cheese sauce. Season and taste and add more normal cheese if required. Use the milk to get it to a nice consistency. Then I threw this in a lasagne as the cheesy layer. It was so nice! And it's good for those who are put off by the texture of cottage cheese as its blended til smooth.
    • Posts: 126 Member
      I like cottage cheese as a snack/lunch. My favorite way is to add cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes in it, and season it with thyme or rosemary.
    • Posts: 842 Member
      edited August 2015
      slideaway1 wrote: »
      Dump it on top of baked or sweet potatoes.

      I thought I was the only one who did this?! :D

      mpat81 wrote: »
      You might try draining it over cheesecloth if the whey is a problem for you.

      You can can also buy it "pressed" which has the whey separated already.
    • Posts: 586 Member
      sheldonklein wrote: »
      Why don't you try it, rather than assuming you won't like it?


      This. I LOVE cottage cheese, and have it for breakfast regularly.
    • Posts: 195 Member
      I love it by itself! Eat some almost every day. But if I wanna mix it up a little, I'll throw in peach slices, or sprinkle with celery salt.
    • Posts: 3 Member
      I mix it with pineapple
    • Posts: 2,248 Member
      edited August 2015
      As An omelette filling instead of cheese! Soooo good!!!
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