Tasty cottage cheese recipes anyone??
kay_fitnessjourney
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I never eat cottage cheese but since it has a great amount of protein in it, I tried it and really disliked it. Any good recipes to make it taste good, shoot please!
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I like it salted with cucumber and radishes cut up into it.
I eat it just about everyday like that.2 -
I love it with cinnamon and fruit mixed in.1
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I guess, anything with cinnamon is delicious! Great idea thanksladyreva78 wrote: »I love it with cinnamon and fruit mixed in.
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kay_fitnessjourney wrote: »
I guess, anything with cinnamon is delicious! Great idea thanksladyreva78 wrote: »I love it with cinnamon and fruit mixed in.
Best part... cinnamon adds a negligible amount of calories. If on top of that you add some sweet berries or a sweet fruit, it can get down right delicious! So, with 100g cottage cheese and the equivalent in fruit, you're at less than 200kcals for a snack 0 -
Use in mashed potatoes instead of butter. Especially good with chives and garlic powder added.13
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There's a lot of difference in taste between brands. I love organic valley whole milk cottage cheese. It is delicious even for those of us who don't love cottage cheese . It will set you back about $6 though (ugh). (No affiliation with company)1
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Use it in a breakfast casserole with eggs, hashbrowns and veggies.4
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I like Greek yogurt because of the texture. I mix about 160 grams with a TBSP of unsweetened coconut flakes. Try getting full fat cottage cheese and whipping it up so that it is like sour cream and putting it on things you would use with sour cream. I like the whipped cottage cheese on roasted tomatoes with basil and pepper flakes.1
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I usually do chia seeds/cinnamon/walnuts.
My kids love frozen blueberries and cottage cheese.1 -
I do about a half of cup of uncooked oatmeal with a cup of cottage cheese n fruit on top with honey on top Every day as my second meal it's like 30 grams of protein I get my cottage cheese in 10lbs it's called Daves it's the best I ever had I eat that 5-6 days a week .0
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I love my cottage cheese covered in chopped chives, freshly cracked black pepper, and paprika. I also love it with fruit--mandarin oranges, pears, and pineapple in particular. Different brands will have a completely different flavor so try several.
If you bought a container and are trying to use it up, you could always make lasagna with it and use it in place of the ricotta. Both are fresh cheeses with a similar amount of protein; low fat ricotta might be a little higher on calories, or maybe it is just my brand, but basically it is a wash, so there is not much point to go out and get cottage cheese specially for lasagna.
Here are a lot more ideas, some of which look very tasty. But I will stick with eating it as simply as possible--the more things you load on or load it into, the more calories you rack up.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/nataliebrown/yes-you-can-eat-cottage-cheese?utm_term=.go7j3amY#.ww1wd6J13 -
Blend it! I discovered that it is really the texture I hate and not necessarily the taste. Once blended you can add anything you want - cinnamon, cocoa, onion dip mix, ranch powder, roasted garlic, etc.4
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I like to put it on top of salad to replace dressing!4
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1/2 cup of cottage cheese and 1/2 cup frozen berries or other fruit of choice. Place ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. This might work in a blender; I haven't tried it. You can add sugar or sweetener if the fruit isn't sweet enough for you.
I also like to whisk some cottage cheese into the eggs when making omelets or scrambled eggs. It gives more protein and makes the eggs creamier. This works better with whole milk or 2% cottage cheese.
Also, brands of cottage cheese vary significantly in taste and texture. I love Kalona Supernatural and Good Culture. I used to love Knudsen, but haven't tried it in a decade so I don't know if it's changed. Daisy is fine, but not as creamy as I like. Nancy's is good, but really tangy and tastes different than other brands. I prefer small curd to large curd.2 -
There's a lot of difference in taste between brands. I love organic valley whole milk cottage cheese. It is delicious even for those of us who don't love cottage cheese . It will set you back about $6 though (ugh). (No affiliation with company)
Completely agree!!! If you didn't like the one you initially tried, see if another brand is more to your liking - the difference can be huge! I don't really like Knudsen, and prefer Daisy brand, IMO large curd is better than small curd, if I can find it. It's delicious with black pepper and strawberries (yum!).1 -
I mix vanilla protein powder (its what I have on hand) with 5g cocoa powder and then add berries. Tastes like cheesecake!
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Thank you everyone!!!0
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1/2 cup cottage + 1 scoop vanilla casein + 1/4 cup water, mix and freeze for an hour, top with ft free cool whip. It's amazing!!!1
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I like mixing a can of V8 with some cottage cheese, hot sauce, and pepper to make a cold 'soup.'1
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http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipe/fluffy-cottage-cheese-pancakes
There are "healthier" recipes out there, but these make actually good pancakes.2 -
My favorites:
-with frozen blueberries
-with pepper and parmesan cheese
-blended up with powdered peanut butter and sweetener and little Chocolate chips.0 -
I don't know if you are open to a little sucralose (Splenda)??? If so, try splenda to taste, whip in food processor or with electric mixer until smooth, then add some pure lime juice and dab of vanilla. It's like key lime pie. Mix with spring fruits, like strawberries, and it makes a great fruit salad. This works with Greek Yogurt too. I have switched from cottage cheese to Greek yogurt, btw, since cottage cheese is so much higher in sodium. My BP was starting to creep up, and it's down now. I never thought about sodium levels in cottage cheese. I just thought "high protein, low fat", but the sodium was an issue for me.0
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I eat the little 200g tubs of cottage cheese as if it's yogurt. Either with chives and garlic (salt and pepper) or with cinnamon and vanilla and whatever 0 sugar sweetener I can tolerate the taste of.0
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There's a lot of difference in taste between brands. I love organic valley whole milk cottage cheese. It is delicious even for those of us who don't love cottage cheese . It will set you back about $6 though (ugh). (No affiliation with company)
Completely agree!!! If you didn't like the one you initially tried, see if another brand is more to your liking - the difference can be huge! I don't really like Knudsen, and prefer Daisy brand, IMO large curd is better than small curd, if I can find it. It's delicious with black pepper and strawberries (yum!).
Black pepper and strawberries together? Or is that two separate ideas? Sounds intriguing...
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I'll second the suggestion of trying a different brand and/or curd-size... it's surprising how much that changes the taste. I also like that curd and liquid (is it actually whey?) are more distinct from one another in large curd.
I do not like national brands, as a rule. I like Kroger band the best.1 -
My favorite is with lots of pepper, and chopped green onion & cherub tomatoes. I also use spicy pico de Gallo in it a lot. Either way, the pepper is a must for me.
Also, the best tasting brand in my opinion, is Oak Farms 4% milk fat. (Whole fat)1 -
rye bread toasted with guacamole and a little salsa a poached egg on top and a little cottage cheese on top of that yummy breakfast1
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You can use the cottage cheese instead of cream cheese in the high protein low calorie cheesecake recipe.1
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buffalogal42 wrote: »There's a lot of difference in taste between brands. I love organic valley whole milk cottage cheese. It is delicious even for those of us who don't love cottage cheese . It will set you back about $6 though (ugh). (No affiliation with company)
Completely agree!!! If you didn't like the one you initially tried, see if another brand is more to your liking - the difference can be huge! I don't really like Knudsen, and prefer Daisy brand, IMO large curd is better than small curd, if I can find it. It's delicious with black pepper and strawberries (yum!).
Black pepper and strawberries together? Or is that two separate ideas? Sounds intriguing...
@buffalogal42
Black pepper and strawberries together! I discovered it by accident one day, when my cottage cheese was just a *little* too close to my eggs, and I was hooked. I also love cottage cheese and black pepper by itself
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