Cottage cheese??

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  • healthyamyb
    healthyamyb Posts: 6 Member
    I like to bake with cottage cheese. I enjoyed making this quick-bread recipe with it: http://momsdish.com/recipe/593/quick-cottage-cheese-buns
  • stljam
    stljam Posts: 512 Member
    dsboohead wrote: »
    Not much of a fan of the stuff only because back in the day it was considered a "diet" food and thats how I relate.
    I just need to think outside of the carton and get ideas from the forum how you eat it?

    Try different kinds and different milkfat % variations. Some cottage cheese I can't stand and some I eat all the time plain. For my taste buds, brand and curd and milkfat% makes a big difference.
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    I think I would like a dryer small curd. Dont care for big curds swimming in cottage cheese juice. Any suggestions?
  • archersport
    archersport Posts: 65 Member
    edited November 2017
    We make “protein pancakes” and my hubby loves them way more than normal pancakes. Two size options, both go in the magic bullet to blend and cook just like a pancake. If your cottage cheese is moister (I use 1%) it doesn’t matter much but you may wish to adjust the dry ratio:
    1/3 c. Cottage cheese
    1/3 c. Rolled oats
    1 1/2 eggs (serves 1)

    Or:
    1/2 c. Cottage cheese
    1/2 c. Rolled oats
    2 eggs (serves 2)
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    DeviatedNorm wrote: »
    I like to mix cottage cheese with tuna. It's like a tuna salad, except I'm just adding more protein.

    120g of 4% cottage cheese
    1 packet of Starkist Lemon Pepper
    2 Wasa Crackers

    And I have the base of an excellent lunch for only 260 calories with 34g of protein and 4g fiber.

    I like to pair it with some pickles and an apple for a filling and tasty lunch under 350 calories.

    I like to mix it with tuna, stuff a red bell pepper, and roast.
  • WilmaValley
    WilmaValley Posts: 1,092 Member
    Great suggestions, thanks!
  • SusanDSME
    SusanDSME Posts: 194 Member
    I love cottage cheese. I eat it for lunch almost every day. 1/2 c lowfat cottage cheese, 4 chunks of Dole pineapple in juice (comes in a plastic jar... much easier to deal with than a can & no BPA). Tasty!
    I also sometimes eat it with pickled beets. Or you can put a little jam in. So many ways to enjoy cottage cheese!
  • mysteps2beauty
    mysteps2beauty Posts: 493 Member
    I like it. A co-worker from long ago ate for his diet....he dropped significant pounds.

    So, yeah I like it but the sodium content is a turn off for me so I pass on it. Eggs are my new love.
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    mysteps2beauty wrote: »
    I like it. A co-worker from long ago ate for his diet....he dropped significant pounds.

    So, yeah I like it but the sodium content is a turn off for me so I pass on it. Eggs are my new love.
    vegmebuff wrote: »
    dsboohead wrote: »
    vegmebuff wrote: »
    I enjoy dry cottage cheese - higher in protein and way lower in sodium: 1/2 cup portion: 22 grams of protein/
    15 mg sodium/110 calories

    I 'bake' it into pancakes or blended into smoothies or on salads, etc.,

    Compared to 1 per cent cottage cheese - 16 grams of protein/420 mg sodium and 100 calories

    Dry cottage cheese? Is that something different?


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    If you're not in Canada - try 'farmer's cheese'?

  • DanerTee
    DanerTee Posts: 263 Member
    I eat it with salt and pepper on top next to roasted red peppers, kimchi and a hard boiled egg. Satisfies my dairy cravings without getting me in trouble on my calories.
  • vegmebuff
    vegmebuff Posts: 31,389 Member
    ^^love it with kimch!
  • ggeise14
    ggeise14 Posts: 387 Member
    It's part of my lunch go-to's. With a couple tablespoons of fresh salsa and cut up a boiled egg. In the summer, love it with fresh blueberries or strawberries. Have also had it with a tablespoon of raisins and walnuts -- haven't had that combo in awhile.
  • gettingdownto150
    gettingdownto150 Posts: 47 Member
    If you don't like the texture, try blending it! Seriously!! I love doing that! Mix with cinnamon & sugar or sweetener & use to dip apples! Tastes like a fabulous cream cheese dip with extra protein! It's awesome!

    I'd like to try it blended with salsa! I bet that's good, too!
  • sander1963
    sander1963 Posts: 2 Member
    Try it with sauger free coffee creamer it is so good
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    blended with protein powder, Cheesecake pudding ;D
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    sander1963 wrote: »
    Try it with sauger free coffee creamer it is so good

    What??? How do these ideas come to folks ;)
  • bigizzy
    bigizzy Posts: 73 Member
    Bakes sweet potatoes + cheese + cottage cheese + red onion and spinach omelette + chilli sauce. delicious.
  • btrobison
    btrobison Posts: 1 Member
    I put cottage cheese in my scrambled eggs! Ups the protein and it melts into the eggs so you don't know it's even there.
  • walktalkdog
    walktalkdog Posts: 102 Member
    With fruit!
  • Jenpiddles
    Jenpiddles Posts: 44 Member
    I like it mixed with salsa and black beans. Very filling!
  • caiteh86
    caiteh86 Posts: 243 Member
    I just love to swirl some raspberry jam into it :smiley:
  • tnmanluvscawoman13
    tnmanluvscawoman13 Posts: 1 Member
    Add peaches (if low carb get the Wal-Mart great value in water and splenda) then add cinnamon!!! Great as snack or breakfast.
  • DYLPICKEL
    DYLPICKEL Posts: 100 Member
    edited December 2017
    My preference is low fat, small curd mixed with cubed pineapple. Delicious
  • Momm2five
    Momm2five Posts: 3 Member
    Cottage cheese scooped up with BBQ pork rinds, mmmm
  • dsboohead
    dsboohead Posts: 1,899 Member
    Momm2five wrote: »
    Cottage cheese scooped up with BBQ pork rinds, mmmm

    Nooo! :p
  • sosteach
    sosteach Posts: 260 Member
    Why do you want to eat something you don't like?
  • mathdad41
    mathdad41 Posts: 119 Member
    I love it plain with some black pepper. I’ve also added a little smoked paprika or some habenero chili powder (just a touch).
  • dmvilla3682
    dmvilla3682 Posts: 9 Member
    I love to add some kind of sweetener such as honey or "Equal", fruit, a sprinkling of cinnamon, some kind of crunch such as nuts or a healthy cereal, eat as is or serve on a bed of lettuce. -- another way is to spread on lightly toasted bread, sprinkle cinnamon/"sugar" on it, run it under the broiler for a minute or two till it melts, and there you have mock "Danish"
  • slcruz24
    slcruz24 Posts: 222 Member
    I use it as a substitute for cheese and sour cream on a baked potato
  • TexasTallchick
    TexasTallchick Posts: 138 Member
    I put it in my smoothies too (1/2 cup). Adds a creaminess and protein.

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