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    What to do with Cottage Cheese..

    Posts: 534 Member
    edited October 2024 in Recipes
    I just bought a tub of Lucerne's 1% no salt added Cottage Cheese.. and I honestly don't know what to do with it!! LOL. Any healthy recipes or what would go great with this? I never tried cottage cheese before! But heard it is good for you as well as protein. So any responses are really appreciated.. thanks! :)

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    • Posts: 1,207 Member
      I love putting fruit in mine. Peaches and pineapple is my favorite.
    • Posts: 489 Member
      I use it in lasagna instead of ricotta. You can lighten up lasagna significantly by using vegetables instead of meat filling and half the usual shredded cheese. It's also good as a snack with fruit (I prefer strawberries or blueberries).
    • Posts: 283 Member
      Most people add fruit... I just add a ton of pepper to it and I like it that way!! But yeah cottage cheese is loaded with protein. It has what is called CASEIN protein in it... It is a slow dissolving protein. Cottage cheese is actually the best thing to eat before you go to bed. Since it has a slow dissolving protein and it digest all night it speeds up your metabolism while you are sleeping and builds muscle all night when you are sleeping!
      I just bought a tub of Lucerne's 1% no salt added Cottage Cheese.. and I honestly don't know what to do with it!! LOL. Any healthy recipes or what would go great with this? I never tried cottage cheese before! But heard it is good for you as well as protein. So any responses are really appreciated.. thanks! :)
    • Posts: 661 Member
      It's really good on toast, especially whole wheat english muffins.
    • Posts: 6,063 Member
      jelly!
    • Posts: 171
      cottage cheese with fresh fruits cut up is delicious and filling. another thing is tear up some lettuce and put cottage cheese on it and then put cut up tomatoes on it with a little bit of pepper and it is great as well
    • Posts: 477 Member
      cottage cheese pancakes!!!!
    • Posts: 1,216 Member
      Call me crazy, but I just eat it straight. Yum. But I eat the full strength stuff. I don't know how the 1% tastes.
    • Posts: 48 Member
      I like doing what I call 'pizza cottage cheese'. I add some tomatoes (or pasta/Marinara sauce if I want to splurge) and italian seasoning. Or sometimes just italian seasoning...soooo good. It is also yummy to mix with cereal (if you like the sweet/salty mix) or with different seasonings :-)
    • Posts: 228 Member
      Throw it away! Yuck Cottage Cheese is Nasty! lol
    • Posts: 400 Member
      I LOVE IT! i put garlic pepper on mine. Or I add fruit. It's good as a spread on toast or apples, celery...
    • Posts: 2,670 Member
      http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/McKayMachina/view/265-calorie-pb-banana-ice-cream-made-w-cottage-chz-95127

      This is AMAZING. My favorite dessert!
    • Posts: 101 Member
      I make dips with cottage cheese. I usually mix 1/2 fat free cream cheese (4oz) with 1/2 cottage cheese (4oz), add any spices your heart desire and put everything through the food processor so it becomes smooth. For snaking I have portioned out thin pretzel sticks (1oz baggies) and dip them in my mixture (I weigh 1oz out of the container so I do not overdo it). If you like salty food it is a very satisfying low cal snack. Dont be shy with spices, it is fun to experiment (wasabi, garlic, curry etc....)
    • Posts: 268 Member
      Avacado for me (it's the highest fiber fruit) with some chopped tomatoes, finely chopped cucumbers, and a sprinkling of whatever kind of seeds (sesame, poppy, flax, Chia, whatever) appeals to you.
    • Posts: 31
      Blend it with strawberries and agave nectar (or honey or maple syrup) and throw it in the freezer - then you have "ice cream"
    • Posts: 59 Member
      I love cottage cheese. I eat it plain with pepper. Yum!
    • Posts: 677 Member
      I like mine sweet so usually I add berries.
      Once in a while, I'll make homemade chunky applesauce with cinnamon and top my cottage cheese with that while it's warm.
      Or you can buy organic apple butter and add that in.
      I also just like it plain with cinnamon and some sweetener.
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Try it....you'll like it!

      http://www.dashingdish.com/category/recipes/shakes/

      The possibilities are endless.
    • Posts: 77 Member
      I use Daisy 2% cottage cheese with Dole pineapples and/or Dole mandarin oranges...with a teaspoon or two of chopped walnuts...YUMMY!!!!
    • Posts: 60
      I love cottage cheese mixed with applesauce and a bit of cinnamon! YUM!
    • Posts: 1,867 Member
      i put it on my baked potatoes with a bit of salsa (and if i'm needing extra calories, shredded mexican cheese). SO YUMMY!

      Also good with strawberries, pineapples, peaches.
    • Posts: 836 Member
      I usually add a pile of fruit. Or add a teaspoon of splenda and a teaspoon of cinnamon <- Jillian Michael's idea.
    • Posts: 88 Member
      If I'm hungry before bed I always pick cottage cheese because it's got casein protein :) I like it with just lots of black pepper.
    • Posts: 283 Member
      hey you stole my line!! lol that is what I do.. and yeah the casein protein builds muscle all night!! and I load it with black pepper too :P
      If I'm hungry before bed I always pick cottage cheese because it's got casein protein :) I like it with just lots of black pepper.
    • Posts: 9
      cottage cheese with fresh fruits cut up is delicious and filling. another thing is tear up some lettuce and put cottage cheese on it and then put cut up tomatoes on it with a little bit of pepper and it is great as well
      I might need to try that. Sounds good.
    • Posts: 75 Member
      I use cottage cheese sometimes to stuff chicken with. I also put spinach in cottage cheese and garlic. Then I take a raw piece of chicken and pound it flat and put the cottage mixture inside of it and roll it up. I use a tooth pick to keep it together and then bake it until the chicken is done!
    • Posts: 888 Member
      Most people add fruit... I just add a ton of pepper to it and I like it that way!! But yeah cottage cheese is loaded with protein. It has what is called CASEIN protein in it... It is a slow dissolving protein. Cottage cheese is actually the best thing to eat before you go to bed. Since it has a slow dissolving protein and it digest all night it speeds up your metabolism while you are sleeping and builds muscle all night when you are sleeping!
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      wow, I need to start eating cottage cheese at night~!!
    • Posts: 888 Member
      I use cottage cheese sometimes to stuff chicken with. I also put spinach in cottage cheese and garlic. Then I take a raw piece of chicken and pound it flat and put the cottage mixture inside of it and roll it up. I use a tooth pick to keep it together and then bake it until the chicken is done!

      oh my gosh, that sounds great~!
    • Posts: 1,842 Member
      Blend it up and make CHEESECAKE SMOOOTHIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

      A bit of sweetner, whatever flavoring (cocoa, whey, strawberries, banana, cinnamon, lemon, mint extract, coffee) etc.

      And they'll have a dessert-like flavor.

      It's super naughty.

      You have my guarantee.
    • Posts: 608 Member
      1/2 cup cottage cheese
      1/2 tsp cinnamon
      1 packet no-calorie sweetener
      1 apple, diced with skin on

      Mix the cinnamon and no-calorie sweetener into the cottage cheese then stir in the apple. Comes in at around 180ish calories. You can also sprinkle a few slivered almonds on top for added crunch.
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