10 Creative, Protein-Packed Cottage Cheese Recipes
Cottage Cheese, If You Please
Cottage cheese is an excellent source of protein. Plus, it's cheap. But the cold and curdled dish isn't for everyone. Even if you don't enjoy dipping your spoon right into a container of cottage cheese, there are tons of ways to add it to standard recipes to enjoy its benefits. Here are some of our favorites!
Quick Cottage Cheese Rolls
Baking homemade bread is an art. And it's an art that requires a lot of waiting. If you're low on time, try this yeast-free roll recipe made with cottage cheese and a slew of baking staples.
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Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta
Cottage cheese makes sense with pasta. You can use it in place of ricotta in lasagna, or you can use it to make a protein-forward alfredo sauce.
Cottage Cheese Quiche with Spinach
If you're into quiche because of the fluffy, flavorful egg center and you can do without the crust, this recipe brings cottage cheese to the party and kicks crust to the side for a protein-packed, low-carb breakfast.
Double Chocolate Cottage Cheese Cookies
Double chocolate cookies are super sweet, so we can imagine adding cottage cheese to the batter would balance the flavor and create a to-drool-over texture.
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Buffalo Chicken Dip
If you're looking for a healthier version of buffalo chicken dip that doesn't use cream cheese, this recipe subs the ingredient for greek yogurt and cottage cheese.
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
Did you know you can make ice cream with a cottage cheese base? Just add some cocoa powder, maple syrup, powdered nut butter, and banana to your blender with some cottage cheese. Blend it up and freeze it for an hour and there you have it.
Frozen Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Pie
This is not your average peanut butter pie, guys. The crust is made with crushed pretzels and melted butter and the peanut butter filling gets a creamy, tangy kick from the cottage cheese.
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Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Cottage cheese takes the place of milk in this pancake recipe and we're daydreaming about the texture this must deliver.
Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
If you want creamier, fluffier, tangier eggs with some added protein, whip them up with some cottage cheese. YUM.
Cottage Cheese Toast
Like avocado toast, cottage cheese toast offers a laundry list of iterations — and it's a simple way to get some protein for breakfast without spending a ton of time in the kitchen. This rendition of cottage cheese includes pizza sauce, hot honey, and sun-dried tomato, perfect for a midday snack.
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