If you’re trying to find new ways to enjoy cottage cheese, I’ve got you covered! This list contains 30 outstanding recipes that will change how you see this dairy staple. From breakfast to dessert, cottage cheese is way more versatile than you thought!
1. Cottage Cheese Scrambled Eggs
With some eggs, cottage cheese, and seasonings, you can have the most cloud-like scrambled eggs. This simple meal only requires a few things and takes ten minutes to make. I enjoy adding more cheese (usually cheddar) with sliced green onions when they’re ready.
2. Whipped Cottage Cheese Dessert Cups
This healthy dessert requires five minutes to prep, and you can change how sugary it is by swapping the sweetener. A little honey will boost the taste.
It is really easy to adjust the sweetener levels to your liking. This is a great way to have a tasty treat without too much guilt!
3. Cheesy Baked Spinach Casserole
They call this a casserole, but it’s like the most incredible spinach dip you’ll ever taste. With so much cheese and garlic, it has so much to offer. It should be a casserole, but I can’t help myself; I always put some in a bowl and enjoy it with chips.
4. Avocado Toast with Cottage Cheese and Tomatoes
If I want breakfast or a fast snack, I choose avocado toast. It’s tough to top a five-minute meal that’s so versatile.
I might include a fried egg, radishes, or onions. Sometimes, I opt for cottage cheese, avocado, and sliced tomatoes for a fresh and straightforward flavor.
5. Cottage Cheese Parfaits
A cottage cheese parfait seems odd since cottage cheese isn’t quite as sweet or smooth as yogurt. It somehow works, however.
Granola balances the texture of the cottage cheese, and the sweet berries offset the mildness. It tastes awesome and has minimal calories or fat.
6. Cottage Cheese Lasagna
You’ve likely had cottage cheese lasagna at some point. Many people use cottage cheese in their lasagna. Like other lasagna meals, this one has many items and takes a while to prepare, but that’s part of making lasagna.
It is cheesy, garlic-y, and filled with awesome things. Cottage cheese doesn’t boost the flavor but makes the filling more smooth.
7. Mexican Cottage Cheese Dip
This fantastic Mexican cottage cheese dip is like a seven-layer dip after blending. It boasts everything you could want: corn, guacamole, black beans, onions, tomatoes, Sriracha, jalapenos, and cottage cheese. Pair it with pita bread, chips, or veggies for a tasty snack.
8. Cottage Cheese Pancakes
My mother prepared cottage cheese pancakes when I was younger, and I loved them. I don’t know why it took me so long to start making them myself.
They have amazing crisp edges and warm, soft middles. They are pretty hard to beat, with or without other things.
9. Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl
If you need a tasty, low-carb morning meal you can throw together quickly, this cottage cheese breakfast bowl is perfect. Use cottage cheese, flaxseed oil, and chia seeds. Then, use your favorite ingredients; mixed berries and walnuts are great.
10. Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
With only two components—cottage cheese and frozen berries—you can have sweet, delicious ice cream in five minutes. Use your favorite berries or mix and match.
Use your favorite berry or any combination. I find myself wanting this quick treat often.
11. Strawberry Cereal Parfait
Even though I feature a parfait here, I had to include this as well. It tastes too good.
This small dish boasts many awesome ingredients: strawberries, yogurt, cottage cheese, peanuts, honey, lemon juice, cereal, and vanilla extract. All of these pack a ton of flavor into this sweet treat.
12. Tomatoes and Cottage Cheese
These look somewhat like stuffed peppers, but they’re not. You’ll use tomatoes as the base and include cottage cheese, Worcestershire, and Tabasco sauce. These are tasty, refreshing appetizers with a bit of spice that only takes five minutes to make.
13. Apple and Cottage Cheese Muffins
If you need a tasty snack, these muffins are perfect. They’re soft inside and feature a wonderful oat topping. As they have apples, cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla, they’re ideal for fall and boast a great aroma while cooking.
14. Cottage Cheese Alfredo
I understand if you are unsure about this one because it seems strange. However, cottage cheese alfredo is fantastic.
It has a richer taste than “regular” alfredo, but despite that, it isn’t more decadent. It features a richer taste with less fat, and I find it hard to go back to the original.
15. Cottage Cheese Pancakes
My mother prepared cottage cheese pancakes when I was younger, and I loved them. I don’t know why it took me so long to start making them myself.
They have amazing crisp edges and warm, soft middles. They are pretty hard to beat, with or without other things.
16. Savory Cottage Cheese Bowls
I love that you can prepare several of these recipes so quickly. Combine cottage cheese, scallions, and pepper.
Then add pistachios, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers. This nutritious bowl is bursting with savory goodness.
17. Protein Waffles
Everyone loves waffles, but they are usually high in carbs and low in protein. Cottage cheese solves this.
Waffles with cottage cheese boast 20 grams of protein per serving! While the carbs are still somewhat high, they aren’t as high as most regular waffles.
18. Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
This tuna salad boasts a southwestern feel. It needs no cooking and can be prepared in 15 minutes.
Serve it in sandwiches, wraps, or as a dip. It’s a protein packed lunch or tasty snack.
19. Cottage Cheese Cheesecake
“Healthy” and “cheesecake” are not often used together, which makes this cheesecake awesome. It takes an hour to cook but only 20 minutes to prep.
Though healthy, it is delicious. The blackcurrant jam is a great topping, and that makes it even better.
20. Stuffed Shells
I enjoy anything cheesy and covered in tomato or marinara sauce. These stuffed shells are amazing.
The filling features whipped cottage cheese, mozzarella, and parmesan, plus garlic, marinara, basil, and parsley. The smell or taste is wonderful!
21. Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip
Cottage cheese might seem too thick for a dip, but this is pureed to be creamy like whipped topping. It also features a garlic and herb flavor that pairs with veggies, chips, or anything else, so avoid dipping it in chocolate!
22. Blueberry Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats
You’ll prepare this tasty morning meal with milk, cottage cheese, and oats. Let them sit in the fridge overnight, and then add the ingredients you love. The recipe suggests honey, blueberries, and pumpkin seeds, but you can also include other things.
23. Chocolate Mousse
This chocolate mousse is pretty simple. All you’ll need is cottage cheese, cacao powder, Stevia, and almond butter.
Blend, then refrigerate for 30 minutes. This dessert is tasty, rich in protein, and relatively low in calories and tastes great with chocolate chips, coconut, bananas, or nuts.
24. Cottage Cheese Salad with Za’atar
This salad is very pretty yet so tasty, so you’ll have to forget about the colors and grab a fork. It only needs 20 minutes to prepare, and it is full of good ingredients like olives, cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes. Because of all the fruits and veggies, it’s pretty healthy.
25. Cottage Cheese Sandwich
This flavorful sandwich requires five minutes to prepare. I toast the bread to keep it from becoming soggy.
Wet items, such as cottage cheese and tomato slices, often make bread thin, but toasting the bread fixes this. The result is simple with a fresh taste.
26. Baked Rotini
Rotini is a tasty Italian dish that I can’t get enough of, so this recipe is awesome because it’s simple. With five ingredients, this recipe only needs an hour to cook. If you want a delicious treat with spaghetti sauce, cheese, and more, then you won’t be dissapointed.
27. Savory Cottage Cheese Muffins
These tasty muffins are vegetarian and gluten-free and feature the taste of quiche. The textures aren’t quite the same, but the flavor is very similar.
These are freezer-friendly for eating later and work as a healthy snack. I like to enjoy them as a hot breakfast.
28. Honey Walnut Raspberry Cottage Cheese Bowl
I knew that I needed this the second I saw “honey,” “walnut,” and “raspberry.” I had never thought of the flavor, and I needed to try it, so spoiler alert, it was wonderful! Though the cottage cheese didn’t boost the flavor, it added protein plus many other nutrients, so include it.