Recipes with cottage cheese

Deep dish pizza with a no-yeast cottage cheese crust, seasoned tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Romano. A lighter, Weight Watchers-friendly pizza ready in 45 minutes.

Spicy cheese-stuffed shells with a three-cheese filling and tomatoes with green chilies sauce. A lighter stuffed pasta with low-fat cottage cheese and part-skim mozzarella.

Traditional Austrian Topfenkuchen with a buttery pastry base and airy cottage cheese filling scented with lemon zest, topped with raisins and almonds. A classic European cheesecake baked into elegant squares.

Layers of crispy buttered phyllo filled with spiced ground beef, mushrooms, and a creamy three-cheese blend of feta, cream cheese, and cottage cheese. A showstopper that feeds a crowd.

A scrumptious lasagna that's made with tomato sauce, broccoli florets and cottage cheese.

Light, airy no-bake cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese, gelatin, and bright lemon, crowned with tangy lemon curd topping for a refreshing make-ahead dessert.

Georgian potato soup blends cream-puree vegetables with apple juice, applesauce, raisins, and apricots, then adds diced potatoes for bite. Sweet-savory Caucasian soup finished with cottage cheese cream.

No mess lasagna skips boiling the noodles entirely, layering dry pasta with meat sauce and a cottage cheese filling, then baking covered so the noodles cook right in the sauce. Weeknight lasagna without the colander mess.

Creamy rice casserole with tangy green chilies, melted cheddar, and a hint of bay leaf. Perfect for weeknight dinners when you need comfort food fast.

Herbed cheese tarts bake as mini savory cheesecakes with cream cheese, cottage cheese, and Swiss in breadcrumb-lined muffin cups. Finished with sour cream, caviar, or olives for cocktail parties.

Low calorie clam dip made with cottage cheese instead of cream cheese, canned clams, chives, and thyme. A lighter take on classic clam dip that's ready in 5 minutes.

Mexitalian lasagna layered with hot Italian sausage, chili, picante sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella. A bold Mexican-Italian fusion comfort food bake.

Three-layer Italian cheese casserole with seasoned ground beef, mashed zucchini with green chiles, and a cottage cheese-egg custard topped with cheddar and Parmesan.

Make your oven feel loved with this scrumptious lasagna that can satisfy anyones hunger!

Creamy cottage cheese and cream cheese filling flavored with dates and orange zest in an oat crust, topped with glazed apricot halves.

Learn to make authentic Austrian Fruchtknoedel—delicious fruit dumplings with plums, apricots, or strawberries in a soft cottage cheese dough, topped with sweet garnishes.

A savory bread machine loaf loaded with whole wheat flour, cottage cheese, yogurt, and whole dill seed. Protein-rich, herb-fragrant, and effortless to make.

Cream cheese and cottage cheese cheesecake on a pecan graham cracker crust, topped with a homemade blueberry glaze. Slow-cooled in the oven for a crack-free finish.

Lighter cranberry orange cheesecake made with cottage cheese, light cream cheese, and yogurt on a graham cracker crust. Topped with a glossy, homemade cranberry-orange compote.

A simple, freezer-friendly chicken lasagna layered with spinach, cottage cheese, Parmesan, and creamy chicken filling. Five ingredients, minimal prep, and it freezes like a dream.

Spicy cottage cheese veggie dip blends raisins, curry powder, chili and onion into a creamy chilled crudite dip. High-protein, low-fat and ready in 20 minutes. Curry-meets-sweet flavor that hooks dippers.

Tender, herb-scented cottage dill bread made effortlessly in your bread machine with tangy cottage cheese, aromatic dill seed, and savory dried onion.

Kaesekuchen, traditional German cheesecake: a light cottage cheese and sour cream filling with lemon, vanilla, and raisins, baked on a buttery shortcrust base and topped with almonds. Lighter than the American style.

A creamy tuna noodle casserole made with cottage cheese and sour cream, topped with grated romano. No canned soup needed. Bubbly and golden in just 20 minutes. Serves 6 to 8.

No-bake pineapple cheesecake: a lightened version using nonfat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt folded with crushed pineapple, set with gelatin on a graham and Grape-Nuts crust. Creamy tropical dessert without the oven.

Blinchaty pirog is a Russian layered crepe pie filled with seasoned ground beef, mushrooms, red wine, and dill, topped with a cool yogurt sauce. A showstopping centerpiece dish.

A delicious dish made with rice, juicy tomatoes, cottage cheese and mexican style beans.

Mexican chicken lasagna layered with chili-cumin enchilada sauce, cilantro-laced cottage cheese filling, and sharp cheddar with Monterey Jack. A 9x13 crowd dinner.

A cheesy and flavorful vegetarian quiche is made of cheese, yogurt, tofu and assorted vegetables. If you don't have egg substitute, use eggs instead.

Fluffy crab souffle pancakes with cottage cheese, fresh dill, and chives. Light as air, crispy on the outside, and loaded with sweet crab in every bite.

Cheesy turkey and tomato pasta bake with cottage cheese, cheddar, and a buttery breadcrumb crust. Smart leftover-turkey casserole that feeds 12 from Thanksgiving's spoils.

An easy citrus infused bread for your bread machine enriched with cottage cheese and grapefruit.

Layered ground beef casserole with noodles, cabbage, cottage cheese, sour cream, and melted cheddar. A hearty, Eastern European-inspired bake with creamy and meaty layers.

Baked spaghetti Florentine layered with spinach, cottage cheese, and mozzarella in a lattice design. A vegetarian pasta bake that looks as gorgeous as it tastes.

Pineapple noodle kugel layered with sweetened cottage and cream cheese, egg noodles, and crushed pineapple. Cinnamon-sugar topped, sweet-savory side or brunch casserole.

A no-boil noodle kugel with cottage cheese, pineapple, and vanilla baked until golden. This easy Jewish-style side dish or dessert skips the extra step of cooking noodles first.

Cheesy eggplant pasta sauce with mushrooms, red pepper, and blended cottage cheese braised in dry sherry. A creamy, low-fat vegetarian sauce with nutritional yeast for extra savory depth.

Blintz souffle layers a cream cheese and cottage cheese filling inside a puffy orange-scented batter, baked golden and served with warm blueberry sauce. A Jewish brunch classic.

Salmon spinach frittata bakes flaked Alaskan salmon, cottage cheese, Swiss, eggs, and spinach into a high-protein oven frittata. A make-ahead brunch slab for crowds.

Polish noodle casserole with egg noodles baked in a creamy mix of sour cream, cottage cheese, onion, and dry mustard. Crispy browned noodles on top, soft and tangy underneath.

Southwestern crab meat soufflé with Monterey Jack, green chiles, corn, cottage cheese, and a hint of curry. A savory egg bake that serves 12 for brunch or dinner.

Layered beef and spinach casserole with lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, cream cheese, and a mushroom cream sauce. Topped with crispy French fried onions for the ultimate comfort bake.

Spinach, bacon, and mushroom quiche with a cottage cheese and mozzarella filling baked in a quick crescent roll crust. Ready in an hour with no pie dough fuss. Serves 4.

Skip the noodles! This crescent roll lasagna wraps seasoned ground beef, creamy cottage cheese, and melted mozzarella in buttery, golden dough. Ready in one hour with make-ahead flexibility.

Ground turkey pie with cream cheese and mushrooms in a biscuit crust, topped with a blended cottage cheese custard. A savory, protein-packed dinner pie ready in one hour.

Taco hotdish is a Midwest casserole layered with crushed taco chips, seasoned ground beef, tomato soup, cottage cheese, and cheddar. Topped with fresh lettuce and tomatoes after baking.

German Christmas stollen with rum-soaked currants, sultanas, chopped almonds, candied peel, and cottage cheese for a moist, rich holiday bread dusted in powdered sugar.

Food processor yeast bread made with cottage cheese, dill weed, and minced onions bakes into a round loaf with soft texture and savory herb flavor in just over an hour.