141 cottage cheese recipes

Crispy, savory potato-bacon cups made with creamy cottage cheese, turkey bacon, and seasoned potatoes. Perfect for breakfast or a side dish, these golden-brown cups are easy to prepare and baked to perfection. Serves 4.

Very excellent idea for cooking zucchini. Big surprise.

A light and healthy version of a creamy ranch salad dressing.

Low-fat tuna salad blends water-packed tuna with cottage cheese instead of heavy mayo, plus chopped hard-boiled eggs, celery, and scallions. A high-protein lunch ready in 10 minutes.

Corned beef quiche: a crustless quiche of canned corned beef pressed into the base, topped with cottage cheese and beaten eggs, then baked golden. A high-protein, low-carb British weeknight classic.

Low-carb patty pan squash lasagna using thin squash slices instead of noodles, layered with spaghetti sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan. A gluten-free, veggie-packed comfort dish.

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.

Fresh spinach salad tosses tender baby spinach with a Caesar dressing thinned by cottage cheese for a creamy, lightened-up dressing. Three-ingredient salad ready in minutes.

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.

Surprisingly, these particular pancakes taste much better with fruit than with syrup.

Hunter's buns made with pastry dough kneaded with currants and brushed with milk before baking. A simple British-style tea bun that can be filled with jam for a sweeter treat.

A Sephardic spinach fritada loaded with eggs, cottage cheese, cheddar, and farval matzo. Cut into squares for appetizers or serve as a side. Kosher for Passover.

Layered noodle casserole with ground beef, tomato sauce, and a triple-cheese filling of cream cheese, sour cream, and cottage cheese. Old-school comfort food.

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Grandma's spanakopita (Greek spinach pie) layered between buttered phyllo sheets and filled with feta, cottage cheese, eggs, and spinach. The classic Greek meze cut into diamond squares.

Orange Jello salad with just cottage cheese and whipped topping. No boiling, no setting, no cooking at all. Dry Jello powder dissolves straight into the cottage cheese for a fluffy potluck side.