Cottage pie/4 recipes

Lighter cheesecake made with blended cottage cheese and low-fat sour cream on a graham cracker crust. A slimmed-down dessert topped with cherry pie filling or fresh fruit.

Low-calorie marbled chocolate cheesecake made with cottage cheese, gelatin, cocoa, and whipped egg whites on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. No baking required.

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.

Hobbit Pie is a savory deep-dish mushroom pie with 1 1/2 pounds of mushrooms, cheddar, cottage cheese, white wine, and whole wheat flour under a lattice crust. Hearty vegetarian comfort food.