Best 4 Healthy Cottage Cheese Recipes
Are you looking for a delicious and healthy way to enjoy cottage cheese? This versatile ingredient can be used in a variety of dishes, from breakfast to dessert. Whether you prefer it sweet or savory, there are endless possibilities for creating a satisfying meal or snack with cottage cheese. In this article, we'll explore some of the best recipes for healthy cottage cheese, showing you how to incorporate this nutritious ingredient into your diet in a delicious and satisfying way.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
LIGHT AND HEALTHY COTTAGE CHEESE AND VEGETABLE SALAD OR SANDWICH
Just as the name says--a simple and fantastic light tasting salad. Can be eaten alone, on top of a salad, or spread or stuffed into a sandwich, pita, wrap or anything!
Provided by murr433
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 5m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Scoop cottage cheese into bowl. Amount depends on how much you are making.
- Add chopped veggies, amounts depend on how much you are making.
- Add lemon juice and pepper-to taste.
- Mix and EAT!
- Eat it alone, on top or mixed into a salad, or spread or stuffed as a sandwich, can be topped with shredded cabbage, lettuce, and bean sprouts. You will feel so good and healthy after eating--enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.8, Fat 0.4, SaturatedFat 0.2, Cholesterol 1.1, Sodium 75.4, Carbohydrate 5.4, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 2.7, Protein 2.8
HEALTHY SPINACH & COTTAGE CHEESE LASAGNA
An easy, quick, and healthy vegetarian lasagna that substitutes cottage for ricotta. It's from Martha Rose Shulman's column in the New York Times, "Recipe For Health". MAKE AHEAD: The lasagna can be assembled up to a day ahead of time, covered with plastic and refrigerated. Replace the plastic with foil before baking. It can also be frozen for up to a month.
Provided by blucoat
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375°F Oil a 2-quart baking dish or lasagna dish. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Place the cottage cheese in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and blend until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, and blend until smooth. Scrape into a bowl.
- Wash the spinach, and wilt in a large frying pan over high heat in the water left on the leaves after washing. Transfer to a colander, rinse briefly and squeeze out excess water. Chop fine (by hand or in a food processor), then stir the spinach into the cottage cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- When the water comes to a boil, salt generously and add enough lasagna noodles to cover the surface of the baking dish (for my rectangular dish, that's three lasagna noodles). Boil just until the pasta is flexible, about two or three minutes for no-boil lasagna. Using tongs, remove the pasta from the water, and drain on a clean dish towel. Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish, and top with a layer of noodles. Top the noodles with a third of the cottage cheese mixture. Use a spatula to spread it evenly over the noodles. Top with 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle on 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan.
- Repeat these layers two more times, using up the cottage cheese/spinach mixture but retaining tomato sauce and Parmesan for the top layer. Cook one more batch of lasagna noodles, and top with the remaining tomato sauce and Parmesan. Sprinkle on the bread crumbs, and drizzle on the olive oil. Cover tightly with foil, place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes until bubbling. If you wish to brown the top, uncover and continue to bake until the top just begins to color, about five minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to sit for five to 10 minutes, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 151, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 9.9, Sodium 746.5, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 3, Sugar 5.6, Protein 13.1
HEALTHY 6" CHEESECAKE (MADE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE) LOW CARB &
After much tweaking, this is my beloved cheesecake recipe. I always have a slice of this in my fridge. I love that I can eat it and not worry about my hips paying for it later. This recipe is for a 6" cheesecake, which makes a lovely five servings. Who needs a massive one anyway? I would eat way too much. Need a 8" cheesecake? Add a full 8 oz. of cream cheese, two full eggs, and increase sugar to 3/4 cup.
Provided by Cake Baker
Categories Cheesecake
Time 45m
Yield 1 cheesecake, 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a food processor, blend the cream cheese until smooth. Add the cottage cheese and blend with the cream cheese. Add the sugar, vanilla, lemon juice, and milled chia seeds (for thickening). Blend away until no lumps remain. Add the egg and egg white. Blend again until evenly mixed.
- Pour all the mixture into a 6" springform pan that has been sprayed with PAM.
- Place in the oven and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 250 degrees without opening the door. Bake another 20 minutes, or until a thermometer inserted 1" from the edge reaches 155 degrees.
- Remove from the oven. Run a knife around the edge. Let cool on the counter with a hot pad holder on top to keep it from dropping temperature too fast. After 30-45 minutes move it to the fridge and chill eight hours, or overnight.
- Yummy Variations: Just omit lemon juice and then. . .
- Chocolate Truffle: Add 1/4 Celsius cocoa powder and increase sugar to 3/4 Celsius Add 1-2 oz melted bittersweet chocolate for more richness.
- Pumpkin: Add 1 cup canned pumpkin, 1/2 t. cinnamon, 1/4 t. allspice, 1/8 t. nutmeg. If you love pumpkin spices a lot, double them (I do).
- Chocolate Chip: Stir 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips to the batter before baking (sub 3/4 t. mint extract for a mint chocolate chip).
- Peanut Butter: Add 1/2 cup peanut butter with the cottage cheese.
- Banana-Walnut: Add 3/4 cup mashed banana with the cottage cheese. Stir in walnuts right before pouring mixture into the pan.
- Ricotta: Keep lemon juice. Sub 1/2 the cottage cheese for ricotta.
- Fruit Swirled: Keep lemon juice. Swirl in preserves or sugar free spread into the top of the cheesecake before baking.
EASY HEALTHY COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES
Savory pancake, great any time of the day. I adore Sharon123's cottage cheese pancakes (#348917), so I modified it to something I can feel good about eating almost every day. I love to sprinkle a little bit of sea salt on these after they're done, and eat them with additional fat-free cottage cheese. My husband likes them with sugar-free pancake syrup. Sometimes I use butter instead of the cooking spray, but obviously that changes the calories a bit. ;)
Provided by YoungEngineer
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 12m
Yield 8 pancakes, 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine the first four ingredients, and spray griddle with cooking spray.
- For each pancake, pour 1/4 cup of the mixture onto the hot griddle.
- Flip when the first side is golden, then remove from heat when the other side is golden. Serve.
Tips:
- Utilize Cottage Cheese's Versatility: Cottage cheese can be a versatile ingredient in various dishes, from breakfast to dinner and snacks. It can be enjoyed on its own, used as a spread, or incorporated into recipes.
- Enhance Flavor with Herbs and Spices: Elevate the taste of cottage cheese by adding herbs and spices. Try mixing in chives, dill, garlic, or paprika to create a flavorful spread or dip.
- Add Crunch with Vegetables: Incorporate chopped vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, or bell peppers into your cottage cheese for a refreshing and crunchy texture.
- Boost Protein with Nuts and Seeds: Add a protein boost to your cottage cheese by mixing in nuts like almonds or walnuts, or seeds like chia or flax.
- Sweeten It Up with Fruits: Cottage cheese pairs well with fruits like berries, bananas, or peaches. Add them to your breakfast bowl or snack for a sweet and satisfying treat.
Conclusion:
Incorporating cottage cheese into your diet offers numerous health benefits and culinary versatility. From breakfast to dinner and snacks, cottage cheese can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Whether you prefer it as a standalone snack, spread, or ingredient in recipes, cottage cheese provides a rich source of protein, calcium, and other essential nutrients. Experiment with different recipes and flavor combinations to discover the many ways cottage cheese can enhance your meals and contribute to a healthier lifestyle.
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