Rob Palmer
One of the most unassuming dairy products ever, cottage cheese, is having a moment in the spotlight. Recently, cottage cheese went viral on social media, praised by health and fitness gurus alike for its high protein content and relatively low fat and kilojoule count. It became so popular there was even a supermarket shortage! (Luckily, making your own cottage cheese is actually really easy).
If you’re reading this story, then you’ve probably got a tub of the stuff in your fridge that you’re not really quite sure what to do with. Here, we’ve rounded up seven recipes featuring cottage cheese – some are savoury and some are sweet!
Recipes featuring cottage cheese as an ingredient
Cottage cheese potstickers
With roasted Brussels sprouts
If ‘eating your greens’ feels more like a chore than a joy, then you need to make these dumplings. They’re filled with roasted brussels sprouts and … you guessed it … cottage cheese, meaning they’re filled with fibre, protein and they taste pretty great too.
Healthier lasagne
Swap bechamel for cottage cheese
There’s no denying it, classic lasagne is delicious. It just doesn’t contain much in the way of vegetables, though, so if you want a lasagne recipe that tastes as good as the original but contains more fibre and protein, give this healthier version a try! It contains all of the usual suspects: beef mince, lasagne sheets, but also contains extra goodies like baby spinach, eggplant and swaps out bechamel sauce for cottage cheese.
Cheese and herb pie
The ultimate vegetarian lunch.
This vegetarian pie is so tasty you’ll want to add it to your dinner or lunch rotation. The cottage cheese, sour cream and herb filling is encased in flaky, buttery, puff pastry. We predict the family will be back for seconds!
Strawberry date nut tart
A sweet way to enjoy cottage cheese
Cottage cheese is such a versatile ingredient. We all know it can be used to boost the flavour of a savoury dish, but did you know it can also be served sweet? Take this strawberry, date nut tart, for example. The crispy base is loaded with seeds, fruits and spices but the filling is soft and creamy, made from a mix of cottage cheese, rosemary, orange zest and maple syrup.
Cherry waffle cones
Add protein to your dessert
Cones aren’t just for ice cream! Fast Ed whips cottage cheese with icing sugar and vanilla in this recipe to create a sweet, filling treat. Scoop the mix into chocolate and nut waffle cones and enjoy!
Easy mango and shortbread slice
Simple and delicious
Yes, you can use cottage cheese to make a slice! Here, a biscuity-base is topped with a baked cottage cheese filling and topped with freshly sliced Calypso and Kensington mangoes. Delicious!
Easy chicken and leek empanadas
Bite-sized goodness
Whether you need an entree or a quick afternoon snack, empanadas are a recipe you need to have on hand! While this recipe includes steps to make the shortcut pastry, you could cheat and use store-bought puff pastry instead. The aromatic filling combines garlic, shredded cooked chicken, smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper and cottage cheese and the end result is so delicious it’s hard to stop at just one!
