Cottage cheese is having a real moment, and for good reason. It is creamy, high in protein, budget-friendly and so much more versatile than people realise. If you still think cottage cheese is just something to spoon on top of a salad, think again! These delicious Cottage Cheese Recipes are going to completely change your mind.
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30 Cottage Cheese Recipes
This collection of cottage cheese recipes shows just how many ways you can use it, from sweet treats and breakfasts to comforting dinners, sauces, snacks and high-protein lunches. Think cottage cheese brownies, creamy tomato soup, cottage cheese pasta sauce, smoothies, bagels, chia pudding, meatballs and so many more easy ideas. And honestly, you can't taste the cottage cheese!
Whether you are trying to add more protein to your meals, make healthier swaps, or just find new ways to use up a tub of cottage cheese in the fridge, these recipes are simple, family-friendly and full of flavour. Some of them hide the cottage cheese completely, so even cottage cheese sceptics will love them.
Many of these recipes are also great for meal prep. You can make breakfast ahead of time, prep snacks for the fridge, or batch cook dinners that the whole family will enjoy. Think cottage cheese is boring? Think again!
Let's dive into these high-protein hacks that will completely change the way you look at this humble ingredient!
Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese is a high protein (13g per serving) and low carb breakfast recipe that will keep you full until lunch! The BEST creamy scrambled eggs.
Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese
Cottage Cheese Omelette
If you love starting your morning with a protein-packed, creamy, and flavourful breakfast, this Cottage Cheese Omelette is for you! Ready in 10 minutes too.
Cottage Cheese Omelette
Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
These Cottage Cheese Egg Bites are the BEST high protein breakfast on the go at 17 grams of protein for 3 bites and packed full of vegetables.
Cottage Cheese Egg Bites
Cottage Cheese Frittata
This Cottage Cheese Frittata is perfect for breakfast, brunch, or even a light dinner and a must for your weekly healthy meal prep for a make ahead breakfast. A great recipe to pack with vegetables too.
Cottage Cheese Frittata
Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats
These Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats are thick, creamy and high in protein without tasting like cottage cheese. They have a cheesecake vibe to them and so easy to adapt with different fruit and add-ins.
Cottage Cheese Overnight Oats
Quick Cottage Cheese Toast
Cottage Cheese Toast is a quick and simple breakfast or lunch option with so many different ways you can top it. Savoury or sweet, there is a cottage cheese on toast topping for everyone. Ready in just a few minutes, this is a protein packed meal or snack option and one of our favourite ways to use cottage cheese.
Quick Cottage Cheese Toast
Cottage Cheese Smoothie
This Cottage Cheese Smoothie is creamy, naturally sweet, and is a great meal option as it actually keeps you full with 20 grams of protein per glass. It tastes like blended cheesecake.
Cottage Cheese Smoothie
High Protein Chicken Bagel
This High Protein Chicken Bagel is the perfect quick lunch or easy post-workout meal when you want something filling, fresh and full of flavour - not to mention 47 grams of protein per bagel!
High Protein Chicken Bagel
High Protein Chicken Caesar Wrap
If you love a classic chicken Caesar but want something lighter, higher in protein, and easy enough to eat on the go, then this High Protein Chicken Caesar Wrap is the one to make.
High Protein Chicken Caesar Wrap
High Protein Tuna Melt
Lots of crunch from the added vegetables, this High Protein Tuna Melt is really easy to adapt. It packs an impressive 43 grams of protein per portion too.
High Protein Tuna Melt
Cottage Cheese Grilled Cheese
If you love a classic grilled cheese but want something a little lighter, higher in protein, and a way to make lunch time a little more exciting, then you need to try this cottage cheese grilled cheese.
Cottage Cheese Grilled Cheese
High Protein Tomato Soup
Classic tomato soup just got an upgrade with this High Protein Tomato Soup. Thick and creamy, bursting with fresh roasted tomato flavour and packing 9 grams of protein per bowl (much more than a can of soup).
Tomato Soup with Cottage Cheese
Cottage Cheese Bowl
Our new favourite healthy breakfast/lunch recipe! Versatile, easy-to-make, and a protein-packed meal - these high protein cottage cheese bowls have 32 grams of protein per bowl.
Cottage Cheese Bowl
High Protein Chicken Pasta Salad
This high protein chicken Caesar pasta salad is classic Caesar salad and a hearty pasta dish mixed into one with a healthy and high protein twist.
High Protein Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad
This Healthy Tuna Pasta Salad recipe is protein packed with a few healthier swaps and great for weekly meal prep or a quick and easy lunch.
High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad
Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
Great for weekly meal prep, this cottage cheese chicken salad is also a delicious way to use cottage cheese, especially if you don't usually like the texture, as it's blended into a sauce.
Cottage Cheese Chicken Salad
Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
This super easy and adaptable High Protein Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad has 16 grams of protein per serving and it is delicious served on a salad plate, in a sandwich or as a snack with crackers.
Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
Egg salad is such a classic sandwich filling or addition to a salad and we have made it even more nutritious by making egg salad with cottage cheese.
Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce
This creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce is one of the easiest ways to make a simple tomato pasta higher in protein without using cream. As simple as blending 2 ingredients together.
Easy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce
Cottage Cheese Meatballs
These Cottage Cheese Meatballs are juicy, high in protein, and very easy to make. The cottage cheese melts right into the mixture as they cook, giving the meatballs extra moisture and a softer texture without making them heavy.
Cottage Cheese Meatballs
High Protein Marry Me Chicken
This High Protein Marry Me Chicken is a lighter, protein-packed twist on the viral classic - made with cottage cheese instead of heavy cream or cream cheese!
Marry Me Chicken with Cottage Cheese
High Protein Mac & Cheese
High protein mac and cheese has all the creaminess that you know and love, but lower in fat and higher in protein - 28g of protein per portion! Such a great high protein family meal.
Protein Mac and Cheese
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Brownies
These Cottage Cheese Brownies are a great, lower calorie and higher protein alternative when you are craving brownies, but want something lighter.
Cottage Cheese Brownies
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse
This Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse is a luxurious dessert that feels far more indulgent than it actually is and only 222 calories and 14 grams of protein per pot.
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Mousse
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Ice Cream
This rich and creamy Cottage Cheese Ice Cream is high in protein, easy to adapt with different flavours and toppings and is a must-make healthy cold treat this summer.
Cottage Cheese Ice Cream
Cottage Cheese Chia Pudding
This Cottage Cheese Chia Pudding is creamy, high in protein (15 grams per serving), naturally sweetened, and easy to prep as a breakfast or dessert.
Cottage Cheese Chia Pudding
Cottage Cheese Hummus
If you love hummus but want a higher-protein, extra creamy twist, then give this cottage cheese hummus a try.
High Protein Cottage Cheese Hummus
Cottage Cheese Tzatziki
Cottage Cheese Tzatziki is great as a snack with veggie sticks or crackers, or added to a salad or sandwich.
Cottage Cheese Tzatziki
Creamy Cottage Cheese Dip
If you are looking for a new way to use cottage cheese, and you want a high protein dip, then this cottage cheese dip is just what you need! This is one for people that don't like the texture of cottage cheese, as it is all blended up.
Cottage Cheese Dip
Cottage Cheese Bagels
These high protein Cottage Cheese Bagels are made with just 3 ingredients, and the option of added seasoning. 12 grams of protein per bagel and just 204 calories each.
Cottage Cheese Protein Bagels
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Tips For Cooking With Cottage Cheese
- If you want a smooth texture, blend the cottage cheese first. This works really well for sauces, soups, dips, puddings and smoothies, especially if you are cooking for people who are not keen on the texture of cottage cheese.
- For baking, cottage cheese can add moisture and protein, but it is best to follow the recipe measurements closely. Some recipes work better with blended cottage cheese, while others use it as it is.
- Cottage cheese has a mild flavour, which means it takes on other ingredients really well. It works with garlic, herbs, tomatoes, chocolate, fruit, honey, peanut butter and so many other flavours.
Cottage cheese is such an underrated ingredient, and these cottage cheese recipes prove that it can be used in so many delicious ways. From creamy sauces and warming soups to brownies, smoothies, bagels and puddings, there are plenty of ideas here to keep things interesting.
Whether you are already a cottage cheese fan or you are looking for ways to make it taste better, these recipes are easy, protein-packed and perfect for everyday healthy eating.
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