Cottage cheese is a beloved ingredient used in kitchens worldwide for centuries. Its high protein and calcium count make it a healthy food for meal planning. You can eat it cold, bake it, or if you have a tub in the fridge, there are many ways to enjoy it beyond plain or with fruit (though we like it that way, too). No matter what you’re in the mood for, there are cottage cheese recipes for you.
Kelsey Hansen
Honey-Lemon Cottage Cheese Pancakes
Plain cottage cheese pancakes are already great, but these will hit your breakfast out of the park. Lemon zest, vanilla, blueberries, and honey combine to create the irresistible flavor of your new favorite short (or tall, we don’t judge) stack of pancakes.
Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl
This fruit and cottage cheese recipe is an upgraded version of the one you’re used to having at Grandma’s house. Along with fresh berries and kiwi, extra texture comes with every bite in this bowl by topping with granola, dried apricot pieces, and chia seeds.
Classic Lasagna
If you’ve never made this comfort food from scratch, cottage cheese is the secret ingredient to our favorite lasagna recipe. (You can also use ricotta if you don’t have cottage cheese.) We can smell the bubbly layers of cheese and tomatoes right now.
Cottage Cheese-Dill Dip
Prepare to meet your new favorite party dip. This low-fat cottage cheese recipe includes green onion, herbs, and spices. Chill (up to 24 hours!) until your guests arrive. Serve with veggies and crackers.
Spinach and Feta Casserole
With more than 75 ratings, here’s a recipe you shouldn’t pass up. This creamy cottage cheese recipe gets a bit of extra tang from crumbled feta cheese. Tote this easy vegetable side dish to your next cookout or serve it alongside chicken breast for a wholesome, low-carb meal.
7-Ingredient Alfredo Sauce
Jake Sternquist
Want to try a delicious new sauce to pair with your favorite meals? Then here’s a cottage cheese recipe that’s quick, easy, and versatile. Serve it with pasta or pizza, or spoon it over cooked chicken, steak, or mushrooms. Any way you eat it, it’ll be a hit.
Copycat Bacon and Gruyere Egg Bites
Cottage cheese helps give these filling egg bites the same fluffy texture as your favorite coffee shop. Prepare a few of these to store in the fridge on Sunday, so you’ll have breakfast ready for a few days during the busy week ahead.
Lightened-Up Spaghetti Pie
Craving Italian but want a quick, healthier option? Get those same delicious flavors in this savory cottage cheese recipe. Ground turkey is swapped for beef, and fresh veggies (mushrooms, green bell peppers, and onion) provide extra nutrients.
Key Lime Cheesecake Bars
No one will ever guess this lightened-up sweet treat is a cottage cheese recipe. Blend the curds with cream cheese and lime-flavor gelatin before pouring over a graham cracker crust. This no-bake dessert gives the same delicious flavor of a key lime pie with far less time or stress to prepare.
Million Dollar Spaghetti
Rachel Marek
A few extra ingredients help this baked spaghetti recipe earn its million-dollar name. Adding cottage cheese, sour cream, and cream cheese, along with the meaty sauce, ensures the finished dish is rich and creamy.
Hamburger Cheese Bake
This weeknight-ready cottage cheese recipe can be on the table in under an hour. The hearty casserole is filled with ground beef, cottage cheese, and wide noodles. As one BHG home cook raved, “This is one of my family’s favorite meals! Have been making this for years.”
Classic Lasagna Soup
CJ Younger
Skip the fuss of making a pan of lasagna and whip up this hearty soup instead. Each bowl is topped with a dollop of a creamy cottage cheese and Parmesan mixture. Season the finished soup with plenty of fresh basil.
Million Dollar Chicken Casserole
Grant Webster
This easy diced chicken and cottage cheese casserole recipe includes cream cheese and sour cream. Top the bubbly baked dish with crushed butter crackers and freshly sliced green onions.
Whole Grain Waffles
Kelsey Hansen
Add a little protein to your morning stack with this cottage cheese waffle recipe. Wheat germ in the batter adds texture, while almond butter adds a nutty flavor to the high-protein breakfast.
Vegetable Lasagna
This vegetarian lasagna recipe is loaded with mushrooms, broccoli, spinach, and carrots. The creamy layers are made with ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, and Italian seasoning. Top the layered dish with mozzarella and shredded Parmesan cheese.
Sheet Pan Lasagna
Rachel Marek
If the crispy edges are your favorite part of lasagna, meet your new favorite cottage cheese recipe. Cooking lasagna in a sheet pan allows for more area to become caramelized. Don’t worry; all the melty goodness you love is there, too!
Cottage Cheese Flatbread
Sharon Greenthal
Flatbreads are easy to prepare, making them a dish you’re going to cook again and again. All you need is cottage cheese, eggs, garlic powder, onion powder, and Italian seasoning. This recipe has gone viral before, so you know you need to give it a taste.