552 cottage cheese recipes

Low-fat tomato dip made with sieved cottage cheese, nonfat yogurt, ketchup, and tomato juice. A creamy, high-protein party dip with no cooking required. Ready in 10 minutes.

No-bake chocolate mousse pie made with blended cottage cheese, skim milk, and cocoa on a cinnamon-graham cracker crust. Light, creamy, and high in protein. A smarter way to satisfy a chocolate craving without heavy cream or butter.

Layered sausage and macaroni casserole with mushrooms, cottage cheese, and Italian herbs, topped with bread crumbs. A hearty weeknight bake with big savory flavor.

Low-fat open-faced vegetable sandwiches on whole wheat toast with a cottage cheese, mushroom, and sprout spread topped with melted low-fat cheese. A vegetarian lunch under 100 calories.

Noodles Florentine casserole with spinach, cottage cheese, Parmesan, sour cream, and buttery toasted bread crumb topping. A creamy, cheesy make-ahead side that plays nicely with roast chicken or pork.

Low-fat cheesecake made with overnight-strained yogurt and blended cottage cheese instead of cream cheese. Dense, silky, and tangy on a graham cracker crust with no cream cheese at all.

A scrumptious cake that is sure to be a hit at a bake sale or Christmas dinner!

Tex-Mex tuna noodle casserole with cottage cheese, sour cream, green chilies, and salsa, topped with a crunchy cashew-cracker crust. Ready in 40 minutes.

Lighter chocolate amaretto cheesecake made with reduced-fat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and cocoa. Baked low and slow with mini chocolate chips folded in.

Twice-baked stuffed potato loaded with cottage cheese, cheddar, sunflower seeds, green pepper, carrots, and scallions. A lean, vegetable-packed baked potato made in the microwave.

No-bake double cheese cheesecake combines cream cheese and cottage cheese in a lemon gelatin filling, set in a buttery graham cracker crust. Light, tangy, fridge-set summer dessert.

Griddle cheesecakes made with pureed cottage cheese, cooked like pancakes and served with a fresh cranberry-orange sauce. A light, tangy twist on traditional cheesecake.

Baked spaghetti pie with a pasta crust, creamy cottage cheese layer, seasoned turkey filling, and bubbly mozzarella on top. A lighter spin on classic baked spaghetti that feeds eight.

Blintz souffle layers a cream cheese and cottage cheese filling inside a puffy orange-scented batter, baked golden and served with warm blueberry sauce. A Jewish brunch classic.

No-bake pineapple cheesecake: a lightened version using nonfat cream cheese, cottage cheese, and Greek yogurt folded with crushed pineapple, set with gelatin on a graham and Grape-Nuts crust. Creamy tropical dessert without the oven.

Blintz muffins blend cottage cheese, sour cream, honey, and orange zest into tender whole wheat bites topped with sliced almonds. All the flavor of a cheese blintz, none of the frying.