Cottage cheese. What to do with it?

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Other than throw it in the bin🤣

I know some people hate it. I orfered a small pot and have recieved 500g. Its a lot of cottage cheese!

Ive had some on crackers but what else?

With a jacket potato is the absolute best. Loads of butter too

I throw it in scrambled eggs at the last minute, off the heat

Mix pineapple with it. Have it in a sandwich or jacket potato.

Lovely in a Toastie with some chopped onion or chives. Or in a quiche.

I make these lots
https://hungryhappens.net/easy-spinach-cottage-cheese-flagels-flat-bagels/

I use it to make spanakopita, mix it with spinach and make a filo pie.

I use it in a pasta dish:

blitz olive oil with parsley and set aside.
blitz jar of red peppers with a couple of garlic cloves, ground almonds and a tablespoon of red wine vinegar
once blitzed add half a tub of cottage cheese and blitz again.
heat on hob then pour over cooked pasta
serve with blobs of cottage cheese and the parsley oil.

It’s a favourite in our house and only takes 10 mins.

You can blend it into soups for some extra protein!

I've put it in omelettes too.

I blend it and have on porridge.

Otherwise, these sweet potato boats are one of my favourite uses for cottage cheese -

INGREDIENTS
2 medium sweet potatoes (10 to 12 ounces each)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
freshly-ground black pepper
1 (15.5-ounce) can black or pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves and tender stems, plus more for serving
1 teaspoon each ground cumin, smoked paprika, and garlic powder
4 ounces cheddar grated (1 cup), divided
diced avocado, lime wedges, for serving

INSTRUCTIONS
Heat the oven to 425°F. Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise, rub with oil, and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and several grinds pepper. Place cut side down on a baking sheet. Roast until very tender, 25 to 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, stir together the beans, cottage cheese, coriander, cumin, smoked paprika, garlic powder, half of the grated cheese, remaining 1 teaspoon salt, several grinds pepper,
Let the potatoes cool slightly, then scoop out the flesh and transfer to the bowl. Stir to combine and season with more salt to taste.
Increase the oven to broil. Sprinkle half of the remaining cheese into the sweet potato skins and broil until the cheese is melted and the skins are crispy, about 2 minutes.
Divide the sweet potato-bean mixture between the boat's and top with the remaining cheese. Grill until the filling is warmed through and the cheese is melted, 2 to 4 minutes.
Top with avocado, coriander, a squeeze of lime juice and season

I can't stand cottage cheese! However if I ended up with some anyway I think I have seen a recipe for a flat bread that uses cottage cheese in it, so I would look that up.

It makes the best school style cheese flan when mixed with Red Leicester

I have to admit to being one of those weird people who just eats it out of the tub with a spoon, standing at the fridge. Love cottage cheese.

Cottage cheese pancakes
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/cottage-cheese-pancakes

Blend it up so it’s smooth & use it as a dip or as part of a cheese sauce

Jacket potato with crispy fried bacon on top.

I have it with a soft boiled egg and some crispy chilli oil and chopped spring onions.

Me too!

I stir in a nice spicy chutney and have it on salad or a baked potato.

It needs to be longly farm, or else there's no point.

I do slimming world and we use this as a quiche. Mix with 2 eggs, seasoning, any meats and veg if you like and bake it in the oven. You can use a tortilla wrap as the base if you wanted

Absolutely

Empty the pot into a bowl, fill the pot with eggs, throw them in the bowl. Blast it with a hand blender. Pour it into a press dish and add in finely chopped Peppers, veg, ham, cheese etc that’s lying arrive waiting to be used on the fridge. Cook it on 160c until the middle is cooked. Then slice it and eat it. Keeps great in the fridge and is perfect fitter packed lunches too.

As PP have said, on a jacket potato. I also add homemade salsa on top and some cold meat on the side.

There was a TV programme on recently. It was about protein. I think it was on channel 4. They were talking about how social media is awash with ideas on what you can make with cottage cheese. They tried a pizza dough recipe from Tik Tok or instagram and said it was delicious. They also tried a chocolate brownie recipe and said it was disgusting. I'm sure people also make pancakes with cottage cheese.

Thank you for this thread OP. I've made my own cottage cheese for the first time (can't get it where we live) as I've got a badly broken bone and need to eat loads of protein. I'll be trying some of these ideas out.

Yes to the cheese sauce - it's lovely in the cheese sauce on a lasagne.