Hot-Honey Broiled Pineapple Toast
This cottage cheese breakfast recipe is the perfect combo of spicy, sweet, creamy, and crunchy. Don’t skip the aleppo pepper for a hit of smokiness.
Get the Hot-Honey Broiled Pineapple Toast recipe.
Per serving: 264 calories, 10 g protein, 41 g carbs, 4 g fiber, 20 g sugars (12.5 g added sugars), 7.5 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 275 mg sodium
“Caprese” Pizza
A quadrant of this grilled pie packs in nearly 20 grams of protein, thanks to a whole-wheat pizza dough and (of course!) cottage cheese, which stands in as a creamy alternative to mozzarella.
Get the “Caprese” Pizza recipe.
Perserving: 468 calories, 21 g fat (4.5 g sat), 10 mg chol, 842 mg sodium, 49 g carb, 9 g fiber, 9 g sugar (3.5 g added sugar), 19 g protein
Turmeric Bagel Holes
These l’il bagel bite cuties make for an impressive baking project, but get this: they take less than an hour from start to finish to whip up. Consider adding to your breakfast rotation ASAP!
Get the Turmeric Bagel Holes recipe.
Per serving (1 bagel hole): 55 calories, 3 g protein, 7 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 0.5 g sugars (0 g added sugars), 1.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 155 mg sodium
Cucumber Cottage Cheese Toast
Wondering what’s best to put on top of cottage cheese? Try a ribbon of cucumber, key for hydration, and a drizzle of salsa macha, chockful of nuts and seeds.
Get the Cucumber Cottage Cheese Toast recipe.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Whipped Cottage Cheese
This whipped cottage cheese recipe will convert even the strongest of curd-haters. When blended in a food processor, cottage cheese becomes an airy dreamy dip, perfect for serving with juicy roasted tomatoes.
Get the Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Whipped Cottage Cheese recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: 135 cal, 7 g protein, 8 g carb, 1 g fiber, 5.5 g sugars (0 g added sugars), 9.5 g fat (2.5 g sat fat), 296 mg sodium
Black Bean and Cottage Cheese Dip
Black beans are an epic source of plant-based protein, but they aren’t a complete source. Add cottage cheese to get your full dose of amino acids.
Get the Black Bean and Cottage Cheese Dip recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: 109 cal, 9 g pro, 18 g carb, 6 g fiber, 2 g sugars (0 g added sugars), 1 g fat (0.5 g sat fat), 320 mg sodium
Spinach and Artichoke Pizza
Fan of ricotta on your pie? Adding a spread of cottage cheese to your pizza base matches the craveable creaminess of the Italian cheese and ups the protein.
Get the Spinach and Artichoke Pizza recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: 385 calories, 19 g protein, 60 g carbs, 3 g fiber, 3 g sugar (2 g added sugars), 8 g fat (2 g sat fat), 1,110 mg sodium
Summer Squash Pancakes
Make these pancakes mini to serve as an appetizer, or cook up a big round as dinner topped with a lemony arugula salad.
Get the Summer Squash Pancakes recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: About 245 calories, 15 g protein, 15 g carb, 3 g fiber, 4 g sugar (0.5 g added sugar), 15 g fat (3.5 g sat), 349 mg sodium
Pear and Cottage Cheese Toast
Start your A.M. off right with a one-two punch of protein and fiber, which will certainly keep you full ’til lunch.
Get the Pear and Cottage Cheese Toast recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: 220 calories, 10 g protein, 31 g carb, 5 g fiber, 11 g sugars
(3 g added sugars), 7 g fat (1.5 g saturated fat), 265 mg sodium
Winter Squash and Spinach Lasagna
Bake up a crowd-pleasing feast with ingredients you probably already have on hand, like frozen veggies. The secret to upping the protein content in this vegetarian dinner? You guessed it. Cottage cheese!
Get the Winter Squash and Spinach Lasagna recipe from Good Housekeeping.
Per serving: About 460 calories, 26 g protein, 45 g carb, 5 g fiber, 19.5 g fat (11.5 g saturated fat), 585 mg sodium
Whipped Cottage Cheese with Garlic Oil
Garlic is packed with antioxidants, and its fragrant, nutty flavor pairs nicely with salty, creamy cheese.
Get the Whipped Cottage Cheese with Garlic Oil recipe from Prevention.
Per serving: 162 cal, 10 g protein, 4 g carb, 0 g fiber, 2 g sugars (0 g added sugars), 12 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat), 316 mg sodium
Banana Cream Pie Overnight Oats
Apples with Cottage Cheese and Radishes
Core apples then make thin slices. Top with cottage cheese, julienned radishes, and chopped chives. Sweet, salty, slightly spicy, and ultra-refreshing.
Cottage Cheese, Cucumber, and Chili Crisp Crackers
Introducing cheese and crackers 2.0: Top crackers with cottage cheese, cucumber ribbons, and chili crisp. Consider it the easiest party app or best snack to treat yourself.
Becca Miller (she/her) has been working in the Good Nutrients Test Kitchen since 2018, where she recipes and writes about tasty recipes, food trends and top cooking tools. She attended from NYU with a liberal arts degree on creative writing. She makes killer scrambled eggs, spoils a glass of un-oaked chardonnay and takes pride in her love of reality television.
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