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4 High-Protein Cottage Cheese Recipes

Four complete cottage cheese recipes with measured ingredients, directions and estimated nutrition.

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Recipe 01

Berry Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowl

A blended cottage cheese bowl with berries, oats, honey and walnuts.

5 minutesPrep
5 minutesTotal
1 servingYield
440Calories
37gProtein
49gCarbs
13gFat

Ingredients

What you’ll need

  • 250 g
  • 100 g
  • 30 g
  • 10 g
  • 10 g
  • To taste

Nutrition is an estimate. Product labels, drained weights and cooking methods vary.

Method

How to make it

  1. 01

    Blend the cottage cheese until smooth, or leave it textured if preferred.

  2. 02

    Spoon it into a bowl and add the berries and oats.

  3. 03

    Drizzle with honey, then finish with walnuts and cinnamon.

Accuracy + safety notes

  • Nutrition varies with cottage-cheese fat percentage and berry mix.

Recipe 02

Cottage Cheese Egg Scramble

Soft scrambled eggs and egg whites with cottage cheese, spinach and toast.

3 minutesPrep
8 minutesTotal
1 servingYield
390Calories
45gProtein
24gCarbs
13gFat

Ingredients

What you’ll need

  • 2
  • 150 g
  • 80 g
  • 50 g
  • 1 slice
  • To taste

Nutrition is an estimate. Product labels, drained weights and cooking methods vary.

Method

How to make it

  1. 01

    Wilt the spinach in a nonstick skillet over medium heat.

  2. 02

    Whisk the eggs and egg whites, add them to the skillet and stir gently.

  3. 03

    Fold in the cottage cheese when the eggs are nearly set.

  4. 04

    Season and serve with the toast.

Accuracy + safety notes

  • Cook eggs until set; exact nutrition depends on bread and cottage-cheese labels.

Recipe 03

Creamy Cottage Cheese Protein Pasta

Chickpea pasta and lean turkey in a blended cottage-cheese tomato sauce.

4 minutesPrep
12 minutesTotal
1 servingYield
520Calories
45gProtein
59gCarbs
12gFat

Ingredients

What you’ll need

  • 70 g
  • 110 g
  • 100 g
  • 90 g
  • 50 g
  • To taste

Nutrition is an estimate. Product labels, drained weights and cooking methods vary.

Method

How to make it

  1. 01

    Cook the pasta according to its package directions.

  2. 02

    Blend the cottage cheese with tomato sauce until smooth.

  3. 03

    Warm the turkey and sauce gently in a skillet without boiling the sauce hard.

  4. 04

    Fold in the spinach, toss with drained pasta and season.

Accuracy + safety notes

  • Pasta is listed dry and turkey is listed cooked; brand labels can shift the estimate.

Recipe 04

Blended Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl

A meatless taco bowl with blended cottage cheese, beans, corn, salsa and avocado.

8 minutesPrep
10 minutesTotal
1 servingYield
520Calories
39gProtein
70gCarbs
12gFat

Ingredients

What you’ll need

  • 200 g
  • 100 g
  • 80 g
  • 80 g
  • 40 g
  • 2 small
  • To taste

Nutrition is an estimate. Product labels, drained weights and cooking methods vary.

Method

How to make it

  1. 01

    Blend the cottage cheese with lime and taco seasoning until smooth.

  2. 02

    Warm the beans, corn and tortillas.

  3. 03

    Add the beans and corn to a bowl and spoon over the cottage-cheese sauce.

  4. 04

    Finish with salsa and avocado; serve with the tortillas.

Accuracy + safety notes

  • Rinse canned beans to reduce sodium if desired; tortilla and cottage-cheese labels vary.

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