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Home » Roundups » Recipes with Cottage Cheese That Are Really Tasty

Recipes with Cottage Cheese That Are Really Tasty

August 5, 2016 By Katie Moseman 15 Comments

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Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert!

You will be absolutely amazed by how delicious a cottage cheese smoothie can be. This vanilla bean banana cheesecake smoothie will knock your socks off!

Vanilla Bean Banana Cheesecake Smoothie by Recipe for Perfection

Recipes with Cottage Cheese

After making a really fabulous cottage cheese smoothie that tasted like cheesecake, I decided to find out just what else cottage cheese could do.

As it turns out, cottage cheese can go in all kinds of recipes.  You can use it in breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert recipes, plus smoothies, dips, and bread.

I tend to buy cottage cheese in large packages, so there’s often a cup or so left in the bottom that I’d like to use up.  This list of recipes using cottage cheese is meant to solve that problem.  Now, if I have leftover cottage cheese, I just check this list for ideas of what to do with it.

Let’s start our list of recipes with cottage cheese in the same way that we start our day: with breakfast!

Breakfast Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese adds a protein burst to breakfast dishes.

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including these oatmeal pancakes.

Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes by Life Is But A Dish

  • Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Protein Pancakes
  • Cottage Cheese and Egg Breakfast Muffins
  • Cheese Blintzes with Apricot Lemon Jam
  • Lemon Poppy Seed Cottage Cheese Pancakes
  • Avocado Toast
  • Oatmeal Cottage Cheese Pancakes with Strawberry Chia Jam

Smoothie Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese adds a delightfully smooth, rich, cheesecake-like flavor to all kinds of smoothies.

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including this roasted peach smoothie.

Roasted Peach Smoothie by A Cookie Named Desire

  • Vanilla Bean Banana Cheesecake Smoothie
  • Berry Cheesecake Smoothie
  • Roasted Peach Smoothie

Savory Dip Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Whether whole or blended, cottage cheese dips double down on flavor and protein.  Pair these with your favorite crackers, chips, or one of the bread recipes below!

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including this roasted garlic crema.

Healthy Roasted Garlic Crema by An Edible Mosaic

  • Veggie Dip
  • Snowy Chili Cheese Dip
  • Peanut Butter Dip
  • Potato Chip Dip
  • Roasted Garlic and Chive Crema

Bread Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including this dill bread.

These unique bread recipes are sure to bring rave reviews.  Who doesn’t like crescent rolls?

  • Cottage Cheese Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
  • Onion Dill Bread
  • Cottage Cheese Crescent Rolls
  • Buttermilk Cottage Dill Bread

Side Dish Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Cottage cheese lends a creamy, rich texture to baked noodle dishes.

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including these creamy baked noodles.

Creamy Baked Noodles by The Kitchen Is My Playground

  • Creamy Baked Noodles

Main Dish Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

The possibilities are endless when it comes to dinner options!  Whether it’s pasta, quiche, or quinoa, cottage cheese adds cheesy goodness to your meal.

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including this crock pot lasagna.

Crock Pot Lasagna by A Cedar Spoon

  • Spinach and Cheese Stuffed Shells
  • Open Faced Tomato Sandwich
  • Low Carb Mock Lasagna
  • Crustless Smoked Sausage and Spinach Quiche
  • Triple Cheese Chicken Pasta Bake
  • Creamy Spinach Pasta
  • Quinoa Lasagna
  • Tuna Power Bowl
  • Crock Pot Lasagna

Dessert Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

No list of recipes with cottage cheese would be complete without delicious desserts!  You’ll be sweet on cottage cheese once you try these parfaits, cupcakes, and more.

Looking for recipes with cottage cheese? These 34 cottage cheese recipes cover breakfast, smoothies, dips, breads, sides, dinner, and dessert, including these Cantaloupe Cupcakes.

Cantaloupe Cupcakes by Cupcake Project

  • Orange Pie with Almond Crust
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip
  • Healthy Candy Corn Parfait
  • Peach Crisp Parfait
  • Strawberry Raspberry Cream Pops
  • Cantaloupe Cupcakes
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  1. Alli Smith

    August 5, 2016 at 11:41 am

    I would love to try several of these recipes. I’m a fan of cottage cheese, so I’m sure all of these would be tasty. The cantaloupe cupcakes look amazing.

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  2. Eloise

    August 5, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    I want a cantaloupe cupcake, those are making my mouth water, I’m afraid to say I’m drooling all over the place now! yum!

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  3. Pam

    August 5, 2016 at 1:28 pm

    My husband loves cottage cheese so we always have it around. I should start trying some of these recipes.

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  4. Jenn

    August 5, 2016 at 1:29 pm

    This is a great list of recipes. I love cottage cheese, but rarely think to add it to recipes. I’ll have to try a few of these.

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  5. Jenn @ EngineerMommy

    August 5, 2016 at 2:59 pm

    I love cottage cheese just as it is right out of the container. These recipes also sound really delicious and interesting. I’d love to try afew of these this weekend!

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  6. Jeanine

    August 5, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    Confession: I’ve never had cottage cheese before! The texture has always scared me off! These all look great though and I would so be willing to try just about all of them!

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  7. Vera Sweeney

    August 5, 2016 at 6:06 pm

    These are amazing recipe ideas!! I love eating cottage cheese, but being able to change it up and having different combinations.

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  8. Rebecca Swenor

    August 6, 2016 at 2:34 am

    These all sound like great recipes with cottage cheese. We love cottage cheese and eat it just plain sometimes or with fruits. I will have to try the cottage cheese smoothie for sure. Thanks for sharing the recipes.

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  9. Sara

    August 6, 2016 at 7:03 am

    I love cottage cheese and it is full of protein! Some of these recipes will definitely be going into my regular rotation!

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  10. Sarah

    August 6, 2016 at 9:59 am

    What a cool list of recipes that have cottage cheese in them but look scrumptious. I will have to give some of these a try!

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  11. Bonnie @wemake7

    August 6, 2016 at 2:40 pm

    I have never used cottage cheese in a recipe before. These are really great recipe ideas.

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  12. Kendall

    August 6, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    I don’t like cottage cheese, but I have a feeling I wouldn’t mind it in these recipes! These look great! I would of never thought of cottage cheese to be a substitute option for anything!

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  13. Mimi Green

    August 6, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    I’m not a fan of cottage cheese but I see several recipes that I would totally go for. Maybe its time that I give it another try.

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  14. Chubskulit Rose

    August 8, 2016 at 6:47 am

    I have never work with cottage cheese to be honest. This makes me want to give it a try as they all look delicious.

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  15. Censie Sawyer

    August 8, 2016 at 3:39 pm

    Okay, I love that you also use cottage cheese for your smoothies. WE do this and when we tell people they sometimes freak out! I love cottage cheese with pineapple too. SO GOOD!!!

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