Best Cottage Cheese Recipes

POLISH NOODLES (COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until softened, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain and return to the pot.
• Stir butter and onion mixture, cottage cheese, sour cream, sea salt, and black pepper into the noodles. Place the pot over medium heat; cook and stir until heated through and warm, 5 to 8 minutes.

COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine cottage cheese, flour, oil, and eggs in a large bowl.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and coat with cooking spray. Pour 1/3 cupfuls of batter onto the skillet, and cook until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip with a spatula, and cook until browned on the other side.

FAST-AND-FABULOUS EGG AND COTTAGE CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Prepare a 10x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix eggs, cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, green chiles, butter, flour, bacon, and baking powder together in a large bowl; pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center of the casserole comes out clean, about 30 minutes more.

DRY JELL-O SALAD (JELLO) COTTAGE CHEESE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together in order given.
• Chill for 2 hours.

EASY LASAGNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef.
• Spread 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 2-quart, oven-safe dish.
• Pour the rest of the sauce in with the ground beef and cook until warm.
• Layer 2 noodles, 1/3 of the meat, 3/4 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella; repeat. For the last layer, use the final two noodles, meat, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover baking dish with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, tomatoes, green onions, and cucumbers. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Chill until serving.

CRUSTLESS COTTAGE CHEESE MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a jumbo 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Combine eggs, cottage cheese, and milk in a blender or Vitamix®. Blend on low speed to combine, 1 to 5 seconds. Pour mixture into a medium mixing bowl.
• Add broccoli, Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, and bell pepper to cottage cheese mixture; add garlic salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Divide mixture evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of a quiche comes out clean, about 30 minutes.

COTTAGE CHEESE JELLO SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Gather together your 4 ingredients.
• 2. Sprinkle dry jello out of box over the top and mix. Fold in the cool whip.
• 3. Mix pineapple and cottage cheese together and chill. (Grammie says that the lime jello or orange pineapple were her favorite)

COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine all ingredients. Serve immediately.

COTTAGE CHEESE AND NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients thoroughly, add more seasonings if necessary, put mixture into a well greased baking dish and bake in a moderately hot oven (I'd say just above Medium from experience, but ovens vary)until moderately browned -- 375 degrees.

COTTAGE CHEESE FLUFF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese and gelatin powder. Stir in the oranges, pineapple and pecans if desired. Just before serving, fold in the whipped topping.

SPECIAL K COTTAGE CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and put into a shallow greased baking pan. (about 9x9").
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

COTTAGE CHEESE FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Mix together cottage cheese and dry jello.
• Add the Cool Whip and mix thoroughly.
• Add fruit cocktail and nuts (if desired) and mix.
• Chill for at least 3 hours before serving.

COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Pour milk into a small pot; bring to a boil. Add vinegar and remove from heat. Stir mixture slowly until curds form, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour mixture into a colander lined with cheesecloth. Allow liquid whey to drain off as curds cool, about 15 minutes. Season curds with salt.

COTTAGE CHEESE PEROGIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, egg yolks, and 3/4 teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, 1 teaspoon of salt, and baking powder. Pour in the vegetable oil and cold water, and mix or knead into a smooth dough.
• Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface, and cut into 3 inch circles using a glass, can, or cookie cutter. Place a spoonful of the cottage cheese filling onto each circle. Fold in half, and pinch the edges together to seal.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Carefully drop the perogies into the water, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until they float. Remove from water with a slotted spoon, and place on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet to drain excess water.

COTTAGE CHEESE-DILL SKILLET BREAD

Steps:

• In the bowl of electric mixer, gently combine the yeast, 1/4 cup flour, and water. Let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, place the cottage cheese in the top of a double boiler full of boiling water, and stir until warm to the touch, or microwave until warm. Add the melted butter to the yeast mixture, and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Add the warmed cottage cheese, baking soda, sugar, salt, dill seed, onion, snipped dill, egg, and the remaining dry flour to the yeast mixture, and mix on high speed to make a stiff batter, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, cover, and set batter aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in bulk, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Spray an 8-inch cast-iron skillet generously with vegetable cooking spray, and set aside. Scrape out the batter, and pour it into the skillet. Spray plastic wrap with cooking spray, and place over the dough, pressing down on the wrap to even out the top of the dough. Lift the plastic wrap so it is not touching the surface of the dough, and let the dough stand in a warm place until doubled, about 25 minutes.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Remove the plastic wrap, transfer the dough to the oven, and bake until golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. If the bread begins to get too dark, cover it loosely with aluminum foil. Remove the pan from the oven, and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve the bread warm, cut into wedges.

COTTAGE CHEESE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix cottage cheese, spinach, eggs, and Parmesan cheese together in a bowl; pour into an 8-inch square baking dish and smooth into an even layer.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is bubbling along the edges, 20 to 30 minutes. Season with garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

QUICK COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Pour the skim milk into a large saucepan and place over medium heat. Heat to 120 degrees F. Remove from the heat and gently pour in the vinegar. Stir slowly for 1 to 2 minutes. The curd will separate from the whey. Cover and allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into a colander lined with a tea towel and allow to sit and drain for 5 minutes. Gather up the edges of the cloth and rinse under cold water for 3 to 5 minutes or until the curd is completely cooled, squeezing and moving the mixture the whole time. Once cooled, squeeze as dry as possible and transfer to a mixing bowl. Add the salt and stir to combine, breaking up the curd into bite-size pieces as you go. If ready to serve immediately, stir in the half-and-half or heavy cream. If not, transfer to a sealable container and place in the refrigerator. Add the half and half or heavy cream just prior to serving.

SIMPLE COTTAGE CHEESE PANCAKES

Steps:

• Strain cottage cheese in a sieve fitted over a bowl, pressing down occasionally, until cottage cheese has dried out, about 1 hour.
• Beat eggs in a medium bowl; add cottage cheese, flour, melted butter, and salt. Mix until just blended.
• Heat butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat; drop large spoonfuls of batter into the melted butter. Sprinkle blueberries into batter. Cook until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side.

COTTAGE CHEESE MEAT LOAF

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Press into an ungreased 8-in. square baking pan. , Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink. Drain; let stand 10 minutes before cutting.