by Sarah (I want points)
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January 12, 2007

Have You Tried...? - Cottage Cheese

October 03, 2009 10:33 AM EDT
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I think just about everyone is familiar with cottage cheese.  I use it a lot when I make lasagna, and I've always heard it mentioned along with dieting.  I've never thought of what I could do with it myself, though.

I know that non-fat or low-fat cottage cheese is fairly good for you.  It's got a good amount of protein, plus it's fairly low in calories. 

Recently, I made lasagna, and I had some cottage cheese leftover in the fridge.  I didn't want to waste it, and so I decided to try some on toast.  It actually wasn't half bad.  Next time, I'd like to try putting a little cinnamon with it.  I think that would be yummy.

After that, I thought, well, I wonder if it would be good as a grilled cheese sandwich.  You can make grilled pimento cheese.  Why not do a grilled cottage cheese sandwich.  So I tried that.  That wasn't half bad either, although, I thought it needed salt.  It was a little mild.  Maybe, if you added a little salsa to it, it would kick it up a notch (so to speak.)

Have you tried cottage cheese?  What have you done with it, other than lasagna?

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Comments: 21

DIANE D. Oct 3, 2009, 10:38am EDT
I love it with pineapple.
Sue * Oct 3, 2009, 10:48am EDT
I eat cottage cheese all the time. I like with sliced tomatoes, or a sliced peach or cantelope and it is great on a baked potato instead of butter or sour cream. The way to do it on toast is to mix in a bit of sugar and cinnamon, put it on toast and then put the toast under the broiler for a few minutes.
Janna R. Oct 3, 2009, 10:54am EDT
I like to eat it plain, with salt and pepper. I prefer the small-curd cottage cheese. I miss Bison Brand, my favorite, but not available where I live now.

I have never put cottage cheese in lasagna and the thought of it there sounds gross. I've always used ricotta cheese.
Once in a great while I might have it fixed with chives and various chopped Greek and Italian olives with some arugula or raw spinach.
~~ Sarina ~~ Oct 3, 2009, 11:09am EDT
I have used cottage cheese in lasagna and in other pasta dishes. But, never with anything else. I do enjoy it plain though. I'll have to give it a try on toast. It doesn't sound half bad!
What happens to the lumps when you heat it? Does it make the tomato sauce pink? I can only imagine that it gets runny, doesn't it?
~~ Sarina ~~ Oct 3, 2009, 11:32am EDT
I mix it with egg so it holds together. Then I layer it.
☃ Aunt Shanny Oct 3, 2009, 11:14am EDT
My mom eats it with onion and salt and pepper.
Denise B. Oct 3, 2009, 11:52am EDT
I use Ricotta cheese in lasagna and just eat cottage cheese with fruit or on a salad
robert heath Oct 3, 2009, 11:53am EDT
My favorite mix is canned fruit, any variety, or fruit salad.
Tina M. Oct 3, 2009, 12:27pm EDT
oh, try it with a canned pear on top its really good!
JoAnn C. Oct 3, 2009, 1:29pm EDT
I'm not a big fan of cottage cheese.
David E. Oct 3, 2009, 1:49pm EDT
I do a make shift version of the dipping cottage cheese, take some and add jelly to it. I'll also eat it just straight. I usually use ricotta for lasagna, but have used a combination at times, so if I buy cottage cheese it's for other purposes.
I almost forgot one of my favorites, cottage cheese and apple butter, it's great.
Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. Oct 3, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
love the stuff with just about any type of fruit
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Oct 3, 2009, 2:08pm EDT
yes, I love cottage cheese. So does my kids.

I use cottage and peaches as a quick breakfast dish. When I don't feel like cooking. Or as a snack.

Cottage cheese can be used in an assortment of dishes and taste great. Such in stuffed shells. Yummy...I posted a recipe early this year of it.
vickey w Oct 3, 2009, 2:19pm EDT
I use it in lasagna as well as Ricotta cheese... I like cottage cheese just like it is....to eat as a side dish...
David W. Oct 3, 2009, 3:06pm EDT
Tehre is a milion uses for cottage cheese that will make you smile, but not for lasagna. Try ricotta next time.
Dagmara H. Oct 3, 2009, 4:23pm EDT
I don't eat it all that much
J W. Oct 3, 2009, 6:48pm EDT
I usually it eat plain or with pears or pineapple
Paula T. Oct 3, 2009, 6:50pm EDT
I love it in lasagna, and plain, and mixed into scrambled eggs instead of milk, and on top of an english muffin and pizza sauce broiled under the toaster oven, and blended til creamy with clam juice and chopped clams as a dip! Hooray for cottage cheese!
~♥~ Kim ~♥~ Oct 3, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
I like it with most any type of fresh fruit. Or just plain with cracked pepper and salt. :)

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