Extra cottage cheese

[Dianthus]

I ended up with 2 packages of cottage cheese that were hidden in the fridge and reached their expiration date. I have a bread recipe that uses cottage cheese. Any other recipes where I could use this up (not lasagna)?

[J-rap]

I remember my dad has a pancake recipe with cottage cheese.... I wonder if I can find it!

[Carol in Cal.]

There is that classic ground beef casserole with cottage cheese in it.  Where were you in ‘72?

[fairfarmhand]

Anything that you’d use buttermilk to make. I dump it in cornbread batter. 

[Dianthus]

1 minute ago, Carol in Cal. said:

There is that classic ground beef casserole with cottage cheese in it.  Where were you in ‘72?

Not born or thought of.

[Beth S]

My dh's aunt served CC as a side dish to her family for EVERY supper. 

[Dianthus]

Just now, fairfarmhand said:

Anything that you’d use buttermilk to make. I dump it in cornbread batter. 

Maybe puree first? It seems so lumpy for muffins.

My bread recipe with cottage cheese is a stuffed bread with beef and cabbage inside and a lot of work, so I don't feel like knocking that out today, even though I have cabbage.

[Tanaqui]

Kugel.

[Miss Tick]

15 minutes ago, J-rap said:

I remember my dad has a pancake recipe with cottage cheese.... I wonder if I can find it!

That's what I do. You can just add it straight in to a basic pancake recipe with no penalty.

[Miss Tick]

3 minutes ago, Spirea said:

Maybe puree first? It seems so lumpy for muffins.

Assuming you bake the muffins, the cottage cheese will get melty.

[livetoread]

We like this recipe:

https://www.food.com/recipe/cottage-cheese-roast-vegetarian-meatloaf-88753

[fairfarmhand]

6 minutes ago, Beth S said:

My dh's aunt served CC as a side dish to her family for EVERY supper. 

🤢🤢🤢

I can’t eat it. Had a bad experience in the school lunchroom as a kid and never have been able to get past it.

[Dianthus]

12 minutes ago, SusanC said:

Assuming you bake the muffins, the cottage cheese will get melty.

I found some cottage cheese muffin recipes. I'm going to try one, and maybe a cookie recipe. I already baked our usual bread this morning so don't really need more bread, though one loaf of cottage cheese dill bread might be nice with the salmon chowder I planned tonight. Yes, I think I'll do one loaf of dill bread, muffins and if anything left I'll try cookies.

[LuvToRead]

I just came across a breakfast casserole recipe this morning with cottage cheese  I couldn't find the exact one but this one is similar    Cheesy Amish Breakfast Casserole  

[LuvToRead]

32 minutes ago, Carol in Cal. said:

There is that classic ground beef casserole with cottage cheese in it.  Where were you in ‘72?

I wonder if that is the same era of cottage cheese jello salads? 

[Dianthus]

Talk at my house:

"Mom is trying to make cottage cheese muffins."

"NO! That will be the death of me!" says my muffin man.

[mmasc]

1 hour ago, Spirea said:

Talk at my house:

"Mom is trying to make cottage cheese muffins."

"NO! That will be the death of me!" says my muffin man.

I’ve been serving a “Hulk” smoothie for YEARS to my kids. One of them finally wised up and asked recently “Why *is* this smoothie green anyway?”  😂

[Dianthus]

In the oven:

https://www.loveandzest.com/blueberry-cheesecake-muffins-with-oatmeal-streusel-cottage-cheese-gluten-free/

But with regular flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 soda and turbinado sugar instead of streusel. And frozen blueberries. 

On the 2nd rise:

https://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/dilly-casserole-bread/09f13299-9889-4990-855f-41d7dd3d6847

But with 1 TBS toasted minced onion, added 1 TBS dill weed too, and I used the microwave to just heat up cottage cheese. No dirty pot.

Next thing planned:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/212789/best-ever-rugelach/

 

[Dianthus]

1 minute ago, mmasc said:

I’ve been serving a “Hulk” smoothie for YEARS to my kids. One of them finally wised up and asked recently “Why *is* this smoothie green anyway?”  😂

I asked dd why she doesn't trust my cooking (I am a good cook and baker). She says she trusts me but doesn't trust cottage cheese.

I had no idea she no longer liked it.

[Soror]

Served with pineapples or mandarin oranges for a snack-- yummmy (having some with pinapples and pecan pieces right now)!!!

frittata---https://www.skinnytaste.com/cottage-cheese-egg-and-sausage-frittata/

high protein pumpkin pancakes- https://cleananddelicious.com/video-high-protein-pumpkin-pancakes-clean-delicious/

[whitestavern]

In place of ricotta in lasagne or in place of farmers cheese in blintz  

[KungFuPanda]

You can mix it with your scrambled eggs. Or freeze it in small amounts and figure it out later. If the work of a whole lasagna is putting you off, do a simpler pasta dish with it like a ziti or lazy lasagna made with ravioli. 

[Carol in Cal.]

Another 70s recipe:

Iceberg lettuce leaf in the bottom of a little individual salad/cereal bowl (bowl shaped, clean leaf.). 

Then a dollop of cottage cheese.

Then a few canned peach slices, with a little of the juice from the can spooned over them afterwards.

I stopped there, but my dad would add that reddish orangish salad dressing—Thousand Island I think?  I hate that stuff.

Anyway, this was not bad, kind of a refreshing side dish.

 

Personally, I like to spread cottage cheese thickly on heavy, dark bread—rye is good, and if you can find pumpernickel it is ideal.  Then sprinkle with kosher salt, and chopped fresh chives or scallion tops.  Yum!

[ScoutTN]

It works well in enchiladas.

[Jean in Newcastle]

8 minutes ago, Carol in Cal. said:

Another 70s recipe:

Iceberg lettuce leaf in the bottom of a little individual salad/cereal bowl (bowl shaped, clean leaf.). 

Then a dollop of cottage cheese.

Then a few canned peach slices, with a little of the juice from the can spooned over them afterwards.

I stopped there, but my dad would add that reddish orangish salad dressing—Thousand Island I think?  I hate that stuff.

Anyway, this was not bad, kind of a refreshing side dish.

 

Personally, I like to spread cottage cheese thickly on heavy, dark bread—rye is good, and if you can find pumpernickel it is ideal.  Then sprinkle with kosher salt, and chopped fresh chives or scallion tops.  Yum!

That would be French dressing. 

[EKS]

You can use it in biscuits instead of milk.  You can also use it in place of ricotta.

[mathnerd]

I make lemon-cottage cheese pancakes. Add water instead of milk, lemon zest, lemon juice. It tastes great! I basically use a lemon-ricotta pancake recipe and substitute cottage cheese for ricotta if that is what I have on hand. I can not tell the difference.

chef John’s recipe is what I use. I don’t eat eggs, so I use an egg replacer:

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257657/lemon-ricotta-pancakes/

 

[kristin0713]

Smoothies 

lasagne or baked ziti 

[Lucy the Valiant]

3-ingredient protein pancakes (I was highly skeptical but VERY happy w these - we also serve them to our GF teen friends w/rave reviews)

[Soror]

37 minutes ago, Lucy the Valiant said:

3-ingredient protein pancakes (I was highly skeptical but VERY happy w these - we also serve them to our GF teen friends w/rave reviews)

These are like the ones I make. Mine have pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, and a little maple syrup. I omit the maple syrup.

[mlktwins]

Million dollar spaghetti 

[kbutton]

7 hours ago, fairfarmhand said:

🤢🤢🤢

I can’t eat it. Had a bad experience in the school lunchroom as a kid and never have been able to get past it.

I can’t eat it until it’s drained and cooked to death (lasagna and pierogies).

[LMD]

Russian cheesecake is my absolute favourite.

This is pretty close to the recipe I use https://restexpert.com/recipe/cottage-cheese-pudding-russian-cheesecake/