Cottage Cheese

alishaht · Feb 1st, 2009, 08:52 PM

I have 300 gms of cottage cheese sitting in my frigde....any ideas or recipes on how to utilize it?

redvelvet · Feb 1st, 2009, 10:56 PM

Are you a pasta lover like me? If so, I have a yummy baked ziti recipe for you. It's actually based recipe for baked ziti from the fast food Italian restaurant, Sbarro. Super easy to make and oh so yummy.

Heres what you need:

1) A box of ziti pasta.

2) Tomato sauce also called spaghetti/marinara sauce

3) Cottage cheese

4) Shredded Mozzarella cheese.

5) Shredded Romano cheese

Procedure:

1) Cook Ziti according to instructions

2) In a bowl mix cottage cheese with Romano cheese, pepper, and tomato sauce. You'll get a pinkish colored mixture. If you don't have Romano cheese, just use half of the shredded mozzarella instead (and the other half for the topping).

3) Drain your ziti pasta. Gently combine/mix your boiled ziti with the pink cottage cheese mixture.

4) Take a baking dish........spread some tomato sauce on bottom of baking dish to prevent sticking. Then on top of that, spread out your ziti mixture. Then on top of that lightly sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.

5) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. And bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese on top has melted. Cool and serve......keep some extra tomato sauce on hand as some people like to pour tomato sauce on top of the dish.

End result should look similar to this: http://www.thomhackett.com/images/Food/sbarro-ziti.jpg

Other than ziti, you can use cottage cheese in salad, as a spread, with fruit, etc.

Niksik · Feb 1st, 2009, 11:28 PM

You can use cottage cheese in lasagna, also over fruit... it's an excellent source of protein, yet low in fat. Have it with tuna fish in a sandwich.

uetian2k1 · Feb 2nd, 2009, 06:43 AM

--crumble some cottage cheese ..put some black pepper...chopped green chillies and spring onions...mix and u have a healthy filling for a sandwitch..

--make palak paneer...daal paneer...

---put some fried cottage cheese in prawns karahi..its lovely...!

--make cottage cheese pakoras...just cut in cubes and dip in pakora batter and deep fry!

i love cottage cheese..!!!

tashfeen · Feb 2nd, 2009, 01:52 PM

Use it in soups, make pakoras, put in palak

AnGeL EyEs · Feb 2nd, 2009, 04:35 PM

you can use cottage cheese in lasagna instead of ricotta cheese.

cottage cheese is a great source or calcium and protein....I often add fruits to it and eat it as a meal.

RupayHalwa · Feb 2nd, 2009, 07:02 PM

Alishaht, r u talking about that lumpy yogurt looking cottage cheese that comes in tubs, or eastern european cottage cheese that looks like a firmer version of philadelphia?

redvelvet · Feb 3rd, 2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by RupayHalwa

Alishaht, r u talking about that lumpy yogurt looking cottage cheese that comes in tubs, or eastern european cottage cheese that looks like a firmer version of philadelphia?

Wow, i had no idea that there were various versions of cottage cheese. I've always only seen the lumpy kind. Interesting

alishaht · Feb 3rd, 2009, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RupayHalwa

Alishaht, r u talking about that lumpy yogurt looking cottage cheese that comes in tubs, or eastern european cottage cheese that looks like a firmer version of philadelphia?

It is the lumpy kind...that comes in a tub....Can I use that in similar ways as the firmer version?

And thanks for suggestions, people =) ...

Lusi · Feb 3rd, 2009, 08:26 PM

use it over salad instead of dressing, very delish and refreshing.

Chamak · Feb 3rd, 2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lusi

use it over salad instead of dressing, very delish and refreshing.

good idea! I've never thought of substituting cottage cheese for regular salad dressing. Trying to stay away from the store-bought dressings that are so full of additives and fat and sugar etc. This is a healthy way to have salad without all that crap!