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Monday, July 15, 2019

26 sweet or savoury recipes using cottage cheese

I first remember cottage cheese in the 1970s when my mother bought it. I think it was because of the diet craze and somehow cottage cheese had all these health benefits. For me, as a teenager, I took one look at it and knew it wasn’t for me but as an adult, I’ve found it to be just as good to use in recipes as cream cheese but lighter and healthier. Here’s 26 sweet or savoury recipes using cottage cheese.

What is cottage cheese?

Cottage cheese has a mild flavour and is made from milk. It is made usually by heating the milk then adding an acid product to separate the curds from the whey. I think a lot of people are put off by the look of it but it can easily be whipped to a smooth consistency with either an electric hand beater or whisk.

Commercially, the product undergoes a few more processes and then mixed with cream ready for packaging and sold in the supermarket as we know it today. There are various levels of fat content available.

It’s easy enough to make yourself at home. It’s also the perfect substitute where ricotta cheese or Greek yoghurt is needed in a recipe. Blend the cottage cheese until smooth and use as required.

Is it healthy?

As mentioned earlier, it is well known in dieting circles as being the perfect light solution to cream cheese because of the lighter fat content. It can be used for both sweet and savoury options.

That doesn’t mean that it can’t be used normally to replace cream cheese in recipes if you don’t have cream cheese.

Many countries around the world use a product similar to what we know as cottage cheese. It’s called quark and used regularly for both sweet and savoury dishes.

If you’re looking for ways to use up cottage cheese, search for quark recipes for more inspiration.

Sweet Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Cottage Cheese Pancakes (Russian Syrniki)

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cottage Cheese

Peaches & Cream Cottage Cheese Breakfast Cake

Savoury Recipes Using Cottage Cheese

Spinach & Cottage Cheese Stuff Chicken Breasts

A lot of people are struggling these days and meat is one of the most expensive products out there. Ground meat is relatively cheap but when I see people asking for recipe ideas using ground meat, the same ones seem to get suggested. The usual savoury mince, spaghetti bolognese, meatballs etc. There’s a lot more to ground meat than these tasty, but sometimes, boring ground meat staple dishes. Here are 32 gourmet style recipes using ground meat.

Many of the most beautiful tasting cuisines from around the world, and often the most poor countries in the world, use ground meat in the most amazing ways. All you need is a few extra staples to keep in the pantry and you can quite easily create these dishes in your home kitchen.

You can use any ground meat for any of these recipes. Ground meat comes in the form of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, turkey, veal or a combination of any of these. They can be interchanged in any way. If you see a recipe using ground chicken but only have pork, use the pork. It’s such a versatile cut of meat, and cheap!