What I do with Cottage Cheese (long long post...)

I thought I would post some sneaky ways to get higher protein throughout the day...

Basics for cottage cheese...serve with:

Sugar Free jelly
Fruit
Sprinkle cinnamon

That's if I don't have time. But if I do....cream the cottage cheese in blender with a touch of liquid to help puree. I add Sugar Free syrups from Torani. You could use water or milk. Add 1-2 tblspns to help cream.

Desert yumminess

To this creamed mixture...add

Sugar Free/Fat Free Instant Pudding dry mix. Some ideas include:

cheesecake
butterscotch
lemon
chocolate (mouse type yumminess)

Add some whipped cream and you have nice filling desert!! :)

OR - you can bake with it.

I do this for my morning breakfasts. I make them in advance and have throughout the week...

2 egg beaters (or you can use full eggs if you want. I prefer egg beaters or egg whites as low calories but same protein factor)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
2 tablespoons of oat flour (lowest in carb count I found)
1 scoop of protein powder
2 tablespoons of water or milk...but add 1 tablespoon at a time to not thin out the batter too thin

Add some fillers like bacon, ham, veggies....

Pour mixture into mini muffin tins, regular muffin tins, or even a 8x8 casserole. Bake for 20 min or so in oven (I just check the center for doneness) @ 375.

I use recipe link on livestrong to come up with calories/protein #'s. If you want to get real fancy, line the muffin tins with thinly sliced meat. I ask the deli to slice my lunch meat real thin...and my staple is usually turkey pastrami...

Then there is always the cottage cheese cakes...

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup egg beaters
• 3 tbsp oat flour
• 1 scoop protein powder
• 3 tbsp water
• Directions
• Add all ingredients and blend very well until all cottage cheese lumps are dissolved. You may want to add only 2 tblspns of the water first to test consistency. Add more until the batter is thick enough for pancakes.
• On hot griddle, spray with non-stick spray. Pour batter and allow to bubble up and cook. When the edges are dry and there are lots of bubbles...flip. Cook for a minute and plate.
• Makes 6 small pancakes.

48 calories & 7g protein per cake...not too bad.

You can thin the batter more and make crepes...I have used those crepes for sammie wraps...pbj quesadillas or even cheese quesadillas. I have used the thicker cakes for sammy bread since I don't do bread well. I made a mock monte cristo with it...very versatile.

Then finally, you can use the cottage cheese in shakes. YES...I said shakes...lol
Blend them real well and you so won't even know its in there...

Shakes:

Banana Cream Cheesecake

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 scoop protein powder
1 tablespoon of sugar free cheesecake pudding mix
1/2 banana sliced
2-4 oz water depending on the thickness you like

Blend for 1 minute straight through. Turn off...add 2 icecubes (more if you'd like) then blend for 30 sec - 1 min.

Pour into glass, top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Chocolate Choco

1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 scoop protein powder (vanilla or choc is ok)
1 tblspn of instant chocolate pudding mix (sugar free of course)
1 sugar free mini chocolate bar
2-4 oz of water

Use same method as above...top with whipped cream and choc shavings from bar or cinnamon...

The protein shakes run around 35g and under 200 cal...

So, that is a few to start off with... LOL

What do you think?? I know I'm crazy...but I like to have variety in my food and make it all WLS friendly with protein in mind. Always...

I'll post another thread for the greek yogurt. Cuz that's diff don't ya know!

How did you know I just bought some cottage cheese?

hehehe...I KNEW....oh I knew....lol 

Hope you have fun with it 

I was going to add some to my protein shakes to boost the protein.  Never occured to me to make them with cottage cheese.  I have to try that.

I don't think it'll disappoint. It add creaminess and that little tanginess of the cottage cheese. I reduce the amount of water because I like it a little bit thicker without the long amount of blending adding all that air to it if that makes sense...

Enjoy!  

I'm going to be trying this tonight for my night time shake.

I'm going to try one of these recipes tomorrow!!! Thank you!!! You are very creative!!

Awesome!!! Let us know which one and how you liked it 

Diana - you  never cease to amaze me!

All of these recipes sound yummy.  I'm just lazy thought - BUT, BF DOES love his cottage cheese and he likes protein drinks.... think I may need to try one of them tonight...

Thank you for these, I have saved all of them so I can have them for later.