552 cottage cheese recipes

Club cheesecake with a zwieback crumb crust and cottage cheese filling brightened with lemon zest and folded egg whites. An old-school, lighter cheesecake with a German-style base.

No-bake lemon chiffon cheesecake made light with blended cottage cheese, nonfat cream cheese and lemon gelatin, folded fluffy with whipped cream and crowned with cherry pie filling. A cool, airy dessert with no oven required.

Mrs. Glick's potatoes, a grated potato casserole with roasted-garlic cottage cheese, scallions, and a sharp cheddar top. Lighter take on hash brown casserole with a creamy, tangy interior.

The dish is hearty enough to be a main course, but can also be a side dish to a meat entree.

Herbolace pie: a medieval English double-crust cheese pie filled with curd, cottage cheese, cheddar, fresh mint, parsley, chives, and whole eggs tucked into the filling. A vegetarian classic.

Lightened-up cheesecake uses cottage cheese and neufchatel for creamy texture with fewer calories, then gets crowned with fresh berries for guilt-free indulgence.

Peaches with a Sunshine Smile is a fun kids' snack plate with canned peach halves, cottage cheese sun rays, raisin faces, and lettuce. No cooking, easy assembly for little hands.

Easy lasagna layered with uncooked noodles, a beefy jarred sauce, and a cottage cheese filling. The noodles cook right in the dish, so there's no boiling and no fuss.

Classic bread machine cottage dill bread with triple the dill punch, creamy cottage cheese, and butter for a tender crumb that's perfect sliced thick for deli sandwiches.

A low-fat version of tiramisu that calls for cottage cheese, rum, sour cream and delicious lady fingers.

Lighter cheesy potato casserole made with yogurt, cottage cheese, and dill, topped with melted cheddar. A creamy, tangy side dish ready in 40 minutes.

Classic baked lasagna layered with ground beef tomato sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and cheddar. The kind of hearty, cheesy, from-scratch comfort food that brings everyone to the table.

Pillowy potato dumplings with cottage cheese and a whisper of nutmeg, boiled until tender and drizzled with melted butter. Eastern European comfort food from scratch.

Deep dish pizza with a no-yeast cottage cheese crust, seasoned tomato sauce, mozzarella, and Romano. A lighter, Weight Watchers-friendly pizza ready in 45 minutes.

Cheddar tuna au gratin with a paprika-spiked cheese sauce, cottage cheese for extra protein, and buttered bread crumb topping. Old-school pantry casserole that comes together with everything in the cupboard.

Marmaliga is a Romanian cornmeal porridge cooked in milk and water until thick and creamy, served with cottage cheese and sour cream. A simple, comforting Eastern European staple.