Can you replace ricotta with cottage cheese in a recipe?

SandyClam · October 2013

And if you feel like it, respond with whether you can tell if cottage cheese has been used.

azzyberry · October 2013

I voted yes because I've heard some people do that in something like lasagna but I've never actually tried it myself so....there's that.

SandyClam · October 2013

Sterling13 said:

SS Depends on the recipe. Ricotta pancakes would not be the same with cottage cheese.

For example, butternut squash stuffed shells. I used to think it was so gross when my mom used cottage cheese in lasagna but I couldn't find ricotta at the store, so I got some cottage cheese.

I hope MH doesn't notice.

shadypines · October 2013

I thought cottage cheese was for old people
:-& :-&

WasNotWas · October 2013

I might be kicked off parenting for this, but tofu is an excellent replacement for ricotta cheese

SandyClam · October 2013

Manneek1977 said:

I thought cottage cheese was for old people :-& :-&

I am totally an old lady. I do old lady things all the time.

SandyClam · October 2013

emkatrine said:

I voted no only because I don't buy cottage cheese. The texture freaks me out.

@Emkatrine, completely unrelated but I made you something and put it in the mail today.

SandyClam · October 2013

Dammit, @Mabelshesthebomb! I should have asked you first. I already made them and I feel like there are noticeable curds in my shells. MH isn't nearly as observant as me, so maybe he won't notice.

nixieknox3 · October 2013

i love cottage cheese and eat it on the regular.

MelissaRae1525 · October 2013

I always use cottage cheese instead of ricotta. I hate the texture of ricotta. I otherwise don't like cottage cheese but I love it in my lasagna and stuffed shells.

CurlyQ284 · October 2013

It just seems so so so wrong.

Maebb · October 2013

MabelShesTheBomb said:
cottage cheese is the bomb and should be eaten in all the things. Are you making like a lasagna type deal? the answer would be yes, yum! Also this sounds gross but you could blend it if you need it to be smoother like ricotta.

I use cottage cheese sometimes in lasagna but blend it first. MIL makes lasagna this way, and DH actually prefers it with cottage cheese, and he thinks ricotta is gross.

Also, this wasn't asked, but I substitute plain Greek yogurt for sour cream almost always, and sometimes half Greek yogurt and half cream cheese in recipes that call for cream cheese (like creamy dips or icing).

SandyClam · October 2013

@MabelShesTheBomb, PM me your address and I'll see what I can come up with. I'm fresh out of toe nail clippings.

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SandyClam · October 2013

Here are my shells. You can see the curds

Those are sage leaves in a brown butter sauce on top, so hopefully they'll mask the old ladiness.

SandyClam · October 2013

justAphase said:

Dude, that looks amazing. And now I need pasta.

I hate pasta with a passion but it's MH's favorite. I had a sandwich with Duke's mayo on it.

anustart · October 2013

I use cottage cheese in my manicotti, it's friggin delicious.

SandyClam · October 2013

It seems so wrong of you to post in a thread about food, @anustart. Anuses and cheese don't mix, mmkay?

thetheisens · October 2013

NO. I hate when people replace ricotta with cottage cheese. The texture is different and so is the flavor. I like cottage cheese, but it is not a replace for ricotta.

anustart · October 2013

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SandyClam · October 2013

MrsSkull1107 said:

How do you hate pasta? I'm disturbed by this and will keep you in my prayers.

I was vegan for 7 years and it was before it became easy to find a lot of replacements in the store, so I ate pasta all the freaking time. I think I have PTSD from it or something.

SandyClam · October 2013

thetheisens said:

NO. I hate when people replace ricotta with cottage cheese. The texture is different and so is the flavor. I like cottage cheese, but it is not a replace for ricotta.

Why is ricotta so hard to find then? I was in Sprout's (kind of like a Whole Foods but cheaper) and they have a bazillion kinds of cheeses and no ricotta.

SandyClam · October 2013

And I spent $2 more on the shells because I didn't want to buy Barilla brand. Dicks.

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