Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Made with simple ingredients these homemade Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes are creamy, delicious, and a high protein, healthier option.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Active Time50 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cottage cheese mashed potatoes, cottage cheese potatoes, healthy mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, protein mashed potatoes
Yield: 10 Bowls
Calories: 240kcal
Cost: $4.00
- 5 Pounds Potatoes
- 1 ½ Cups Cottage Cheese
- 2 Scoops Protein Powder *Optional for more protein (Unflavored)
- ½ Cup Milk or Milk Substitute
- 3 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- ¼ Teaspoon Salt
- 5 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
Baked Potatoes
Wash your potatoes and optionally peel them
Poke them with a fork
Place them onto a baking sheet
Bake them on 425F/218C for around 50-55 minutes
Boiled Potatoes
Wash your potatoes and optionally peel them
Cut your potatoes in half
Put them into a large pot filled with salted water (at least 1'' over the top of your potatoes)
Bring them to a boil
Drop the heat to low/simmer and pull them off the heat after around 15-20 minutes (they should be tender)
Cottage Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Add your cooked potatoes into a large mixing bowl and lightly mash them up
Dump in your Milk, Butter, Black Pepper Salt, Minced Garlic, and anything else you want
Mash everything together again
Process or blend your Cottage Cheese and optional Protein Powder until smooth
Add and mash that in until you've reached your desired texture
If they appear to be too dry you can add in more milk
Try them as you prep them and add in more seasonings/anything else you want as needed!
Calories in the whole recipe with Low Fat Cottage Cheese & 2 Scoops Unflavored Protein Powder:
- Calories: 2643
- Fat: 43g
- Saturated Fat: 24g
- Sodium: 892mg
- Carbs: 422g
- Fiber: 31g
- Sugar: 35g
- Protein: 142g
Per Serving (If you make 10):
- Calories: 264
- Fat: 4.3g
- Saturated Fat: 2.4g
- Sodium: 89.2mg
- Carbs: 42.2g
- Fiber: 3.1g
- Sugar: 3.5g
- Protein: 14.2g
Calories in the whole recipe with Low Fat Cottage Cheese (No Protein Powder):
- Calories: 2403
- Fat: 39g
- Saturated Fat: 23g
- Sodium: 630mg
- Carbs: 419g
- Fiber: 31g
- Sugar: 33g
- Protein: 94g
Per Serving (If you make 10):
- Calories: 240
- Fat: 3.9g
- Saturated Fat: 2.3g
- Sodium: 63mg
- Carbs: 41.9g
- Fiber: 3.1g
- Sugar: 3.3g
- Protein: 9.4g
Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 41.9g | Protein: 9.4g | Fat: 3.9g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Sodium: 63mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 3.3g