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Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl Recipe
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5 from 2 votes

Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

Give your cottage cheese a makeover with this easy Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl recipe! It's packed with protein and has all the right flavors.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time20 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cottage cheese pizza, cottage cheese pizza bowl, pizza bowl
Yield: 1 Bowl
Calories: 495kcal
Cost: $1.25

Materials

  • 1 ½ Cups Cottage Cheese Fat Free, Reduced Fat, or Full Fat all work great
  • 1 ½ Teaspoons Italian Seasoning
  • ¾ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 4 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese Grated
  • ¼ Cup Pizza Sauce
  • ½ Cup Mozzarella Cheese Fat Free, Reduced Fat, or Full Fat all work great
  • Pepperoni *Optional

Instructions

  • Optionally drain your Cottage Cheese
  • Mix together your Cottage Cheese, Italian Seasoning, Garlic Powder, Parmesan Cheese, and Pizza Sauce
  • Optionally blend or process your mix until smooth if you don't like the texture of Cottage Cheese
  • Add your mix into at least a 16 Ounce baking/microwave safe dish
  • Lightly mix in 1/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
  • Top it with the other 1/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese and optional Pepperoni
  • Choose your cooking method!

Oven Method

  • Put it into the oven on 400F/204C for around 15-20 minutes or until your cheese has melted
  • You can optionally broil it for a couple minutes at the end to really "crisp" it up

Air Fryer Method

  • Put it into the air fryer on 350F/176C for around 10-15 minutes depending on how quickly your air fryer gets up to temp or until your cheese has melted

Microwave Method

  • Put your microwave safe bowl into the microwave for 1 minute prior to topping it with your additional 1/4 cup of Mozzarella Cheese and Pepperoni
  • Mix everything around again
  • Top it with your leftover Mozzarella Cheese and optional Pepperoni before microwaving it again for another minute

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Notes

Half the ingredients in the recipe for a smaller portion (< 250 calories per bowl).
 
Lower the sodium by looking for reduced sodium ingredients!
 
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with Fat Free Cottage Cheese:
  • Calories: 495
  • Fat: 15g
  • Saturated Fat: 9g
  • Sodium: 1402mg
  • Carbs: 32g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Sugar: 14g
  • Protein: 58g
 
Calories in the WHOLE recipe with Full Free Cottage Cheese:
  • Calories: 631
  • Fat: 31g
  • Saturated Fat: 18g
  • Sodium: 1232mg
  • Carbs: 24g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Sugar: 11g
  • Protein: 64g

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Sodium: 1302mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g