Lunch

Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

Recipe by The Protein Chef
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Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl

About This Recipe

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.

Ingredients

  • 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

  1. Optionally drain your Cottage Cheese
  2. Mix together your Cottage Cheese, Italian Seasoning, Garlic Powder, Parmesan Cheese, and Pizza Sauce
  3. Optionally blend or process your mix until smooth if you don't like the texture of Cottage Cheese
  4. Add your mix into at least a 16 Ounce baking/microwave safe dish
  5. Lightly mix in 1/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese
  6. Top it with the other 1/4 Cup Mozzarella Cheese and optional Pepperoni
  7. Choose your cooking method!
  8. Put it into the oven on 400F/204C for around 15-20 minutes or until your cheese has melted
  9. You can optionally broil it for a couple minutes at the end to really "crisp" it up
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Mix everything around again
  13. Top it with your leftover Mozzarella Cheese and optional Pepperoni before microwaving it again for another minute
Source: This recipe is from The Protein Chef. Used with attribution. Full original recipe with photos and notes available at the source link.
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