Wanted to make a higher protein pasta salad. With cottage cheese as the creamy dressing part. Why did I think this would work?

Posted by M1lli333@reddit | shittyfoodporn | View on Reddit | 23 comments

Wholewheat pasta, chicken breast, cottage cheese, sweet corn, cherry tomatoes, BBQ sauce

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captainshockazoid@reddit

you might as well have just dumped real cheese in there as well, that would have fixed it

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Practical-March-6989@reddit

No amount of blending will change the fundamental issue that cottage cheese is grainy

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PermanentTrainDamage@reddit

In a pasta salad a little bit of grainy-ness will hardly be noticed, especially compared to rando chunks of cottage cheese.

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I knew it would be much better if I blended it, lmao, I just don't have one. A blender is definitely something I'm saving for. In fairness I could've used something like yoghurt and mayo together instead.

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PermanentTrainDamage@reddit

You don't need a fancy one, I just have a Magic Bullet that was $20 from walmart. Works perfectly for sauces, smoothies, baby food, etc. If you want to do large batches the $30-$50 larger blenders also work well.

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These_Gas9381@reddit

Was going to suggest this. Steak place I go to blends cottage for their baked potato topper. It’s amazing blended

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Preemptively_Extinct@reddit

Works with lettuce salads. I do it all the time.

Hot pasta too, works great.

I don't do cold pasta though, maybe this is why.

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Boon1Goon@reddit

I mean, this could work, using the cottage cheese like a “mayo” base in a pasta salad. So I would go in that direction. Omit the bbq sauce, add a few tablespoons of Greek yogurt or mayo with the cottage cheese and maybe a splash of milk or lemon juice to loosen it up, if need be. Then your corn and tomatoes. Voila!

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