Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese | Easy, Cheap, High Protein

[@TheProteinChef]

Thumbs up for cottage cheese!

[@Dexy83]

My Mom always liked cottage cheese and I hated it. After going through a medical crisis leaving me severely protein deficient I tried it again. It has NO flavor and a TON of protein. I now have it in my fridge at all times. Easy to add to more than you'd think.

[@Wolf_3125]

I've never been a big fan of cottage cheese but I really want to try this recipe!!

[@xxxgrimmjobxxx]

Great with hot sauce. Large curd FTW!

[@yourdaddy5859]

Genius, chef!

[@jlut]

Thumbs up for recipes in the description!!!

[@jamiel6169]

chickpea pasta is my go to! It works fabulously well. The trick is to NOT overcook it! It will cook far more quickly than regular wheat pasta

[@peppermintpsaki1157]

Strangely, I had the opposite result: I cooked it as directed and it was as chewy as if it was undercooked. So, I overcooked it on purpose. It was less tough but still had that non “al dente” chewiness. That’s it; I’m going back to Dreamfields 😑

[@Ratking_Actual]

@@peppermintpsaki1157 Probably can't get a proper al dente on chickpea pasta, it's not pasta.

[@jamiel6169]

@@peppermintpsaki1157 Huh, I have always had it break apart into small pieces when overcooked. I'm not sure what brands you have available to you, maybe there's an extra ingredient? I've used Banza, but most often use whatever brand they sell at Aldi, which is 100% chickpea flour

[@josephcasillas914]

I learned that the hard way 😂

[@stephstevens2]

This was so good!!! My husband and I both agree that it was even better than the Mac and cheese we got when eating out. So easy too. Thanks so much for this; it's definitely made it into the lunch rotation! I used red lentil pasta instead of chickpea pasta and it worked very well

[@TheProteinChef]

Love this!

[@JBB685]

Just recently found your channel & made this recipe tonight - the recipe itself was great. The best part is that it was quick to come together and didn’t make a big mess. If that wasn’t enough, your video is short and sweet. All around experience was A+. Thank you.

[@LinzSee]

Made this with chicken and bacon this evening and my whole family loved it!

[@KenKothera]

Made this for the first time tonight with Chickpea pasta, chicken and broccoli added. Was delicious! Only suggestion is cutting back on the pepper if you don’t like strong pepper flavor.

[@thediehardmclean]

Use red lentil pasta, it's the best high protein pasta I have found. Tastes good and stays it's shape.

[@Shaun-m3y]

Maybe I'm in the wrong channel but looks like an awesome recipe to throw some sauteed veggies in. Mushrooms peppers onion and garlic woukd be divine

[@steamacolyte4916]

Dude, we are on the same wavelength. I just made a protein buffalo turkey mac and cheese two days ago! I used greek yogurt as my base though. Cottage cheese rocks!

[@lumenmom]

That looks yummy! And for once, I have all the ingredients. Will be making this.

[@TheProteinChef]

Hope you like it!

[@meganl1738]

I am not big on the banza personally. I love Goodles cavatappi protein pasta. Good macros and great taste, texture. I sometimes add pureed steamed cauliflower to mac sauce and i love flavoring mac sauce with tony chacheres creole seasoning.

[@davidprice9295]

This looks fantastic. At the onset of the video I thought man, I wonder what the macros would be with chickpea pasta? Boom. You nailed it. Thank you.

[@Sarah-nn3nv]

A lot of people have annoying intros that you get tired of hearing, but his is so satisfying to listen to.

[@davidschultz2198]

Looks good but I would recommend something fresh. Fresh parsley or maybe fresh spinach

[@Cg-gi2dm]

Thumbs up! So easy and tasty, although I didn't use bone broth. Cheap to make and delish! I will be following you.

[@beaverboydilly]

Easily one of my favorite youtuber. I started with your cottage cheese scrambled eggs recipe, and it's the best, I make little egg and cheese street breakfast tacos with chick-fil-a avocado lime ranch and peri peri hot sauce.

[@gabrielsherman3230]

Smoked Paprika and Onion Salt actually sound genuinely legit to put into your mac and cheese sauce. I will keep this in mind next time I cook. Thank you for showing up in my feed!

[@ATFstein]

The chickpea stuff doesn’t taste like pasta and has a weird texture. The barilla protein+ pasta still tastes and eats like pasta.

[@TheProteinChef]

Love those!

[@rosslarson3295]

Roasting mirepoix and blending with the cheese sauce is a good way to add hidden veggies too

[@porterthecelt8191]

Shakes are my preferred quick protein source, but that is only because so few protein bars have good macro proportions. Would love to see your take on a protein focused protein bar

[@astrosfan5288]

I recently found the ratio yogurts. They have 25g of protein in them. They’re also pretty good and low in sugar.

[@tobarstep]

Chickpea pasta isn't bad. When it's covered in sauce you probably won't notice the difference. It does smell a little funky when cooking, I've noticed.

[@Aydin-Adam]

I hate cottage cheese but used to use it as a base to make protein pudding (mixed in a food processor with whatever flavored whey protein) and that was actually pretty good. So I'll give this a try.

[@splashgod5450]

This is a must def making again

[@Dezill313]

This has been my go-to trick for a few years now. People look at me like Im crazy when I tell it to them, but if you melt it in with the other cheese, you dont even notice. It gets even cheesier, creamier, and more protein to boot.

[@ICcccreg]

Can I use cottage cheese instead?

[@ICcccreg]

Can I use greek yogurt instead?

[@juanalbeniz5525]

Cottage cheese is triple the price than Greek iogourt here in Spain. Anyway is one of my basics. Thanks for the reicpe. Changing the subject. I'm in the protein shakes team (better macros). I blend it with ice, kind of a smoothie to get a fuller stomach

[@RGReilly_Art]

Banza Chickpea past is amazing! Really filling!

[@ninji5226]

Looking good, and this is quickly becoming a new fav channel. Also adding peas with tuna is something my mom did with mac and cheese and its awesome. Protein bars seem better on my gut but shakes are more versatile (I can add creatine and whatever else with it).

[@whitneysanders6996]

Tuna pea sounds good!

[@zwordsman]

I prefer the redlentil protien noodles. They seem to settle better for me? but the chickpea is also good. I love both because I cannot handle normal wheat it seems. though i can do egg pasta.

[@TheProteinChef]

I liked the red lentil pasta that I tried awhile back.

[@csuders514]

I absolutely love this! Chickpea pasta is all I eat now and I need to learn to blend my cottage cheese especially for this recipe! Thanks will be checking out more of your videos!

[@Tombonzo]

I’ll be trying this for sure!! The Mic actually sounded best when you pulled it off and held it in front of you at chest level. Sounded slightly muffled where it was for the video.

[@terry5749]

I like lupin bean pasta for lower crab/higher protein. Can’t wait to try this! 🎉

[@StaceyMahsman]

i always use the protein pasta, and always put cottage cheese in my eggs, but never thought of adding cottage cheese to a mac n cheese. good thinking. will try this.

[@Knight_Saber]

Thank you very much for the super easy recipe, I just made it and it was great

[@beaverboydilly]

Power crunch protein bars (5 net carbs) for breakfast and pre-workout. Protein shakes smoothies for post workout, my fav. is 1 scoop vanilla 100% whey protein isolate, 2 heaping tablespoons of natural peanut butter, 1 tablespoon of apple butter, and table spoon of real honey...., I call it an apple pie protein shake but it's just a name. Give it a try.

[@nishanthshanmugham743]

Dope recipe! And your mic sounds super good when its below your face like that instead of on your shoulder. Disclaimer: im not a mic expert or anything.

[@barsik2778]

one of the only youtube recipicies I made and is a banger

[@shilpa4467]

Wow I just stumbled upon this video and this is gna be my meal prep for next week!

[@JuggoJuggo]

I buy my whey isolate from an industrial bakery, 15 kg bags for $200~ depending on shipping delivered to your door in a couple days, comes with a testing sheet. I pound down a shake a day but I have been experimenting on making bars, mixing different things with plain whey iso to see what happens. An interesting one was strawberry jam and iso, almost made fruit by the foot with it, I need something so it isn't so sticky.

[@HaymakerTrading]

I've had that banza pasta before and I prefer it over regular pasta as it's so high in protein! It tastes great and unless you're super picky it won't taste any different than regular pasta. I have problems with my gut being sensitive to certain things but that Banza pasta makes me feel awesome and leaves me with more energy over a longer sustained period of time than regular pasta honestly. My personal experience obviously, but would definitely recommend it to anyone!

[@Sunny_McFry]

Banda protein pasta is a game changer for meal prep. Switch into it when rice begins to get old.

[@315peaks]

Depends, I like protein bars if i have a sweet craving, while I don't really make shakes anymore, I just mix the powder with water and drink it to stay on my protein range. Also, this looks so good, I will be trying it with banza.

[@tonywmckinney]

Wow! Looks so good. Either shakes or bars situationally. I like shakes and blend them with ice to make them more voluminous; I also pack bars for bike rides or other places where I need convenience.

[@vampybat]

1 cup cottage cheese 5 oz cheddar cheese 1 cup of milk 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

[@devlinmurray5853]

This looks delicious. I may have to make that this week. As for your question. That is a tough one. I enjoy both, may lean towards bars a little more since they tend to be more like a candy bar. I do like the versatility of a protein shake though. It is super easy to add tings to them such as spinach, avocado, yogurt, etc. Make thick so it is like a desert.

[@Electric_]

The Banza protein pasta is excellent. Highly recommend it.

[@JFabric500]

I usually roast red peppers and toss it in. Tomatoes work too.

[@steveg3435]

Question on bone broth. Adding 2 cups of bone broth to water gives 18 grams of protein. How much of this is actually absorbed into the pasta? Trying to figure out macros. Looks great.

[@yessir8097]

Its a waste...

[@mlthomas33]

I'm trying this with chicken breast, peas, and chick pea pasta...and a little crumbled bacon.

[@LegoMexi]

Could you switch out the corn starch with anything else?

[@Younghotrice]

Just started my fitness journey, thanks for the recipes!!!

[@shylohscritchfield3454]

Any advice on how to fix it when you’ve broken the sauce?

[@rescuehamster1734]

Cottage cheese is my favorite food in the world. You are my favorite ever.

[@Darkest2Knight]

This looks great, but what is the recommended serving size? The recipe says it makes six servings, and that each serving is 370 calories, but how do you determine how much of it qualifies as a serving?

[@sweetrouble420]

That looks delicious and love chickpea pasta. Hello, dinner tonight. You Rock and I appreciate you and the channel so much ❤️

[@Ed-oldschool]

How does the chickpea pasta taste compared to normal pasta, how are the carbs?

[@bethanyclinton5923]

Just subscribed. I definitely need more protein in my life, and your recipes are great ideas

[@lesleyl7693]

protein shakes for the win!!!

[@ItsRilez]

Proteins bars are my go to on the road. When I’m at home or work (I have a NutriBullet at work) then I do my shakes.

[@keithmalcuit]

You are spot on with the additional spices and I always add tuna to my mac and cheese. Never made my own but this looks great. It has all the stuff I already like. As far as shake vs bar, I like both but prefer to make my own protein bars as I can control the ingredients.

[@sweetrouble420]

I prefer protein shakes but would appreciate a recipe for a high protein low fat protein bar. 😊 Team cottage cheese 👍

[@Hapi4U]

I bet nutritional yeast would give it a delicious cheesy flavor ❤

[@bravotwozero]

I like the taste of protein bars, but always opt for the shakes because the macros are so much better, especially the protein to calorie ratio

[@PaulFeinberg]

New mics that everyone is using lol Now your talking my love language! Great recipe I will have to give this a try with It's Skinny Pasta Noodles. Get that 500K subs!

[@Legacylor]

Thumbs up for cottage cheese. I love protein shakes too!

[@The_Darkest_Knight319]

Winner Winner Pasta dinner. It looks delicious Derek 🤤 I love Banza Pasta that's what I use most of the time, nice shout out to Banza. Derek try and get a sponsorship from them.

[@michaelplantarich3375]

Can't wait to try this! As far as your question, it really depends lol. I've had many different types of both shakes and bars. If this us specifically for post workout, shake 100%. For a meal replacement? Bar. If it's for what tastes best, can be a draw. I will say though, my go to for each is Optimum Nutrition for shakes, and whatever they Robert Irvine protein bar is called (its similar to Supreme protein bars, but I haven't seen them in my area for years)

[@JohnArby]

Going to make this tomorrow!

[@razuliel]

Protein shakes!! Thanks for doing these

[@SherylLynn333]

Looks and sounds delish…have to give this a try

[@2greenify]

Thanks, this looks good and healthy if eaten with a salad kr something.

[@shouryu]

Shakes are the better supplement, since you can prep so that your meals have high fiber. When I travel, I add bars, because I won't be meal prepping, and I need the fiber in the bars.

[@movdqa]

Interesting channel. I prefer protein shakes to protein bars as protein bars are often about 1/3rd protein by calorie percentage. Protein shakes are usually 70% - 80% protein by calories. Protein bars usually cost more due to the convenience factor. BTW, it would be nice to see the macros in these dishes.

[@coutiya2007]

i absolutely needed this.

[@krakerkraker11]

Whenever i workout, i always eat scrambled eggs + cottage cheese as one of my meal, 4 eggs + 150 gr cheese have like 50 gr protein

[@Rue100]

Thanks for sharing...im definitely making this

[@mrzakkral]

Loving this one. Protein shake for the win

[@sinan_1602]

i personally enjoy protein bars more but something like clear whey is also very good. i usually dont like the protein powders mixed with milk

[@philberttsosie3997]

Thanks for the cook

[@dinahbarnes6335]

Hello, if I've never liked cottage cheese, would I like this? I love yogurt. I don't like buttermilk. I think I have taste issues with the "sour" maybe 🤔🤔🤔

[@TheProteinChef]

I think you would!

[@BeStrong4ever]

Is the corn starch necessary?

[@vondalittle9425]

Recipe for tuna mac everything looks delicious 🤤

[@DillonJohnson216]

gang forever I have been watching Derek Howes for a DECADE!!!

[@TheProteinChef]

DHFTNS!

[@SkyZer0]

love adding peas with my mac

[@Live2rideagain]

I am hooked , new subscriber love the recipes

[@ecse.gaming]

I prefer protein bars. The new mic is spot on.

[@steamacolyte4916]

Protein bars all the way

[@DrVictorLopez]

Cottage cheese super fan here

[@filipevalente4025]

Looooooooove Bonza pasta!!!

[@tphawk9282]

Barilla makes a Protein + pasta now that is really good

[@GamerClint-z3u]

Looks good chef 😊

[@grahamwilliams8407]

This was delicious. I used Chickpea pasta also.

[@zacheaves8576]

I did this with chickpea pasta and cajun chicken thighs, probably about 70g of protein per meal

[@lovequeen_4014]

An Alfredo version of this would be great

[@RolandDeschain198]

Would this work with Greek yogurt instead of Cottage Cheese?

[@coco1231991]

Protein shakes for sure ! More convenient, can do a lot of recipes with the powder, hehe

[@marian5967]

Scallions would be delish

[@hymns4ever197]

I prefer protein shakes to bars. I can't say that I've ever had a protein bar that I absolutely loved, but I have had some delicious protein shakes.

[@Official_IronA]

Instant sub

[@ivysakura1832]

Protein bars, love ya protein chef!

[@KaylaRoseCampbell]

This recipe got me subscribing so quick😏🫣

[@dotrossi6631]

Damn, gna hv to try this🤤