13 Comments so far

1. surlygur on December 5, 2009 6:37 pm

   Yes you can. Run it through the food processor to break up the lumps and get a creamier texture.
   There are other alternatives, though. For a spinach-based cannelloni filling I have substituted ricotta with a mixture of grated mozzarella, grated parmesan and heavy cream–just mixed in a bowl with a fork, not even blended–and had a wonderful and flavorful result. The other ingredients were chopped cooked spinach, one or two eggs, a little garlic powder, basil, salt and pepper. Really a nicely flavored, rich filling. I’ve used it in lasagne as well, layered alternately with tomato sauce between the pasta layers.

2. tiny Valkyrie on December 5, 2009 7:17 pm

   It will change the flavor slightly, but you can.

3. ::MOE:: on December 5, 2009 7:55 pm

   Oo i actually know the answer…yes!! You actually can, Ive done it many times…may taste a little different but its still good =]

4. Suzan on December 5, 2009 8:49 pm

   I have frquently substituted ricotta with cottae (large curd). Slightly different taste but still very good. –Or you could always ask Rachel Ray.

5. CASSIE on December 5, 2009 9:14 pm

   you can, but it may not taste that good in somethings

6. sandypaw on December 5, 2009 9:51 pm

   Sure can – I do it all the time. Just take 1 container of cottage cheese & mix together with 1 3oz block of cream cheese…..It will help you get the right texture for the dish & tastes yummy as well!

7. Aryna G on December 5, 2009 10:27 pm

   It depends on what you’re making.
   Cottage cheese can be very salty, so you wouldn’t want to use it in a dessert. But for something like lasagna or manicotti, cottage cheese works very well.

8. simplesi on December 5, 2009 10:38 pm

   You can use cottage cheese in lasagna or whatever but Ricotta has the best flavor. It may be more expense or fattening but the taste is what counts.

9. missbell on December 5, 2009 10:50 pm

   Yes you can use cottage chees it is a good substution.

10. nackawic on December 5, 2009 10:54 pm

    yes, just let it drain out the excess liquid with a cheesecloth and small strainer over a bowl first…to get the most authentic effect…don’t use the lite or low fat, it kinda tastes like crap and there is not much difference in fat content between the full fat and low fat or lite version…

11. MikeL on December 5, 2009 11:41 pm

    OH YES
    you want to spend your money pick any 4 cheeses (grate) and the CC
    experiment,,, what a joy

12. cwstufff on December 5, 2009 11:51 pm

    yes, you can, but drain the cottage cheese really well.
    (Wrap in cheese cloth and squeeze all the liquid out)

13. em_tee06 on December 6, 2009 12:09 am

    Yes you can sub….cottage cheese has a little higher moisture content but it negligible and it will work in most recipes….