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Looking for the perfect recipe to use a specific ingredient in the fridge? You’re in the right place! Whether you’re looking for an easy beef dinner, a versatile chicken recipe, or to add more protein to a meal with cottage cheese, I’ve got you covered.

Need ideas? I love this ground chicken chili for busy weeknights, and this cottage cheese pizza crust is a great way to give pizza night a healthier twist.

Baked cottage cheese spinach artichoke dip in a dish with tortilla chips.

High Protein Cottage Cheese Spinach Artichoke Dip

Chicken sausage orzo with kale and bell peppers in a skillet.

One Pan Chicken Sausage Orzo

Assembled turkey burger bowl with all the toppings and a drizzle of burger sauce.

High Protein Turkey Burger Bowls

Cottage cheese banana muffins with mini chocolate chips in a pan with a stripped tea towel.

Banana Cottage Cheese Muffins

Kale and tortellini soup in a dutch oven on a wooden counter.

Kale and Tortellini Soup

A fork taking a bite from a cottage cheese omelette.

Cottage Cheese Omelette

High protein lasagna soup in a large dutch oven garnished with fresh basil and cheese topping and a wooden spoon.

High Protein Lasagna Soup

Greek yogurt marinated chicken cooked on a platter garnished with lemon slices, fresh parsley and a large fork.

Greek Yogurt Marinated Chicken

A hot scoop of high protein baked ziti being lifted from the baking dish with lots of cheese.

High Protein Baked Ziti

A close up shot of chicken orzo bake garnished with lemons.

Chicken and Orzo Bake (Dump and Bake!)

A stack of banana cottage cheese pancakes topped with sliced bananas.

Banana Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Pasta tossed in protein pumpkin pasta sauce in a pan and garnished with sage.

High Protein Pumpkin Pasta Sauce

Cottage cheese pumpkin muffins stacked on top of one another.

Cottage Cheese Pumpkin Muffins

Chicken Caesar salad in a large serving bowl with tongs.

Chopped Caesar Salad with Chicken

A cottage cheese wrap filled with turkey, cheese, bacon, lettuce and tomato.

Cottage Cheese Wraps

A close up shot of marry me chicken meatballs in a creamy sauce.

Lightened Up Marry Me Chicken Meatballs

Cottage cheese eggs garnished with chives on a white plate.

Cheesy Cottage Cheese Eggs (in 5 Minutes!)

Chicken caesar pasta salad in a large bowl garnished with lemon.

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad

Marry me chicken pasta in a pan garnished with basil.

Lightened Up Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Jalapeรฑo chicken salad in a shalow bowl with lettuce and garnished with jalapeรฑos.

Jalapeรฑo Chicken Salad

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