High-protein cheese recipes
7 recipes built around cheese, each with protein, calories, carbs and fat per serving so you can pick by the numbers.
7 recipes
Open-Faced Tuna Melt with Cottage Cheese
A tuna melt on one slice instead of two, with cottage cheese doing the job mayo usually does. You lose the second slice of bread and the jar of mayonnaise and keep everything that makes a melt worth eating: the flake, the bubbling cheddar, the heat off a pickled jalapeno. 42 grams of protein for 390 calories.
LunchSnack & bread
42g protein · 390 kcal
Ham, Egg and Cheese Tortilla Pie
A classic ham and cheese quiche filling, just baked in a tortilla crust instead of pastry. Reheats well, so it's a fair option for breakfast meal prep, not just a first-night dinner.
Breakfast
28g protein · 285 kcal
Waffle Iron Chicken and Cheese Rice Paper Quesadilla
A quesadilla built from stacked rice paper instead of a flour tortilla, pressed flat in the waffle iron so the cheese melts through the whole thing instead of just the middle. Use two sheets here since this one is meant to lie flat rather than fold.
Snack & breadDinner
27g protein · 245 kcal
Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese
Blended cottage cheese and sharp cheddar make a cheese sauce that bakes up just as gooey as the boxed version, with far more protein per bowl. A buttered breadcrumb top keeps the texture contrast that makes mac and cheese worth eating.
LunchDinner26g protein · 475 kcal
Grilled Provoleta with Chimichurri and Cottage Cheese Flatbread
Grilled provoleta folded with cottage cheese, finished with a punchy parsley chimichurri, and served with a savory cottage cheese flatbread instead of crusty white bread for dipping. More protein in the classic asado starter, less empty carb padding.
Snack & breadDinner26g protein · 360 kcal
Waffle Iron Ham and Cheese Rice Paper Pockets
A ham and cheese pocket that borrows from the viral rice paper pastry trend but skips the oven entirely. The waffle iron melts the cheese and crisps the wrapper on both sides at once, in about a third of the time an oven takes.
Snack & breadBreakfast16g protein · 180 kcal
Cheddar Chive Cottage Cheese Egg Muffins
Blending cottage cheese into the eggs before baking gives these muffins a custardy inside instead of the rubbery texture plain egg muffins can get. Sharp cheddar and fresh chives keep the flavor simple, so they reheat well without tasting like leftovers.
BreakfastSnack & bread15g protein · 180 kcal