Can I Substitute Ricotta for Cottage Cheese?

[PA Baker]

I have a baked macaroni and cheese recipe that calls for cottage cheese. This si the one ingredient that I don't have (also calls for cheddar and sour cream) so I was wondering if I could substitute ricotta for it, instead. It calls for 12 oz.

 

[Andy M.]

I think it would work fine as a sub. It mightbe a little drier than cottage cheese.

 

[PA Baker]

Thanks, Andy! That was my concern, too, since the ricotta I have is low-fat (I think that it's considered the 1/2-way point between part-skim and fat-free). Do you think that would make it too dry?

 

[Andy M.]

You can add some more sour cream for moisture if you think it will be too dry.

 

[elaine l]

I am certainly no expert but I have substituted cottage cheese for ricotta so wonder if it would be okay in the reverse?

 

[jpmcgrew]

I dont see why not if it works in Lasagne it should work in Macaroni

 

[BreezyCooking]

I sub them back & forth all the time. It'll work fine. The only difference you might notice is that ricotta is a tad "sweeter" than cottage cheese. Not sweet as in sugar-sweet, just a slightly sweeter taste than cottage cheese, which is a bit tangier. But if your recipe has sour cream in it, you probably won't notice any difference at all.

 

[ChefJune]

I should think you could. We always used to sub cottage cheese for ricotta, back in the day when ricotta wasn't so easy to find.