This quick recipe is high in protein and packed with flavor. It’s also easy to adjust based on your tastes and the ingredients you have on hand. Try swapping out the tomatoes for another fruit, like strawberries or peaches, which pair well with basil and balsamic. You can also use different nuts or even skip the nuts.
What makes this a high protein meal?
We define any meal with 20 grams (g) or more of protein per serving as high protein. Thanks in large part to the cottage cheese, this recipe comes in at 38 g of protein per serving.
Cottage cheese, the star of this recipe, is a versatile, nutritious ingredient that is relatively low in cost and has a mild flavor. It comes in full fat, low fat, and reduced sodium versions, so it’s important to read the labels to make sure you are picking a cottage cheese that supports your dietary needs.
Tomato Basil Cottage Cheese Bowl
Ingredients:
Makes 4 servings
Instructions:
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe: 4| Calories | 366 |
| Total fats | 17 g |
| Saturated fat | 4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Total carbohydrates | 15 g |
| Dietary fiber | 3 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1156 mg |
| Protein | 38 g |
Tips from our kitchen
“I decided to make this meal with ingredients I had on hand. I substituted cherry tomatoes for a variety of smaller tomatoes from my garden, including tiny spoon tomatoes. I also substituted crushed walnuts for the pine nuts, which I didn’t have. I also don’t think I had the full amount of basil. I harvested what I could from my garden and then added some broccoli microgreens that I had from the farmer’s market. I also used fig balsamic vinegar to add a bit of a late summer, early fall feel to the dish.” – Heather Hobbs, editor