Cottage Cheese Flatbread (18 Grams of Protein) - iFoodReal.com (2024)

Cottage Cheese Flatbread made with 3 ingredients is a flourless, high protein, gluten-free bread that boosts your sandwich or wrap with 18 grams of protein!

Apparently cottage cheese makes excellent high protein bread! I’ve tried it to make cottage cheese bread, cottage cheese bagels and even cottage cheese pizza crust. Now it’s a turn for viral cottage cheese flatbread!

It’s everything people are raving about. Sturdy, delicious, and won’t fall apart. Perfect for any toppings or sandwich fillers, plus easy and low carb. It ticks all the boxes!

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• High in protein: Cottage cheese and eggs make a protein-packed duo. They’re my secret weapons for tasty cottage cheese recipes and high protein recipes.
• So easy: Just blend ingredients together, then pop it in the oven.
• Tastes “normal”: Soft, airy inside, crispy outside with a mild taste that pairs with any toppings.
• Gluten-free bread: No flour means you’ve got a naturally grain-free and gluten-free high protein flatbread!

Ingredients for Cottage Cheese Flatbread

All you need for this flatbread recipe is cottage cheese, eggs, and spices. You could whip it up as you read this!

• Cottage cheese: I used 2% cottage cheese and it worked. I think 4% would be fine too. Non-fat or 1% cottage cheese might not bake as well.
• Eggs: Help hold everything together and gives the flatbread its fluffy texture.
• Seasoning: I used dried oregano for seasoning, but feel free to use any dried herbs or seasonings for flavor such as garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, basil, rosemary, thyme, everything but the bagel seasoning, or red pepper flakes.

How to Make Cottage Cheese Flatbread

Here’s a quick overview of how to make flatbread with cottage cheese. I used my food processor, but you can also use a high speed blender.

To start, preheat your oven to 375 F and line a half sheet (13 x 18) baking sheet with parchment paper.

• Blend ingredients: Add cottage cheese, eggs, and dried oregano into a food processor or blender and process until smooth.
• Form the dough: Pour the cottage cheese mixture onto the center of the prepared baking sheet. Use a spatula to spread it into a rectangle shape about 8 x 10 size. Make sure it’s not too thin and keep it centered, don’t spread to the edges.
• Bake: Place it in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until it’s golden brown and cooked through in the middle. Take it out and let it cool for about 5 minutes.
• Make a sandwich: Pile on your favorite sandwich toppings on one side, fold over the other half, and slice in half. Enjoy!

Tips for Best Results

More tips than steps, but this cottage cheese flatbread recipe is a breeze with results that’ll win you over!

• Don’t spread too thin: Especially on the edges, you want uniform thickness. You won’t need to spread too much, just spread in size of flatbread you want to cut in half.
• You can use smaller pan: I used regular OXO half sheet I use for baking, and spread in the middle. You can also use a quarter sheet and spread to the edges.
• Baking dish will work: I’m thinking more like 8 x 10-11 inches, then spread to edges or in the center of a larger one. It doesn’t spread much in the oven.
• Ovens vary: You’ll know your flatbread is ready when the top has turned golden brown and it’s firm to the touch.
• Some blenders might struggle: The most powerful blender is Vitamix. Others might struggle but maybe not. I like to use a food processor for easy blending.
• No need to spray: As long as you’re using parchment paper, it won’t stick.
• Let it cool: This prevents it from breaking apart. Take advantage of those 5 minutes to prep your fillings.

Serving

You can use it as a flatbread and fill one half with toppings and fold the other half on top, then cut in half. Or wrap it in parchment paper as a wrap and cut in half.

Dress it up just like your favorite sandwich. Here are some of our top combos:

• Sliced turkey breast, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo
• Diced avocado, cucumber, bell peppers, spinach, red onion, and hummus
• Healthy tuna salad, egg salad, or chicken salad
• Pepperoni, marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, bell peppers, onions, and mushrooms. AKA pizza pocket!

Other sauces that go well in it are Greek yogurt tartar sauce, healthy ranch, Greek yogurt blue cheese dressing, honey mustard dressing and spicy mustard.

How to Make Ahead

Store: Cottage cheese flatbread tastes best fresh, but you can store it between 2 pieces of parchment paper on a large sheet or platter. Don’t store for too long, I would say 24 to 48 hours max.

Make sure not to place it in an airtight container or bag because it will get soggy and fall apart. You want the air to circulate. When ready, enjoy it cold or reheat in the air fryer for 1-2 minutes at 350 F.

No freezing because the texture becomes soggy.

FAQs

More High Protein Recipes to Try

• Cauliflower pizza crust
• Greek yogurt bread
• Almond flour bread
• Cottage cheese banana bread