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15-Minute Cottage Cheese Pizza Toast Recipe

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  • Author: Ezabella
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 1 serving
  • Diet: Low Fat

Description

This 15-Minute Cottage Cheese Pizza Toast is a quick and easy lunch inspired by a viral Hailey Bieber recipe. Featuring crusty sourdough topped with flavorful pasta sauce, protein-rich cottage cheese, fresh homemade basil pesto, parmesan cheese, and a kick of chili flakes, it’s a simple yet satisfying meal. Perfect for a fast, delicious bite, and easily customizable with your favorite pizza toppings.

Ingredients

Pesto

  • 1 cup tightly packed basil leaves
  • 2 Tbsp pine nuts
  • ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ tsp salt, plus more to taste
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Pizza Toast

  • Olive oil, for drizzling
  • 1 slice sourdough bread
  • 3 Tbsp pasta sauce
  • 4 Tbsp cottage cheese (2% fat content)
  • 2 tsp fresh pesto
  • 2 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
  • ½ tsp chili flakes, as desired

Instructions

  1. Make the Pesto: Add basil leaves and pine nuts to a mini food processor and blend until finely chopped. Scrape down the sides, then add Parmesan cheese, garlic, and salt. Continue blending while slowly drizzling in the olive oil until the pesto is smooth and the ingredients are finely combined.
  2. Toast the Bread: Heat a heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Drizzle olive oil on one side of the sourdough slice. Place the bread oil-side down in the skillet and toast until golden, about 1 minute. Flip the bread and toast the other side for about 1 minute more.
  3. Assemble with Pasta Sauce: Spread a generous layer of pasta sauce evenly over the toasted sourdough slice.
  4. Add Cottage Cheese: Top the pasta sauce with a thick layer of cottage cheese, spreading it evenly.
  5. Finish with Pesto and Toppings: Drizzle the fresh pesto over the cottage cheese layer. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese and chili flakes on top as desired. Serve immediately while warm and enjoy your cottage cheese pizza toast!

Notes

  • Use a good quality pasta sauce with simple ingredients for best flavor.
  • Fresh pesto enhances the taste; make it ahead to save time.
  • Customize your pizza toast by adding toppings such as pepperoni, olives, or mushrooms.
  • For extra crispiness, you can toast the bread longer but watch carefully to avoid burning.
  • This recipe is perfect for a quick lunch or snack and can be doubled for more servings.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Lunch
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian-inspired

Find it online: https://kitchenloving.com/15-minute-cottage-cheese-pizza-toast-recipe/