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5 work lunches from one tub of cottage cheese

The TikTok protein darling, used five ways so you actually finish the tub.

  • 5 meals
  • ~$40 groceries
  • 25 min prep
  • 32g protein avg

Give me these 18 groceries

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The week

  1. Turkey, Cottage Cheese & Spinach WrapMon

    Turkey, Cottage Cheese & Spinach Wrap

    Cottage cheese spread like cream cheese, turkey and spinach, rolled tight.

    cottage cheese · deli turkey · spinach · tortilla

    ~35g proteinFull recipe →
  2. Taco Turkey Quinoa Bowl with Cottage Cheese and SalsaTue

    Taco Turkey Quinoa Bowl with Cottage Cheese and Salsa

    Quinoa, taco turkey and corn, with cottage cheese and salsa on top.

    ground turkey · quinoa · cottage cheese · salsa · corn

    ~41g proteinFull recipe →
  3. Chickpea Chopped Salad with Lemon-Herb Cottage Cheese DressingWed

    Chickpea Chopped Salad with Lemon-Herb Cottage Cheese Dressing

    Chopped salad with chickpeas; cottage cheese whisked with lemon and herbs as the dressing.

    romaine · cucumber · cherry tomatoes · cottage cheese · chickpeas

    ~28g proteinFull recipe →
  4. Cottage Cheese Everything Bagel Snack BoxThu

    Cottage Cheese Everything Bagel Snack Box

    Cottage cheese with everything seasoning to dip cucumber and crackers; grapes for dessert.

    cottage cheese · everything seasoning · cucumber · crackers · grapes

    ~27g proteinFull recipe →
  5. Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad with Cottage CheeseFri

    Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad with Cottage Cheese

    The creamy cottage-cheese pesto pasta with tomatoes.

    cottage cheese · pesto · pasta · cherry tomatoes

    ~30g proteinFull recipe →

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From the pantry: lemon, salt, pepper

Sunday prep · 25 min

  1. Cook the pasta and rinse it cold. Blend ¾ cup cottage cheese with 3 tbsp pesto and toss.
  2. Brown the ground turkey with taco seasoning; cook the quinoa.
  3. Chop the romaine, cucumber and tomatoes for the salad and the snack box.
  4. Wraps are assembled the night before so the tortilla stays soft.

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