Let me be honest, the first time I mixed cottage cheese with pizza toppings, I wasn’t sure if I was a genius or if I’d lost my mind. But then I took that first bite and everything made sense. These Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowls bring together the cozy flavor of a Friday night pizza with a protein boost that makes you feel a little better about going back for seconds. The texture is creamy, the cheese stretches in all the right places, and the sauce carries that tangy, herby kick that keeps you scooping. What makes this fun is how forgiving the recipe is. You can throw in extra veggies if you need to clean out your fridge, or swap in turkey pepperoni if you’re aiming for lighter bites. I’ve even made it once with leftover roasted chicken and guess what, it worked. No judgment if you sprinkle a little extra mozzarella on top just because it’s been one of those weeks. So yes, this is one of those sweet cottage cheese recipes that sneaks up on you. It fits right alongside cottage cheese healthy recipes, can be tweaked into blended cottage cheese recipes if you like things smooth, and it still belongs in the folder of cottage cheese recipes healthy that don’t feel like health food. For dessert, go find yourself some cottage cheesecake recipes, but for tonight, let’s grab a spoon and enjoy something cozy. And if anyone asks, it’s basically the homemade answer to a pizza hut cheese sticks recipe you can eat straight from a bowl.