I'm a military wife stationed overseas and our commissaries don't have very large selections and the local German stores are too expensive...we're on a tight budget. I want to make a dinner that calls for ricotta cheese and the commissary doesn't have any. So what cheese could I substitute?
2007-01-17 08:38:20 · 14 answers · asked by Eowyn 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Although ricotta cheese is sweeter and smoother than cottage cheese, large-curd cottage cheese would be the best substitute that can be found in a commissary. But, as a bonus...cottage cheese is lower in fat!
2007-01-17 09:03:08 · answer #1 · answered by southernserendipiti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had that problem in Russia--couldn't find ricotta or cottage cheese. Go with Geneveive's suggestion, but if that doesn't work out, all I did over there was find a medium-soft white mild cheese (a kind we don't have in the US--I don't remember it's name) and I added a little milk to it in a bowl, stirred it around and used that instead. Worked out fine. Really, you can substitute any cheese that appeals to you. Just poke it and sniff it if you're in a store where you can do that. (I know, that's ridiculous advice, but that's what I did.)
Also, in the past I've made lasagna where I upped the mozzerella and left out the ricotta entirely--my husband and I don't like ricotta or cottage cheese so that's how we make it when it's just the two of us.
Good luck!
2007-01-17 09:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Amanda L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're in Germany, go to a local market and ask for "pot cheese" or "farmers cheese". They have a great selection and it actually has more taste than normal ricotta does. It's also usually pretty inexpensive over there because of how common it is in "peasant" cooking.
2007-01-17 08:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I can't find Ricotta cheese, I substitute cottage cheese. I use the small curd, and mix it with an egg for cooking. If it is just eating, just the cottage cheese would probably (maybe) work.
2007-01-17 08:42:15 · answer #4 · answered by istitch2 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hate ricotta so I have substituted with cottage cheese or even cream cheese depending on the recipe.
2007-01-17 09:07:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother's lasagna recipe calls for cottage cheese, and I always make it with ricotta. So in reverse, if your recipe calls for ricotta, just use cottage cheese! Drain it a little if it's too wet, use smaller curds to not be too lumpy.
2007-01-17 08:50:27 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cottage cheese works fine. Mix cottage cheese with grated parmesan. 2 parts cottage to 1 part parmesan. I think you will prefer the this over ricotta cheese anyway. My kids sure do!!
2007-01-17 08:41:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you can substitute cottage cheese which you have blended in a blender for ricotta cheese. I like to add some parmesean cheese to that also.
susan
2007-01-17 08:42:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In any Italian dish, you can substitue cottage cheese. If you want it to have the same texture, I recommend that you puree it, but you can add it with its normal texture and probably not tell the difference.
2007-01-17 09:01:58 · answer #9 · answered by babyshark2005 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-I have used cottage cheese as a replacement. i just put it in a bowl and mash with a fork until the consistency i like.don't use dry curd cottage cheese just regular. there is no noticeable difference.------------- good luck
2007-01-17 14:37:18 · answer #10 · answered by matowakan58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋