Description
This High Protein Chicken Parm Cottage Cheese Bowl is a quick, creamy, protein-packed dinner that brings classic chicken parmesan flavor into an easy bowl meal. Made with tender chicken, marinara sauce, cottage cheese, mozzarella, and parmesan, it is perfect for easy dinner ideas, healthy lunch prep, quick high protein meals, low carb food ideas, and simple weeknight recipes.
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or chopped
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1 cup marinara sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
2 tablespoons fresh basil or parsley, chopped
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. Add cooked chicken, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, black pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.
3. Stir for 2 to 3 minutes until the chicken is warmed through.
4. Pour in the marinara sauce and stir until the chicken is fully coated.
5. Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes until the sauce is hot.
6. Sprinkle mozzarella over the chicken mixture and cover for 1 to 2 minutes until melted.
7. Spoon cottage cheese into serving bowls.
8. Top the cottage cheese with the warm chicken parm mixture.
9. Finish with parmesan cheese, fresh basil or parsley, and extra black pepper.
10. Serve immediately while the chicken is warm and the cottage cheese is creamy.
Notes
Use blended cottage cheese if you want a smoother, ricotta-like base.
Keep the cottage cheese and chicken mixture separate for meal prep, then combine after reheating the chicken.
Add roasted broccoli, zucchini noodles, or a green salad to make the bowl more filling without making it heavy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 405
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 17g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 49g
- Cholesterol: 118mg
Keywords: High Protein Chicken Parm Cottage Cheese Bowl, chicken parm bowl, cottage cheese bowl, high protein dinner, easy dinner ideas, healthy lunch prep, low carb chicken recipe