Savory Vegetarian Cottage Cheese Bowl (with Sweet Potatoes & Black Beans)
This Cottage Cheese Bowl is packed with protein (33 grams per serving!) + SO MUCH flavor!
It’s a vegetarian riff on the viral TikTok bowl with cottage cheese, roasted sweet potatoes, avocado, taco-seasoned ground beef, and a generous drizzle of hot honey.
I love sweet potatoes and black beans together, so I thought black beans would make the perfect swap-in for the ground beef. And it really is excellent!
The Story Behind the Recipe
Okay, I fully admit that I wasn’t really on board with the idea of a savory cottage cheese bowl. Did I wrinkle my nose the first time I saw a viral video pop up in my feed? Yes, yes I did.
But then I kept seeing it over and over again, and I thought, can this many people be wrong about these crazy-looking bowls?
So I dove in, except, as a vegetarian, I don’t do ground beef – so I swapped in some taco-seasoned black beans. And the truth is … it is actually really delicious. Super satisfying, super tasty, unbelievably filling.
And so, here I am sharing this vegetarian cottage cheese bowl!
Why You’ll Love This Vegetarian Cottage Cheese Bowl
Tons of protein! As written, this recipe makes two huge cottage cheese bowls or three smaller reasonable-sized bowls. If you opt for the large-and-in-charge bowl, you’re looking at 33 grams of protein. For the smaller bowl, 1/3 of the recipe, it’s 22.
Easy to meal prep: Just make the components ahead of time and keep them in your fridge for hearty cottage cheese bowls whenever you want them.
Now vegetarians get to try the trend! If you’re a vegetarian or just looking for something leaner that doesn’t contain beef, now you can get in on the savory cottage cheese bowl trend!
Ingredient Info
Roasted sweet potatoes: You’ll toss about 2 1/2 cups of diced sweet potatoes in olive oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, then roast them until caramelized and golden.
Taco black beans: Just drain a can of black beans (but don’t rinse) and warm with a bit of taco seasoning.
Cottage cheese: You can go with plain cottage cheese, but I find it really levels up these bowls to mix the cottage cheese with fresh lime juice, cilantro, and a bit of salt.
Avocado
Hot honey, crushed red pepper flakes, Tabasco sauce, and coarse sea salt to finish
Adaptations/Variations
Squash it up: When fall rolls around, I can’t wait to swap the sweet potato for butternut squash.
Make it vegan/dairy-free: I know they’re called cottage cheese bowls, but these bowls are also great without the cottage cheese. If you’re vegan, try a drizzle of pure maple syrup over the top (and extra crushed red pepper flakes)
How to Make Sweet Potato & Black Bean Cottage Cheese Bowls
First, roast the sweet potatoes.
Next, warm the black beans with the taco seasoning.
In a small bowl, mix the cottage cheese with the lime, cilantro, and salt.
Add cottage cheese to a large bowl and scoop in the black beans and sweet potatoes.
Nestle in the avocado.
Drizzle with hot honey.
Top with crushed red pepper flakes, a few dashes of Tabasco, a bit of coarse sea salt, and a touch of fresh cilantro if you’d like.
Whether you’ve seen the trend on TikTok or Instagram or not, I know this is a weird one! So I’m super curious what you think after you try it. Leave me a comment/review to tell me what you think! Have I finally lost it? Tell it to me straight; I can take it.
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Cottage Cheese Bowl (a Vegetarian Version of the Viral Bowl)
Ingredients
Roasted sweet potatoes:
1 medium sweet potato about 3/4 pound or 2 1/2 cups; peeled and diced1 tablespoon olive oil1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Taco-seasoned black beans:
14 ounces canned black beans drained but not rinsed; 1 can; 1 1/2 cups2 teaspoons taco seasoning
Cottage cheese:
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese1 tablespoon fresh lime juice1 tablespoon fresh cilantro minced1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
For the bowls:
1 medium avocado diced2 tablespoons hot honeycrushed red pepper flakes3-4 dashes Tabasco sauce optionalsalt to taste; I like a course finishing salt like Maldon sea salt flakesfreshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Roast the sweet potatoes:
Warm the black beans:
Mix up the cottage cheese:
Assemble the bowls:
Notes
Nutrition
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