# Low Calorie, High Protein Hash Brown Casserole

A low calorie, high protein version of Cracker Barrel's hash brown casserole, made with ham, onion, garlic, cottage cheese, hash browns, and cheddar cheese.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb chopped ham
- 1 large chopped yellow onion
- 2 tbsp minced garlic
- 24 oz container low fat Good Culture cottage cheese
- 2 bags Simply Potatoes shredded hash browns
- 1.5 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese
- salt
- pepper
- paprika

## Instructions

1. Add 1 pound of chopped ham.
2. Add one large chopped yellow onion.
3. Add 2 tablespoons of minced garlic.
4. Let the garlic get fragrant.
5. Add a 24 oz container of low fat cottage cheese.
6. Cook the cottage cheese low and slow until all the curds have melted.
7. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika.
8. Add two bags of Simply Potatoes shredded hash browns.
9. Mix everything together and smooth it out.
10. Add a cup and a half of shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese.
11. Bake at 350 degrees until the top is golden brown.

## Equipment

- oven

## Tips

- Leave onions in bigger pieces for this recipe.
- Cook cottage cheese low and slow until all the curds have melted.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-02-20

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