Hot Honey Buffalo Chicken Cottage Cheese Bake (High-Protein, Meal Prep Friendly)
This hot honey buffalo chicken cottage cheese bake is creamy, high-protein, and perfect for meal prep. Made with raw chicken and baked all together for an easy, cozy dinner the whole family will love.
Ingredients
- 1½ lb raw chicken breast diced into bite-sized pieces
- 1½ cups cottage cheese
- ½ cup buffalo sauce
- 2 tbsp hot honey plus more for topping
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1½ cups cauliflower florets or small-diced potatoes
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella or pepper jack cheese
Let's Make It
- Preheat your oven to 400°F.
- Add the cottage cheese, buffalo sauce, hot honey, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper to a blender. Blend until completely smooth and creamy. This step is key — it turns cottage cheese into a rich, velvety sauce that coats everything evenly.
- Lightly grease a baking dish. Spread the cauliflower florets or diced potatoes evenly across the bottom of the dish. If you’re using potatoes, make sure they’re diced small so they cook through evenly.
- Add the raw chicken pieces on top of the vegetables.
- Pour the blended buffalo cottage cheese sauce evenly over the chicken and veggies. Use a spoon or spatula to gently toss everything so the chicken is fully coated.
- Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 25–30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the veggies are tender.
- Remove the foil, sprinkle the shredded cheese evenly over the top, and return to the oven uncovered for another 5–7 minutes, until the cheese is melted, bubbly, and lightly golden.
- Finish with a drizzle of extra hot honey before serving.