Snack

Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño

Name: Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 180 g Cottage cheese; 50 g Sweetcorn, tinned and drained; 20 g Pickled jalapeños; 15 g Spring onion; A squeeze Lime juice; A few leaves, chopped Fresh coriander; To taste Black pepper

Cottage cheese stirred with sweetcorn, pickled jalapeños, spring onion and lime, in a pot for the fridge. 22 g of protein for 235 kcal.

Calories: 235kcal
Protein: 22g
Fat: 9g
Carbs: 17g

Per serving, makes 1. 5 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño

Ingredients 1 to 6 for cottage cheese pot with sweetcorn and jalapeño arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 180 g Cottage cheese. 50 g Sweetcorn, tinned and drained (Drained weight.). 20 g Pickled jalapeños. 15 g Spring onion. A squeeze Lime juice. A few leaves, chopped Fresh coriander

Ingredients 7 to 7 for cottage cheese pot with sweetcorn and jalapeño arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 7. To taste Black pepper

Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño, preparation step 1: Drain the sweetcorn and pat it dry on kitchen paper. — Step 1. Drain the sweetcorn and pat it dry on kitchen paper.

Cottage Cheese Pot with Sweetcorn and Jalapeño, preparation step 2: Chop the jalapeños and slice the spring onion finely. — Step 2. Chop the jalapeños and slice the spring onion finely.

The finished cottage cheese pot with sweetcorn and jalapeño. — Step 3. Stir everything through the cottage cheese with the lime, coriander and pepper. Keep it in a lidded pot; it is better after an hour in the fridge.

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Ingredients

Cottage cheese180 g
Sweetcorn, tinned and drained50 g
Drained weight.
Pickled jalapeños20 g
Spring onion15 g
Lime juiceA squeeze
Fresh corianderA few leaves, chopped
Black pepperTo taste

Method

Drain the sweetcorn and pat it dry on kitchen paper.
Chop the jalapeños and slice the spring onion finely.
Stir everything through the cottage cheese with the lime, coriander and pepper. Keep it in a lidded pot; it is better after an hour in the fridge.

Worth knowing

Sweetcorn is most of the carbohydrate here. Leave it out and the pot drops by about 50 kcal but loses the sweetness the jalapeño wants.
Pickled jalapeños from a jar keep for months and are 25 kcal per 100 g. Fresh chilli works too, with less of the vinegar sharpness.

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