Dairy Recipes
Here at The Dairy Alliance, we understand the need to provide your family with healthy, nutritious options that your family will love. Whether starting the day off right with a nutritious breakfast or ending the evening with a family dinner, you’ll find healthy dairy recipes here that everyone will enjoy. For school recipes, visit our Dairy In Schools section.
Dad's Power Pocket
This portable pita pocket combines dairy, lean protein, vegetables and whole grains into one convenient meal that's easy enough for Dad to make and versatile enough for the kids to enjoy, too.
Cheesy High-Protein Dairy Veggie Pasta
Packed with high-protein pasta, fresh veggies, and a creamy cottage cheese sauce, this dish is a delicious and nutritious weeknight win that the whole family will love.
Summer Meals with Dairy: Tomato-Peach Burrata Salad
Here are more summer meals with dairy. Peak-season tomatoes and ripe peaches surround creamy burrata in this easy, no-cook summer salad.
Caprese Pasta Salad Using High-Protein Pasta
The flavors in this easy, make-ahead pasta salad are some of my favorites in the summer, but I also love that the nutrients in this pasta salad really make it stand apart from typical ones.
Steak Pasta Salad with Mozzarella Balls
Fresh, flavorful, and packed with protein, this steak pasta salad combines tender beef, creamy mozzarella, and crisp veggies for an easy warm-weather favorite.
Steak with Roasted Garlic Butter and Mashed Potatoes
This roasted garlic butter takes steak to the next level: rich, savory, and melted right over a perfectly cooked cut for an easy, indulgent meal.
Milk Marinated Blackened Flank Steak with Fennel and Slaw
This milk-marinated blackened flank steak with buttermilk fennel and bleu cheese slaw by Chef Joey Ward for the Georgia Food & Wine Festival is a rich, flavorful recipe worth trying.
High-Protein Dairy Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl
Incorporating cottage cheese into a Tex-Mex taco bowl adds high-protein dairy with lean seasoned beef, black beans, cheese, tomato, and avocado may seem a little unusual, but you’ve got to trust me on this one! Cottage cheese adds creamy richness that complements the spices and textures while increasing satiety and protein.
High-Protein Dairy Tzatziki Cottage Cheese Bowl Recipe
This high-protein dairy cottage cheese bowl is topped with tomatoes, chickpeas, olives, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. The result is a filling lunch with protein, fiber, and a ton of fresh flavor!
High-Protein Dairy Snacks: Cottage Cheese Pizza Bagels
These high-protein dairy cottage cheese pizza bagels are a twist on a classic. An easy, kid-friendly lunch or snack ready in 25 minutes.
Freezer-Friendly Sweet Potato Turkey Shepherd’s Pie
Powered by real dairy milk, collagen-rich bone broth, high fiber vegetables, and other nutrient-rich ingredients, this Sweet Potato Turkey Shepherd’s pie is the perfect meal to add to the rotation for family dinners, or to freeze ahead for postpartum.
Low-Lactose Dairy Loaded Potato Soup for Cold Days
This cozy winter soup is rich, creamy, and packed with flavor. Made with lactose-free milk, tender gold potatoes, savory herbs, and melty cheddar, it delivers classic loaded potato soup comfort in a digestion-friendly way.
High-Protein Dairy Lactose-free Creamy Pesto Pasta Bake
This pasta bake is made with juicy seasoned chicken, pesto, cheese, and lactose-free milk and butter. It’s a cozy, crowd-pleasing dinner ready in just 45 minutes that proves you can enjoy creamy pasta without discomfort.
Dairy Dinner Ideas: Lactose-free Garlic Chicken Pasta
This Garlic Chicken Pasta is made with juicy seasoned chicken, a rich parmesan sauce, and lactose-free milk and butter. It’s a cozy, crowd-pleasing dinner ready in just 35 minutes that proves you can enjoy creamy pasta without discomfort.
Colombian Arepas with Dairy Foods (Milk, Cheese, Butter)
These easy homemade arepas are made with just a few simple ingredients—pre-cooked cornmeal, milk, water, and a touch of butter. Crispy on the outside and soft inside, they’re perfect with cheese, eggs, avocado, or your favorite savory toppings.
BBQ Chicken & Peach Pizza
This BBQ chicken pizza with peaches and cheddar is a delicious, easy-to-make meal. Using rotisserie chicken, fresh peaches, red onions, and a tangy BBQ sauce and ready in under 40 minutes, it's a flavorful twist on classic pizza that’s sure to satisfy!
Slow-Cooker Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup
The secret to this simple yet flavorful soup is adding a piece of rind from the Parmesan cheese to the broth-tomato mixture while cooking. The rind not only imparts a rich savoriness but also helps to thicken the soup giving it a light, velvety consistency.
Slow-Cooker White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese
Quick and easy soups and stews are in constant rotation in my kitchen as soon as the fall temps start to drop, and my favorites are ones like this chili that satisfy my craving for comfort food while being packed with protein and fiber.
Real Dairy Foods Elevate This Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Lasagna is always a crowd-pleaser, but it takes time to prepare and layer ingredients – which is why we can’t get enough of this lasagna soup made in the slow cooker. And don’t miss the best part: a Parmesan-ricotta mixture like the creamy cheeses you find in traditional lasagna.