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Calories, texture, and ricotta cheese is used for sometimes lasagna. I wouldn't put cottage cheese in lasagna if I were you.

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Cottage cheese is more of a SNACK-TYPE cheese, and Ricotta Cheese is more of a cheese used for cooking, such as Stuffed Shells.

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