I am not a fan of cottage cheese. I was wondering if ricotta would make a good substitute.

I've often used ricotta instead of cottage cheese in many preparations- salad, cheese balls, baking.
The only caution I would suggest is to buy a moist ricotta if possible (to better approximate the texture of cottage cheese in the original recipe).
If only dish ricotta is available, use that but add a spoon or two of milk or cream to the recipe.