High Protein Cottage Cheese Queso
Make a healthy lighter queso dip by using high protein cottage cheese! One serving is half the bowl. Make it as an appetizer or even a cheesy lunch.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese (226 g) 4% works better than low fat
- 1 ½ tablespoon taco seasoning (12 g) or more to taste
- ¼ cup fire roasted tomatoes (68 g) Rotel is a popular brand
- ½ cup cheddar or Mexican blend (48 g) we used light Mexican blend cheese
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese and the taco seasoning in a bowl with an immersion blender, in a blender or food processor.
- Transfer the ingredients to a small bowl along with the Rotel fire roasted tomatoes and half of the cheese. Microwave for 1 minute and stir. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and melt for 30-40 more seconds.
- Serve immediately with tortilla chips or veggie sticks. Enjoy!
Notes
- An immersion blender works better than a blender or food processor for pureeing cottage cheese, but a blender still works totally fine.
- If the dip is too thick for your blender, add a tiny bit of milk.
- To keep the fat down we used light pre-shredded cheese. Pre-shredded cheese is more likely to clump since it adds starch to the bag. Make sure to mix the cheese well to keep it from clumping or you can shred cheese yourself.
- Half of the dip is one serving. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5bowlCalories: 375kcalCarbohydrates: 15.2gProtein: 38gFat: 16.74gFiber: 1g
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