High Protein Cottage Cheese Queso

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 5 minutes
• total time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup 2% cottage cheese

1 tbsp low sodium taco seasoning (see notes below)

¼ cup pepper jack cheese (shredded, see notes below)

1 tbsp pickled jalapenos (about 2 jalapeno slices)

1 tbsp water (if needed for blending)

Pico de gallo

Chopped tomatoes (peppers, onion)

Cilantro

Directions

Add the cottage cheese, taco seasoning, shredded cheese and pickled jalapenos to a high powered blender or food processor and blend on high until smooth (if you are having trouble blending add 1 tbsp of water).

Pour the blended cottage cheese into a microwave safe dish and microwave in increments of 30 seconds for a total of 1 minute (or until warm)

Remove from the microwave and stir well. Top with pico de gallo, diced tomatoes, peppers or onions and cilantro if desired.

Notes

Alternate recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup shredded cheddar

2 tbsp taco seasoning

1/4 cup diced tomatoes

Optional:

2 tbsp heavy cream (to make it creamier)

How to make it:

1. Blend the cheddar, cottage cheese and taco seasoning.

2. Stir in the tomatoes and microwave for 2 mins, stirring again halfway through.

3. Serve with your something crunchy like bacon, pork rinds or veggies and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 0.25 cup
• Calories: 80 kcal
• Total Fat: 4 g
• Saturated Fat: 2 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 1.1 g
• Cholesterol: 15 mg
• Sodium: 300 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 8 g