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A hand dipping a tortilla chip into a hot, creamy cottage cheese queso dip topped with jalapeños, roasted red peppers, red onion, and fresh cilantro.
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Oven Baked Cottage Cheese Queso Dip

You’re going to love this healthier, melty, and creamy cottage cheese queso dip recipe! It’s high in protein, low in fat, and packed with flavor—perfect for dipping or topping your favorite dishes.

  • Prep: 5 minutes
  • Cook: 10 mintes
  • Total Time: 0 hours

Ingredients

  • 2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
  • 1/3 cup low-fat milk
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 8 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded
  • 2 oz shredded Mexican blend cheese (set aside)
  • fresh cilantro, chopped (topping)
  • fresh red onion, minced (topping)
  • diced tomato (topping)

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°F.
  2. In a food processor or small blender cup, combine the cottage cheese, milk, taco seasoning, and paprika until smooth.
  3. Add the blended cottage cheese mixture to a baking dish and fold in the shredded pepper jack cheese.
  4. Place in the oven for about 25 minutes until bubbly.
  5. Remove the dish temporarily from the oven (it may look watery at this point, but don’t worry!) Stir it up really well, and it should look much thicker.
  6. Top with the remaining shredded Mexican blend cheese and place it back in the oven for about 15 more minutes.
  7. Top with cilantro, onion, and diced tomatoes, and serve with your favorite tortilla chips.
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