Cottage Cheese Queso

5 from 1 vote

This creamy, cheesy, high protein, and so delicious Cottage Cheese Queso comes together in about 10 minutes for a great high protein appetizer or snack. Turn it into an amazing Loaded Queso Dip with toppings like black beans, cilantro, salsa, and avocado.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword cottage cheese, dip, queso

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 106kcal

Author Debi

Ingredients

8 ounces (1 cup) cottage cheese
½ cup ro-tel or salsa
4 ounces cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
6 ounces cheddar cheese shredded (about 1 ½ cups)
½ teaspoon chili powder

Toppings (optional and not included in the nutrition analysis)

½ cup black beans
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon chopped red onion
½ avocado sliced

Instructions

Blend the cottage cheese in a blender, food processor, or with an immersion blender until it’s smooth and creamy, like sour cream.

Stove top (recommended)

Heat a small saucepan or skillet over medium heat.
Add the ro-tel, cottage cheese, and cubed cream cheese to the warm saucepan.
Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes until the cream cheese has melted in and no chunks are left.
Add the shredded cheddar cheese and chili powder, and continue cooking on medium, stirring just until it has completely melted.
Remove the saucepan from the heat, pour the queso into a serving dish, and top with your favorite toppings. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or vegetables.

Microwave

Place the Ro-tel, cottage cheese, cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and chili powder in a microwave-safe bowl, and heat in 30 second intervals until hot, stirring in between. Heat carefully until it’s just warmed through so that it doesn’t separate and lose its creamy texture. Pour the queso into a serving dish top with your favorite toppings. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or vegetables.

Oven

Place the Ro-tel, cottage cheese, cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and chili powder in an oven-safe dish. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350° F oven for about 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Give it a stir. You can add a little additional shredded cheddar to the top and pop it under the broiler for a couple of minutes to give it a nice browned topping. Pour the queso into a serving dish top with your favorite toppings. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or vegetables.

Air fryer

This can also be made in an air fryer. Place the Ro-tel, cottage cheese, cream cheese, shredded cheddar, and chili powder in an oven-safe dish and air fry in a preheated air fryer at 325° F for about 5-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. Pour the queso into a serving dish top with your favorite toppings. Serve with your favorite tortilla chips or vegetables.

Notes

Place any leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate it for up to 5 days.
Reheat, the queso in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds. Or in a saucepan on the stove over low heat. You can add a splash of milk or broth to thin it if its thickened too much.
It’s also good cold from the fridge!

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