You Need Our Viral Cottage Cheese Queso Right Now

Last year we highlighted the viral cottage cheese queso, and our take on the dip proves this trend is still popular.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. What’s not to love about queso? You prepare lots and lots of cheese (and even more dairy) with flavorful seasonings to then melt and eat. You laugh at each accidental cheese pull and only take a break from your snack to scour the kitchen for new foods to dip into the cheesy goodness. Classic queso is amazing. Bringing a new twist to the dip by adding blended cottage cheese makes it a snack you can choose in your quest to bring more dairy foods and dairy’s benefits to your day.

Benefits of Cottage Cheese Queso and Dairy Foods

Cottage cheese makes queso easy to serve with the added goodness of cottage cheese. At 14 grams of protein per half-cup serving, cottage cheese is a rich source of high-quality protein! It’s also great for those seeking the benefits of dairy with less lactose.

And cottage cheese isn’t the only dairy food with a positive impact on your day. Dairy foods offer multiple benefits to us. Every 8-ounce glass of milk provides 8 grams of complete, high-quality protein. Milk is also one of the best beverages for hydration, even better than water or sports drinks. The natural electrolytes, carbohydrates, and high-quality protein in milk make it a winner when it comes to rehydration. With benefits like that, no wonder other dairy foods are gaining popularity, too!

How to Make Cottage Cheese Queso

It’s easy to make your own cottage cheese queso. First, add a container of cottage cheese and taco seasoning to a blender. Blend until smooth. Next, add cheese to the cottage cheese mixture. Pour into a bowl and microwave until the cheese is melted. Stir the mixture. Now you can add in your preferred toppings like pico de gallo or diced tomatoes, onions, chiles, or jalapenos. Finally, it is time to serve with tortilla chips or veggie sticks.

Try our viral cottage cheese queso ready in 5 minutes or less!

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup cottage cheese

2 teaspoons taco seasoning

1/4 cup canned tomatoes with chiles

Shredded cheese

Directions

Blend together cottage cheese and taco seasoning in a blender until smooth. Place the blended mixture into a microwave-safe dish with shredded cheese on top and microwave for 60 seconds. Add in tomatoes and more cheese. Microwave again and serve with chips or veggie sticks.

The love for tasty queso doesn’t need to stop there. Queso can be added to other foods like homemade tacos for extra flavor (and cheesy goodness).

Other Uses for Cottage Cheese

There are many ways to incorporate cottage cheese into your diet that are not the classic bowl of cottage cheese and fruit. If you want an option similar to our cottage cheese queso, add cottage cheese to other dips. Serve chips and cottage cheese by making dips like this Roasted Garlic and White Bean Dip or this Cheesy Guacamole.

If you are looking for more variety from your tub of cottage cheese, we have options for you, too. Prepare cottage cheese on toast with a combination of savory or sweet toppings for breakfast or as a light snack. Creamy crostini bring an extra touch of elegance to your get-together. Home bakers can turn to cottage cheese for homemade bread. This sweet cherry treat even brings cottage cheese to your evening dessert.

Cottage cheese queso proves to be a must-have snack with our viral version of the trend. If you haven’t already, you need to try our cottage cheese queso right now.