Regular Foods · Party Dips · by Lenna
Lenna’s Second-Bell Cheesy Taco Dip
Cheesy Taco Dip
Lenna blended this when taco night needed a five-minute side quest. Cottage cheese and cheddar do the heavy lifting; the seasoning accepts the applause. Be mindful of sodium and seasoning tolerance.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Serving
- 1/4 cup dip with about 1/3 cup celery sticks
- Texture
- Creamy and lightly textured
Ingredients
- 2 cups nonfat cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium taco seasoning
- 3 cups celery sticks
Directions
- 1
Put the cottage cheese, cheddar, and taco seasoning in a food processor.
- 2
Process for about 5 seconds, just until blended; stopping promptly keeps the dip from becoming thin.
- 3
Divide into eight servings and offer each with about 1/3 cup celery sticks. Refrigerate the dip in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
PER SERVING
Nutrition
- Protein
- 8g
- Calories
- 55
- Carbs
- 5g
- Fat
- 0g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 3g
- Sodium
- 342mg
Nutrition is provided by the source for the named dip-and-vegetable combination: 55 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 4 mg cholesterol, 5 g carbohydrate, 3 g total sugar, 0 g added sugar, 8 g protein, 1 g fiber, 342 mg sodium, and 102 mg potassium. Brands may change the values.
Source: Adapted and independently worded from Andrea Mathis, M.A., RDN, LD’s High-Protein Dip Formula for EatingWell (https://www.eatingwell.com/high-protein-dip-formula-8694749).
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