Best Mexican Cottage Cheese Dip Recipes

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FAMOUS COTTAGE CHEESE DIP



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This is a recipe I developed to copy a tasty dip that came from our favorite local mexican restaurant when my husband and I were in college at Michigan State University. It's pretty close to the real thing! A very simple and easy dip to serve with tortilla chips and salsa.

Provided by joannarose

Categories     < 15 Mins

Time 10m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (24 ounce) container cottage cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
2 green onions, sliced thinly
2 -3 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon cumin (optional)
black pepper

Steps:

  • Mix all above ingredients together in a medium sized bowl.
  • For best results, use regular cottage cheese and sour cream, rather than reduced fat.
  • This will help form a thicker dip.
  • Enjoy!

"EL BARTO'S" MEXICAN CHEESE DIP



Perhaps it's the fond memories of our early salad days, but nothing feels like home to me and my husband like a visit to our favorite restaurant, "El Az" (as it's known by hip natives) in Lansing/East Lansing. I think we fell in love over those bean burritos, menudo, topopo salad and the original cheese dip. Since...

Provided by Lorena Deiters

Categories     Other Side Dishes

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 7

16 oz cottage cheese, small curd
16 oz sour cream
8 oz monterey jack cheese, shredded
1-2 bunch green onions, chopped
1 medium jalapeno, chopped
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/2-3/4 pkg lipton onion soup mix

Steps:

  • 1. Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate several hours, preferably overnight. Serve with tortilla chips, refried beans and salsa (see note). Use leftovers to spice up plain bean and cheese burritos.
  • 2. Alternate Recipe: Makes yummy cheesy enchiladas! Fill flour or corn tortillas with cheese dip, roll up, and lay in baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Cover with verde enchilada sauce and queso cheese. Cover dish with foil and bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes. Serve with rice and/or refried beans.
  • 3. Play with the ingredients and amounts until you get the flavor and consistency you like. You can also lighten this dish by using low fat (not fat free) sour cream, cottage cheese, etc.

MEXICAN COTTAGE CHEESE



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Make and share this Mexican Cottage Cheese recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dolphyn722

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 6m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup black beans
1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
1 dash hot pepper sauce
1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
1 dash salt
1 dash black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat the beans and cottage cheese together on stove to the desired temperature.
  • pour in a bowl and season with salt, black pepper and the crushed red pepper or cayenne if you like it spicy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 164.8, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 4.5, Sodium 393.1, Carbohydrate 22.5, Fiber 7.5, Sugar 0.2, Protein 15.4

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