Ground Beef Cottage Cheese Queso

Published 3/23/2025

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This ground beef cottage cheese queso dip recipe is cheesy, creamy and protein-packed — we’re talkin’ 20g of protein per serving! All you need is 5 ingredients, and your favorite tortilla chips. It’s time to get dippin’ 😋.

A dish of cheesy dip topped with cilantro and avocado slices in a white casserole dish, surrounded by tortilla chips.

This ground beef queso recipe is ready in just 20 minutes and can easily be doubled or tripled, making it an easy appetizer to serve a crowd. It’s high in protein thanks to the ground beef and cottage cheese, and FULL of flavor. The team gobbled this right up when we made it at the studio this week 🥰

The rundown: cook the ground beef in a skillet with taco seasoning (our homemade taco seasoning is seriously the best!), blend the cottage cheese and shredded cheese. Stir it all together with salsa right in the skillet, and top with shredded cheese. Broil til the cheese is bubbly and golden brown. Enjoy with tortilla chips!

top tips from the fit foodie kitchen ⤵️

Not all cottage cheese is created equal!

Be sure you are using a THICK cottage cheese before you blend. If your cottage cheese has a higher liquid content (lower fat) before you blend it, you could end up with a very water queso. No one wants that.

We suggest using Good Culture or Kemps and AT LEAST 2% fat instead of low fat or fat free cottage cheese.

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Storage Directions

Let the dip cool completely. Then, transfer into a glass container. It will last in the fridge for up to 3-5 days. Reheat over low heat to prevent separation of the cheese and the beef.

Ground Beef Cottage Cheese Queso Recipe

This ground beef cottage cheese queso dip recipe is cheesy, creamy and protein-packed thanks to the ground beef and blended cottage cheese! All you need is 5 ingredients, and your favorite tortilla chips.

By: Lee Funke

Prep: 10

Cook: 8

Total: 18

Servings:

A baked dish topped with melted cheese, garnished with sliced avocado and fresh herbs, next to tortilla chips.

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Ingredients

▢ 1 lb. 93/7 ground beef
▢ 1 pack of Siete taco seasoning, 1.31 oz or ~2 tablespoons homemade seasoning
▢ 12 oz. chunky salsa
▢ 16 oz. 2% cottage cheese*
▢ ½ cup Mexican-style shredded cheese, + more for topping

Optional Toppings

▢ Fresh cilantro
▢ Fresh avocado
▢ Fresh green onion

Instructions

Heat a large oven-safe skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the taco seasoning and stir.
Continue to cook the meat until it is fully cooked. Remove the skillet from the heat and add the salsa. Stir to combine and set aside.
Prepare the blended cottage cheese. Add the cottage cheese and shredded cheese to a high speed blender or food processor. Process until completely smooth. If the mixture isn’t blending, add 1-2 teaspoons of water to the blender to loosen the mixture.
Add the blended mixture to the skillet and stir all of the ingredients together. Top with more shredded cheese.
Transfer the skillet to the oven and broil until the cheese on the top becomes melted and brown.
Remove from the oven and top with fresh cilantro, avocado, and green onion.
Serve immediately with tortilla chips.

Tips & Notes

Be sure you are using a thick cottage cheese before you blend. If your cottage cheese has a higher liquid content before you blend it, you could end up with a very water queso. We suggest using Good Culture or Kemps.