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This cottage cheese dip tastes just like ranch dip, but it’s made with a few spices and this healthy cheese! It’s creamy, delicious, and perfect for dipping crackers or veggies.
There’s nothing we love more than a recipe that’s super simple with huge flavor, and here’s one that we can’t get enough of: this 5-ingredient cottage cheese dip! It tastes like that good old ranch dip (you know, the kind with sour cream and a seasoning packet?). But it’s made with this low-calorie, high protein cheese!
All you need are a few seasonings from your pantry to make this into a stellar party dip. I scooped a tester bite out of the food processor and immediately exclaimed “Wow!”
Ingredients in cottage cheese dip
This cottage cheese dip is ready in 5 minutes with 5 ingredients: all you need is a large food processor! You can also make this in a blender if you like (see below), though the food processor is the best tool for the job. All you have to do is blend the following ingredients until fluffy and smooth. You’ll be amazed at the amount of flavor that come out of these simple ingredients:
- Cottage cheese
- Onion powder
- Garlic powder
- Dried dill
- Salt
Food processor vs blender
A food processor is best for this cottage cheese dip: it essentially makes a whipped cottage cheese that you’ll season with a few spices. But if you don’t have one, you can try with a blender! Here’s a breakdown of the differences:
- A food processor is easiest because it easily blends into a smooth texture. With a blender the cheese can sometimes get stuck at the bottom depending on the power level of your blender.
- A blender can work: just scrape down as much as you need to. If necessary, you can add about 1 tablespoon milk or water to try to get it to blend (just don’t add too much or it will become too liquid).
What to dip in cottage cheese dip
You can use cottage cheese dip like a typical ranch dip! It tastes good with a variety of vegetables and crackers. Here are our favorites for using with this dip:
- Carrot sticks and celery
- Bell peppers
- Broccoli
- Snap peas
- Kohlrabi sticks
- Crackers of any kind, including nut-based or gluten-free
- Crostini
- Bread
- Pita bread or pita crisps
Cottage cheese nutrition
Is cottage cheese that much better than a sour cream in a dip? What makes cottage cheese a healthy cheese? According to Healthline, here are some of the benefits of cottage cheese:
- It’s a low calorie cheese. A 1-cup serving has just 163 calories.
- It’s high in protein. 1 cup has a whopping 28 grams protein, over half your daily need. Protein accounts for over 70% of the calories.
- It’s packed with nutrients like B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and selenium.
While you’re only eating small quantities as a dip, the amount of protein you get with lower calories does make a difference. It also makes it a nice idea for healthy lunches!
Dietary notes
This cottage cheese dip is vegetarian and gluten-free.
Cottage Cheese Dip (5 Ingredients!)
This cottage cheese dip tastes just like ranch dip, but it’s made with a few spices and this healthy cheese! It’s creamy, delicious, and perfect for dipping crackers or veggies.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Dip
- Method: Whipped
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 2 cups (1 pound) cottage cheese
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Fresh ground black pepper, optional
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a food processor* until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down the bowl once. Taste and add additional salt if desired.
Notes
*A food processor is best, but you can also try in a blender. Stop and scrape down the bowl, and if necessary add about 1 tablespoon milk or water to get it to blend. Resist the urge to add too much or it will become too liquid in texture.
More cottage cheese recipes
There are lots of ways to use cottage cheese outside of simply eating it with a spoon! Here are some of our favorite cottage cheese recipes:
- Make tasty Cottage Cheese Pancakes, a high-protein pancake that tastes like French toast.
- Try Whipped Cottage Cheese on toast or as a dip.
- Make pasta like Cottage Cheese Mac and Cheese.
- Go for this Crustless Quiche with Cottage Cheese or mix up Scrambled Eggs with Cottage Cheese.
So…funny story. I was trying to make Whipped Cottage Cheese in my Vitamix yesterday. I ended up liquefying it completely. It didn’t really firm up overnight in the fridge so I was searching for things to do with it. I came across your recipe and decided it would be the perfect consistency for salad dressing. It came out SO GOOD!!! Thank you for the awesome recipe and a super-fun way to use my liquid cottage cheese!
Funny!
+much easier to use immersion blender. Takes two minutes to blend and add ingredients and one minutes to clean blender. I hate cleaning food processors.
So easy and great taste. My husband likes veggies and dip so this will be a tasty alternative to the higher fat dips.
Loved! Tasted just like the original and so easy to make!
Delicious! I didn’t blend this. I used small curd cottage cheese and enjoyed with Ruffles. My husband thought it had too much dill, he’s wrong. I’ll be making this again! Thank you.
I’d sub the garlic powder with fresh garlic, add some acidity such as lemon or white wine vinegar and it’s delicious.
This is delicious!! Made exactly as recipe states but left out the pepper because I don’t have white pepper. Why would anyone choose the salt laden Hidden Valley Ranch, ever again!! ;)
Absolutely delicious! Only thing I didn’t do was add the salt. Will have this around OFTEN!! Thank you!
You’re quite right — this is delicious! And I can tell it would work with other flavorings, too. Thank you!
Do you think this might work with an immersion blender?
I’m not sure — it may be too thick.
I would like to know the answer also
I was able to blend it smooth with an immersion blender. Worked great. Thanks for the recipe. Only adjustment I made was a small pinch of salt.