INGREDIENTS
- 1 - 16 oz container low fat cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 c shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 T taco seasoning
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 - 10 oz. can rotel, not drained (mild or original)
- 2-3 T milk or water (if needed while blending to thin)
STEPS
1)Blend cottage cheese, nutritional yeast, shredded cheddar, and taco seasoning in a blender or food processor and set aside. *add a splash of milk if needed while blending. Some brands of cottage cheese are thicker.
2)In a skillet over medium heat, cook and crumble beef until cooked through.
MICROWAVE - If serving in a large bowl add beef, and rotel to the cheese mixture in a large bowl and microwave 1-2 minutes in intervals to melt cheese and serve.
STOVETOP - if no microwave, you can add the cheese mixture and rotel to the cooked beef in the warm skillet to melt the cheese over low heat, stir and serve in a large bowl.
SLOW COOKER - (my fave) Place cheese mixture, rotel, and cooked beef in the slow cooker on warm and stir. It can sit for hours and stay warm. Stir occasionally.
Serve with your fave tortilla chips and/raw veggies. If feeding a crowd, double or triple the recipe.
*For lactose free - use lactose free cottage cheese and skip the shredded cheese.
🍑 Nourishment Breakdown
Makes 4 cups and 6 - 2/3 cup servings.
Macros per 2/3 cups
Calories: 210 | Fat: 8g | Carbs: 5g | Protein: 30g | Fiber: 1g
PROTEIN cottage cheese, beef
FAT cheddar, some in lean beef
FIBER rotel, nutritional yeast, veggies if having
CARB/STARCH chips if having
43 comments
The flavor was great! But mine was super runny also and then started to separate after adding the cheese sauce and rotel into the beef skillet on the stove
Made it with turkey sausage and didn’t have the energy to run grab nutritional yeast so left it out. Soooo delicious and I feel so much better eating it!
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thepeachiespoon replied:
Yay! Thanks so much for commenting
If I don’t have nutritional
Yeast can I leave it out ?? Or is there a substitution
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thepeachiespoon replied:
Just leave out!
Mine was runny, too; maybe I cooked it for too long and at too high a temperature trying to let some of the liquid evaporate? I added more shredded cheese, and it messed up the consistency but still tasted delicious. I will try again!
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thepeachiespoon replied:
I’ve found using different brands of cottage cheese can make the texture vary some. So glad you enjoyed the flavor
This was perfect on a snow day. My son has been begging for queso and I loved this recipe. Healthy and he did not realize it! Husband loved it too.
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thepeachiespoon replied:
Hooray! Love when they don’t know. 🏆💪🏼🥳