Slow Cooker Cottage Cheese Queso Dip is easy to make but impossible to resist. Everything about it, from its gooey, cheesy, deliciousness to its lighter, more nutritious ingredients, will have you falling in love!
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📝Shopping list
These are the ingredients you'll need to make queso with cottage cheese. For quantities and full preparation instructions, please see the recipe card at the bottom of this page.
- Whipped cottage cheese - you can buy it whipped, use a food processor, or use an immersion blender
- Chopped green chiles - I use the canned kind
- Pepper Jack cheese - shredded or thinly sliced
- Taco seasoning - You can use either homemade or packaged. If you prefer a cleaner, homemade taco seasoning, see the recipe in the recipe card below.
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Cottage cheese with 4% milk fat will give you the creamiest version of this healthier queso dip.
💙Why use your slow cooker for this recipe
- Hands-free cooking - Just pop the ingredients into your crockpot and walk away. Everything melts slowly, gently, and evenly together for a perfect finished product.
- Slow cooker queso with cottage cheese is Great for Entertaining! You can serve this dish straight out of your crockpot. Just turn it down to the warm setting and the dish will stay gooey and melted throughout your get-together.
- Minimal Cleanup Cooking and serving from the same dish means less to wash at the end!
🎥Watch how to make it
Preparing Your Slow Cooker
Prepare your slow cooker by coating it with a non-stick agent. Any nonstick cooking spray or oil will work. Olive oil and avocado oil are my go-to coatings for this healthier queso dip.
NOTE: Some slow cooker inserts come with a nonstick surface. Use of a non-stick agent is still suggested. However, oil is sometimes recommended rather than spray to protect the longevity of the non-stick surface. Check your slow cooker's manual if you have any concerns.
Alternatively, you can choose to use a slow cooker liner.
Get Cooking
Blend or whip cottage to remove all the lumps (or be extra lazy and buy already whipped cottage cheese). The creamier your cottage cheese, the creamier your cottage cheese queso dip will be
Add all ingredients to a greased slow cooker and stir to fully combine. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or high for 1.5-2.
Stir again after all is warm and melted. When your cheese is melted and your dip is gooey, it is ready to serve!
Optional: Top with sliced green onion, Diced tomatoes, and some chopped cilantro
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🍽Serving ideas
Cottage cheese queso is, of course, perfect served with tortilla chips. But that's not all!
- Use it to top baked potatoes
- Drizzle it over grilled veggies (especially asparagus!)
- Mix it into macaroni for high-protein Mac and cheese with a kick!
- Add it to your tacos next Tuesday.
- Top your favorite chili with it.
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🔁Substitution suggestions
- Do you like it hot? Use diced jalapenos in place of diced chilis
- Looking to dial down the heat? Replace pepper Jack with cheddar cheese or mozzarella.
- Keep it healthier- Use raw veggie sticks in place of chip for dipping.
Why Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is having a moment right now - and for good reason! It is packed with protein and becomes surprisingly creamy when it is blended or whipped. It is a great way to lighten up dips that are traditionally made with processed cheeses.
Queso Dip without Velveeta is a win-win in my book!
Storing
Store leftovers of this easy slow cooker queso dip in an airtight container for up to days. Reheat gently in a microwave.
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😉Hints & hacks
- I like to buy my cottage cheese in bulk and use an immersion blender to blend a bunch at a time. I use it in a ton of different recipes like Slow Cooker Pizza Dip and Cheesy Pierogi's with Kielbasa.
- Full fat 4% cottage cheese works best in this recipe.
- To prep this healthier queso dip in advance, mix all ingredients in a large bowl and cover. You can store prepped dip in the refrigerator for a day or two before adding it to your slow cooker.
- Each crockpot is different. The first time you make this crowd-pleaser, watch closely to ensure nothing is burning, especially if you choose to cook it on high.. I have not experienced any burning issues using the published cooking time, but better safe than sorry.
- I generally recommend using a slow cooker liner for easy clean-up! They are not overly pretty, though, so I skip them when serving guests.
- In the market for a casserole slow cooker?? I love mine!
- Always double-check that your slow cooker is plugged in and turned on! Nothing is worse than a cold crockpot when you are ready to eat! 🤪
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📖 Recipe
Slow Cooker Cottage Cheese Queso Recipe
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Equipment
- 2 quart or largerslow cooker
- cheese shredder
- Mixing Spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups Whipped cottage cheese You can buy it whipped or use an immersion blender
- 7 oz can Chopped green chiles
- 4-6 oz pepper Jack cheese shredded or thinly sliced
- ¼ cup Taco seasoning homemade or packaged. See notes for homemade recipe.
Instructions
- Add 2 cups Whipped cottage cheese, 7 oz can Chopped green chiles, 4-6 oz pepper Jack cheese, ¼ cup Taco seasoning ,
- Stir to fully combine
- Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours or high for 1½ - 2 hours
- Stir and top with chopped green onion (optional). Serve with tortilla chips
Final Step
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Notes
Taco Seasoning Recipe
Note: this makes more seasoning than you will need for this recipe- 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1.5 tablespoons cumin
- 1.5 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- optional (if you like it hot): 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
Nutrition
All nutrition information shown here is automatically generated and should be considered an estimate. If you follow a specific diet, please calculate your own values to ensure accuracy.
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