A High-Protein Queso Dip Because I Have CaseOh Brainrot

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 Queso, a deliciously cheesy dip that is often found at parties as an appetizer. 


This is often the first thing that comes to mind when someone hears the word “queso”, however unfortunately for me I now think of a popular twitch streamer that films himself playing video games every night.


The more I watch CaseOh, the more I find myself craving actual queso. So, I thought why not find a way to combine these two that kind-of-sort-of share a name, as well as my last remaining brain cell. 


Since I’m neck-deep in a Master’s degree in Nutrition, I cannot help myself from focusing on the nutritional benefits of this recipe. The star of the show here is cottage cheese - a popular high-protein food that has exploded in popularity due to tiktok. 


Cottage cheese contains 13 grams of protein per half cup serving, and is a good source of calcium and phosphorus to support healthy bones (~90mg Calcium and 160mg Phosphorus per serving per the USDA).

Information above is for full fat (4% milkfat content) cottage cheese. 



I also find cottage cheese to be a delicious and versatile protein-boosting addition to many different recipes aside from this queso dip. Try adding cottage cheese to smoothies, blend into muffin or pancake batter, or try it in the form of cottage cheese ice cream as it was popularized on tiktok - the possibilities are endless!


This recipe is from The Balanced Nutritionist - a blog ran by a current RDN. It is of note that the recipe has some stellar reviews as well. I would recommend adding the taco seasoning she mentions, or even blending in some pickled jalapeno or a spicy salsa to add a more classic queso flavor though. 



Careful heating this recipe though! The author notes that heating too quickly on the stove, oven, or blasting it in the microwave can cause it to separate. 


This queso dip after you blast it in the microwave too long: CaseOh saying "We are ABSOLUTELY COOKED, chat!" meme - Green Screen


Now, I am off to enjoy my queso dip while watching CaseOh’s stream and shake my head in disappointment at the earthquake jokes.


-LL


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