Healthy Cottage Cheese Pizza Dip Snack Recipe

Jan 25 2024
Newsflash! Your cottage cheese snack just got a whole lot more interesting. While there’s nothing wrong with digging into a scoop of healthy cottage cheese as is, why not mix in pizza-style ingredients and heat it up into a gooey dip instead? This single-serving recipe is large and sooooo satisfying!



Hungry Girl's Healthy Cottage Cheese Pizza Dip Recipe

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Entire recipe: 208 calories, 7.5g total fat (4.5g sat. fat), 859mg sodium, 13g carbs, 1.5g fiber, 8.5g sugars, 21.5g protein

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Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 5 minutes or less

Ingredients:

1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese

1/4 cup marinara with 70 calories or less per 1/2 cup serving

3 tbsp. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1/8 tsp. Italian seasoning

1 tbsp. finely chopped bell pepper

1 tbsp. finely chopped onion

1/4 oz. (about 4 slices) turkey pepperoni, chopped

Serving suggestions: mini sweet peppers, carrots, whole-grain crackers

Directions:

In a microwave-safe bowl, combine cottage cheese, marinara, 1 tbsp. mozzarella, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Mix well. Cover and microwave for 30 seconds.

Stir in pepper and onion. Top with remaining 2 tbsp. mozzarella and chopped pepperoni.

Cover and microwave for 1 minute, or until mozzarella has melted and entire dish is hot.

MAKES 1 SERVING

HG Tip: Want to cut the sodium? Use a DIY sauce made from canned crushed tomatoes and seasonings.

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