Cottage Cheese Ranch
This Cottage Cheese Ranch is the high-protein, low-calorie version of your favorite restaurant ranch! Use it as a dip, drizzle, or dressing; the choice is yours!
Servings: 36 tablespoons
Calories: 12kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese *
- 1 cup greek yogurt can replace with more cottage cheese**
- 1-2 (1 oz) packet ranch seasoning mix use Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix for best results
- 2-4 tablespoons pickle juice use dill or bread and butter juice if a sweeter flavor is desired. Jalapeno juice and/or milk may be used instead, but pickle juice gives it a restaurant flavor
- Milk for thinning, if necessary
Instructions
- Place cottage cheese, greek yogurt, ranch seasoning mix, and pickle juice into a food processor (or blender) and process until smooth and no curds remain.
- If necessary, thin with additional pickle juice/milk, until desired consistency is reached, then taste and re-season, if desired.
- Serve immediately or store in the fridge until ready to use (ranch will thicken as it sits).
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Notes
*Use a name brand (like Good Culture) and a full-fat variety for the most consistent results. Although, I’ve personally never had a problem using a lower-fat generic brand.
**I like the slight tang from the greek yogurt, but feel free to use all cottage cheese instead.
Nutritional information will vary based on brand/fat content used on the cottage cheese and greek yogurt. The entire recipe is roughly 436 calories with 36 grams of protein!
Nutrition
Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 12kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 14mg | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 8IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.01mg
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