Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl (Viral TikTok Recipe)
This simple and satisfying Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl is made with just 3 ingredients in 1 single bowl, and is ready to eat in less than 5 minutes. Serve with your favorite taco toppings for a cheesy, low carb, high protein taco inspired dish.
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Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl
Since the Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl has been so popular, I’m sharing another wildly delicious bowl – a Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl. It’s a low carb, high protein, low calorie alternative to taco shell tacos.
It’s a great addition to your Taco Tuesday rotation or for meal prepping lunch for the week.
Cottage Cheese recipes are a TikTok viral food trend and I’m 100% here for it. I’ve always been a huge fan of cottage cheese and I hope this trend never ends!
You’ll love how quick and easy this recipe is!
Enjoy!
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Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese
- Prepared Taco Meat
- Shredded Cheese
Please note, any ingredient substitutions and type of protein you use will affect the total calorie count.
Be sure to check out the full recipe and ingredient list below
Equipment You’ll Need
- Ramekin or Microwave Safe Bowl
- Measuring cups or Digital Kitchen Scale
I usually weigh my ingredients for this recipe so I can get an accurate calorie count for tracking.
How to Make Cottage Cheese Taco Bowls (Visual Instructions)
Serving Suggestions
My favorite way to eat these is by adding all my favorite taco toppings. Some of my favorite toppings are:
- Jalapeño Peppers (pickled or fresh) or Bell Peppers
- Shredded Lettuce
- Diced Tomatoes
- Reduced-Fat Cheese
- Salsa
- Avocado
- Black Olives
- Cilantro
You could even serve this with some tortilla chips and eat it like a taco dip.
Meal Prep
Once you make your taco meat, you can meal prep these bowls in advance for lunches during the week. Let the cooked meat cool and then add your taco meat, cottage cheese, and shredded cheese to a microwave safe meal prep container. Now your lunches for the week are ready to heat and eat!
Keep the toppings separate until you’re ready to serve.
These are my favorite meal prep containers for cottage cheese bowls.
TIPS
- Use the meat of your choice to make the taco meat. I’ve made these with lean ground beef, ground chicken, ground turkey, and shredded chicken breast. Lean ground beef and ground turkey are my favorites.
- If you don’t like the texture of the curds, you can use a food processor or blender to blend the cottage cheese before making the taco bowl. This will give it a smoother and creamy texture.
- Different brands of cottage cheese contain varying amounts of liquid. I use Good Culture which isn’t too watery. Using cottage cheese with a higher moisture content will make the taco bowls a little more runny. If there’s extra liquid in your cottage cheese, I suggest draining it before making these bowls.
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Cottage Cheese Taco Bowl (Viral TikTok Recipe)
Ingredients
- ½ cup (110 g) Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- ½ cup (96 g) Prepared Taco Meat
- 2 tablespoons Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Add the cottage cheese to a microwave-safe bowl. Top with the taco meat and the shredded cheese.
- Microwave for 1 minute then stir the cottage cheese mixture. Heat in 15 second intervals, if needed, until hot and the shredded cheese is melted.
- Top with your favorite taco toppings and enjoy!
Notes
- I use Good Culture 2% cottage cheese.
- For Protein, I used 93/7 lean ground beef but you can use ground chicken, ground turkey, or boneless skinless chicken breast.
- You can use your favorite cheese, such as Pepper Jack, Colby Jack, or a Mexican Blend. I use reduced fat to keep the calories down.
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