Description
A quick and customizable protein-packed taco bowl featuring cottage cheese as a base, perfect for hectic weeknight dinners.
Ingredients
- Cottage cheese
- Ground beef, turkey, chicken, or vegan crumbles
- Chili powder
- Cumin
- Garlic powder
- Cherry tomatoes
- Avocado
- Corn
- Red onion
- Cilantro or shredded lettuce
- Lime
- Salsa or hot sauce
- Tortilla chips (optional)
Instructions
- Brown the chosen protein in a skillet, seasoning it with chili powder, cumin, and garlic powder.
- In a bowl, add a hearty scoop of cottage cheese as the base.
- Top with the taco-spiced protein, followed by cherry tomatoes, avocado, corn, red onion, and cilantro.
- Drizzle with lime juice and your choice of salsa or hot sauce.
- Serve with tortilla chips if desired and let everyone build their own bowl.
Notes
Add different salsas for variety, and don’t forget to season the cottage cheese with salt and pepper. Keeps well as leftovers if stored separately.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 60mg