Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

This 2-ingredient cottage cheese ranch dip is deliciously creamy, tangy, and savory. It's a healthier version of your favorite ranch dip that brings the same addictive flavor for a fraction of the calories and more than five times the protein!

My Take on Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

When I say you'll want to have this healthy ranch dip recipe on everything, I mean it! Seriously, this cottage cheese ranch dip tastes incredible with french fries, buffalo wings, veggie sticks, you name it.

It tastes exactly like regular ranch but is so much better for you, thanks to the thick and creamy cottage cheese base. The cottage cheese adds 7g of protein per serving and is much lighter than the usual calorie-dense mayonnaise.

In fact, each serving has only 60 calories - half of which are from protein - making it a perfect healthy snack or condiment to enhance any dish. I personally love to drizzle this recipe over a leafy cobb salad - when I do that, I turn it into more of a ranch dressing consistency, more on that in a minute - but lately, it's become my secret weapon to get my kids to eat more veggies. Trust me, it works.

Not only is this cottage cheese ranch more nutritious, but it's also unbelievably easy to make. You can whip up an entire batch in minutes, making it ideal for everything from party platters to meal prep and snack time.

Oh, and of course, it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. I mean, who doesn't love some creamy ranch dressing?!

Joe Tip (Kind Of Like A "Pro Tip" But Better)

This recipe can also double as an amazing cottage cheese ranch dressing! To do that, just thin it out with a splash of buttermilk, water, or even some ultra-filtered high protein milk like Fairlife. I usually go with a couple of splashes of Fairlife to make it a super high protein ranch dressing.

Ingredients

Two ingredients are all you need to make this delicious cottage cheese ranch dip recipe, and those ingredients are:

• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 2 tbsps. ranch seasoning

Crazy simple stuff, right?!

Any premade ranch seasoning mix will work great in this dip. But if you want to make it yourself, just mix up some onion powder or onion flakes, garlic powder, dried parsley, dried dill, and dried chives with salt and pepper to taste. You can also add optional buttermilk powder.

How to Make Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

Making this cottage cheese ranch dip is so simple that it's barely a recipe at all! It literally takes seconds to put together in the blender, and there's no chopping or heating involved.

Oh, and if you're looking for something equally delicious to serve it with, I highly recommend these chicken wings, sweet potato fries, or, as funny as this may sound, this sauteed butternut squash. All of those recipes are super quick and easy to make, so you can whip up this quick ranch dip while you're waiting for them to finish cooking!

Anyway, let's get right into the recipe steps.

Step One: Blend

Add the cottage cheese and the dry ranch dressing mix into a blender or food processor.

Blend until the mixture is smooth, pausing to scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula as needed.

Step Two: Garnish & Serve

Transfer it to a bowl and garnish with dried or fresh herbs. Fresh dill or parsley would be great here. Serve and enjoy with chicken wings, fries, veggie sticks, or anything else you can think of!

How to Store Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

This recipe makes 1 cup's worth of cottage cheese ranch dip or enough for 4 servings of a quarter cup each. That should leave you plenty of extra helpings to enjoy throughout the week.

If you do have leftovers, you can store this recipe in an airtight container. The dip will stay good in the fridge for up to 5 days. I don't recommend freezing this dip, though, as the cottage cheese can separate and lose its texture when frozen.

FAQs About This Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip Recipe

How long is cottage cheese ranch dip good for?

When stored properly, this cottage cheese ranch dip will stay fresh for up to 5 days, though you can always refer to the expiration date on your cottage cheese for a more accurate estimation.

What's the difference between ranch dressing and ranch dip?

Ranch dressing and ranch dip are made of the same core ingredients and seasonings, with the ratios altered slightly to adjust their consistency.

The main difference between the two is that ranch dressing is usually thinned out with extra buttermilk, making it easier to drizzle over salad. Ranch dip is thicker and contains a higher percentage of mayonnaise or sour cream - or, in this case, cottage cheese - so it can cling to wings, crackers, veggie sticks, and more a bit easier. With that said, just follow my "Joe Tip" above if you'd like to turn this ranch dip into a cottage cheese ranch dressing.

What is ranch dip made of?

Ranch dip typically starts with a base of mayonnaise, often combined with sour cream, buttermilk, or yogurt. It's seasoned with salt, garlic powder, onion powder or onion flakes, and dry herbs such as dill, parsley, and chives. A lot of times people just use a packet of Hidden Valley's ranch seasoning instead of using individual spices though.

This healthy ranch dip recipe uses creamy cottage cheese as the base, for a lightened up and higher protein version of the classic. 

Final Thoughts

Well, that's how to make cottage cheese ranch dip!

This is hands down one of the quickest and most convenient recipes you could ever make, and it hits the spot every single time.

This cottage cheese ranch dip takes wings and fries to restaurant-quality levels of tastiness. It can even transform a simple plate of fresh vegetables into the most amazing snack or appetizer. The fact that it also doubles a fantastic salad dressing - with a tiny bit of doctoring up - is a huge bonus, too.

We've been making it nonstop, from game days to lazy weeknights. Once you get a taste, I'm positive it'll be making an appearance on your weekly rotation as well!

Anyway, I hope you like this whipped cottage cheese dip as much as I do!

If you make it, be sure to leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts.

More Healthy Dip Recipes

There's a lot more where that came from! For even more easy and healthy dip recipes, check out these ones from the blog:

• Healthy low calorie queso dip
• Low calorie Big Mac sauce
• Keto spinach and artichoke dip
• Healthy buffalo chicken dip

You can also check out my Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube pages for more deliciousness! I post new recipes on there all of the time.