Lighter Southwestern Black Bean Dip

This lighter and creamy southwestern black bean dip only uses four ingredients and one packs an extra punch of protein. You’ll love this for dipping or for spreading on sandwiches.

Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s start this year off with a great snack.

It is:

• lighter
• straightforward
• made with four ingredients!

Sounds like a dream, right? Well what if we told you it gets even better? It has a secret ingredient that gives it an extra punch of protein.

Cottage cheese! You may remember we also snuck it into our peach banana cottage cheese smoothie not too long ago. We don’t particularly like eating it on its own (so lumpy!), but it is an incredibly versatile ingredient. Another sneaky way we use it is as a spread for this pita flatbread with asparagus.

About this Black Bean Dip

In this dip, cottage cheese not only adds memorable creaminess but it also provides a good helping of protein without many added calories.

The dip literally only takes five minutes to blend together in a blender or food processor. Throw in the cottage cheese, taco seasoning (we use our from-scratch taco seasoning ), black beans, and a good squeeze of lime juice to keep things tasting fresh. Blend until smooth.

You can keep this dip in the fridge all week long. Use it on chips, vegetables, or spread it on a sandwich or a wrap. It’s meal prep made straightforward.

Enjoy!