Cottage Cheese Chips (Printable version)

Crispy, protein-packed cottage cheese chips seasoned with garlic and smoked paprika for a crunchy, low-carb snack.

# What You'll Need:

→ Dairy

01 - 1 cup cottage cheese, full-fat or low-fat

→ Seasonings

02 - 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
03 - 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
04 - 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
05 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
06 - 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

# How to Prepare:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
02 - In a blender or food processor, blend the cottage cheese for 1 to 2 minutes until completely smooth and creamy.
03 - Transfer the blended cottage cheese to a mixing bowl. Add garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Stir until all seasonings are evenly incorporated.
04 - Using a spoon, drop small even mounds of the mixture (about 1 tablespoon each) onto the prepared baking sheet. Gently flatten each mound into a circle approximately 2 inches wide, leaving space between each chip.
05 - Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the chips are golden brown and crisp around the edges.
06 - Allow the chips to cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes to become fully crisp. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.

# Expert advice:

01 -
  • These chips trick you into feeling like you are eating something indulgent when really you are just eating cleverly disguised protein.
  • The crunch is genuinely surprising, and anyone who tries them will demand to know what they are made of.
02 -
  • If you skip the blending step and try mixing curds directly, the chips will have a lumpy, uneven texture that never fully crisps.
  • Flipping them halfway through baking is the small move that transforms good chips into embarrassingly addictive ones.
03 -
  • Spread each mound as thin as you can without breaking it, because thinner chips crisp more evenly and cook faster at the edges.
  • Let the blended cottage cheese rest for two minutes before adding spices so any air bubbles settle and the mixture spreads more predictably.

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