Cottage Cheese Chips

Ingredients

• 300 g Low-fat creamed cottage cheese (Coles brand recommended; use thick cottage cheese. If watery, strain out excess water.)
• 10 g Parmesan cheese (Finely grated; Remano brand recommended. Fine grating helps absorb moisture. Avoid large shreds or thick pieces.)
• 10 g Chipotle seasoning (Divide over the cottage cheese circles.)
• Dip of choice (For serving.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a baking sheet with appropriate baking paper. The source notes that the paper may optionally be sprayed with olive oil, although this was not necessary for the author.

2. 2

   Spoon the cottage cheese onto the baking paper and spread it into 12 circles. Do not spread the circles too thin.

3. 3

   Top each cottage cheese circle with finely grated Parmesan and chipotle seasoning.

4. 4

   Place the baking sheet in the preheated oven and bake for approximately 40–50 minutes. Check frequently because cooking times vary between ovens and the chips can overcook or burn.

5. 5

   Continue cooking until the excess moisture has evaporated and the chips are cooked through. Some water may appear during baking; this should evaporate as they continue cooking.

6. 6

   Remove the chips from the oven. They may look flat and stuck to the baking paper, but they should peel off easily when appropriate baking paper is used.

7. 7

   Serve with a dip of choice.

Notes

Texture varies depending on the cottage cheese brand and cooking time. Thick, non-watery cottage cheese works best; strain watery cottage cheese before using. If the chips are undercooked, they need additional baking time. The source provides an approximate nutrition total of 332 calories, 39 g protein, 26 g carbohydrates, and 8 g fat for the batch, though values vary by brand.

Nutrition per serving

• snack
• high-protein
• baked
• vegetarian
• gluten-free
• meal-prep-friendly
• spicy