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Smoky Paprika Cottage Cheese Dip with Peppers

A creamy, tangy whipped cottage cheese and cheddar dip with smoky paprika and garlic, scooped up with crisp, sweet bell pepper strips.

Smoky Paprika Cottage Cheese Dip with Peppers

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups340 gCottage cheese, 2%
  • ⅓ cup shredded40 gCheddar cheesefinely shredded
  • 2⅛ tsp5 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicpeeled
  • 2 tsp10 gLemon juice
  • 1¾ tsp8 gOlive oil
  • ¼ tsp0.5 gBlack pepper
  • 1 medium15 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
  • 2 medium240 gRed bell pepperseeded and cut into strips
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperseeded and cut into strips

Steps

  1. Prepare first: seed the red bell pepper and green bell pepper and cut them into strips, finely shred the cheddar, peel the garlic and thinly slice the green onion.
  2. Put the cottage cheese, cheddar, garlic, lemon juice, black pepper and most of the smoked paprika (all but a pinch) in a blender.
  3. Blend until very smooth and creamy, about 1 minute, scraping down the sides once.
  4. Spoon the dip into a serving bowl, swirl the top, drizzle with the olive oil, and sprinkle with the remaining pinch of smoked paprika and the green onion.
  5. Arrange the red and green bell pepper strips around the bowl and serve right away, or chill the dip covered until serving.

Contains: Milk.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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