Cottage Cheese Snack Jar
This Cottage Cheese Snack Jar is a high-protein, high-fiber snack perfect for on-the-go. Creamy cottage cheese pairs with refreshing cucumber and crunchy chickpeas for texture and nutrition in every bite.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 1 serving
- Category: Snack
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
1/2 cup low-fat, no-salt-added cottage cheese
1/2 cup chopped cucumber
1/4 cup crunchy chickpeas (or rinsed canned chickpeas if storing in the same jar)
Instructions
- Place cottage cheese in a 16-ounce jar or container.
- Top with chopped cucumber.
- Add crunchy chickpeas just before serving to maintain crispness.
Notes
- To make ahead: Layer cottage cheese and cucumber in the jar and refrigerate up to 3 days. Add chickpeas right before eating.
- Enhance flavor with additions like cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers, herbs (e.g., dill), or black pepper.
- Crunchy chickpeas can be found at most well-stocked grocery stores labeled as ‘chickpea snacks.’
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 jar
- Calories: 219
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
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