Sazón Chicken Cottage Cheese Protein Bowl

A High-Protein Lunch Bowl with Chicken, Egg, Butter Lettuce, and Sazón Cottage Cheese Dressing

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This Sazón Chicken Cottage Cheese Protein Bowl is a fast, filling lunch or dinner bowl made with cottage cheese, cooked chicken, a boiled egg, butter lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and a creamy sazón cottage cheese dressing.

It is colorful, packed with protein, and full of Latin-inspired flavor without turning lunch into a whole kitchen production. And friends, that cottage cheese mixed with sazón seasoning? It becomes the easiest little faux ranch-style dressing. Creamy, zippy, pretty, and just plain good.

Why You’ll Love This Sazón Chicken Cottage Cheese Bowl

This bowl is for the days when you need real food with real staying power. The chicken and boiled egg bring the protein, the butter lettuce and tomatoes keep it fresh, and the cottage cheese dressing gives everything a creamy, tangy, lightly spicy flavor. It tastes like a big salad and a protein bowl had a very happy lunch meeting.

The best part? You can use leftover chicken from a cookout, meal prep, or last night’s supper. That means lunch is halfway done before you even start.

Ingredients

• ½ cup cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon sazón seasoning, or to taste
• Optional: a tiny drizzle of honey or pinch of stevia
• 4 ounces cooked chicken breast or chicken thighs, cubed
• 1 boiled egg, halved
• 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 ½ cups butter lettuce
• Black pepper, to taste
• Salt, optional and to taste
• Optional: hot honey for finishing

How to Make It

1. In a small bowl, stir together the cottage cheese and sazón seasoning.
2. Taste the cottage cheese mixture. If you want a little sweet heat, add a tiny drizzle of honey or a pinch of stevia.
3. Add butter lettuce to a serving bowl.
4. Add the cubed cooked chicken.
5. Add the halved boiled egg and cherry tomatoes.
6. Spoon the seasoned cottage cheese onto the side of the bowl like a creamy dressing.
7. Sprinkle a little extra sazón over the egg, lettuce, and cottage cheese if desired.
8. Add black pepper and a small pinch of salt only if needed.
9. Finish with hot honey if you want a sweet-spicy twist.
10. Serve and enjoy.

Easy Swaps

• Use rotisserie chicken instead of grilled chicken.
• Use chicken breast, chicken thighs, or leftover taco chicken.
• Swap butter lettuce for romaine, spring mix, or chopped greens.
• Add avocado for extra creaminess.
• Add cucumber for crunch.
• Use Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese for a different dressing base.
• Add crushed tortilla chips if you want crunch. Oh, wait, try my favorite Latin crunch for salads and bowls. Takis!