Description
This cottage cheese alfredo comes together in 15 minutes or less and has the same rich and creamy texture as regular alfredo. Skip the heavy cream and butter because this high protein sauce and goes well with any pasta dish.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup milk (any kind)
- 1 1/4 cups cottage cheese
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup pasta cooking water (as needed)
- Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste
- 12 ounces pasta of choice
Instructions
- Blend: Blend the milk and cottage cheese in a high speed blender until smooth.
- Sauté: Heat the olive oil a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Turn the heat down to low and pour the cottage cheese mixture into the pan with the parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
- Melt: Stir to melt the parmesan cheese and cook gently on very low heat to melt the parmesan cheese. Be careful not to overheat or the sauce can curdle.
- Cook Pasta: While it’s simmering, make the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain the rest from the pasta. Rinse the noodles with cool water.
- Combine: Toss the pasta to the alfredo sauce over low heat until it reaches your desired temperature. Be careful not to overheat with hot noodles or high heat because the sauce can separate if it becomes too hot.
Notes
Nutrition information is for sauce only. Cook on low heat to prevent curdling; if it curdles, blend again with a splash of milk. Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Sauce
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 0.5 cups sauce
- Calories: 205 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 36 mg
Keywords: cottage cheese alfredo, high protein sauce, creamy pasta, healthy alfredo