Creamy Cottage Cheese Alfredo With Pasta
This Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce is perfectly rich and creamy without using any heavy cream! It’s easy to make, flavorful, and great any night of the week tossed with your favorite pasta. Plus, cottage cheese gives it a nice boost of protein.
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Servings: 4 -6 servings
Calories: 696kcal
Ingredients
- 6 ounces cottage cheese 4% fat
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese divided
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon salt plus more for seasoning pasta water
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pound linguine
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley optional
- Additional grated Parmesan cheese for serving (optional)
Instructions
- Blend the cottage cheese, ½ cup of Parmesan cheese, butter, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a high-speed blender until smooth and creamy.
- Boil a large pot of salted water and cook the linguine until al dente, following the package instructions.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining the linguine, then return the pasta to the pot.
- Pour in the blended sauce along with ½ cup of the reserved pasta water, stirring continuously over low heat until the sauce is warmed through and clings to the pasta, about 3 minutes. Slowly add remaining ½ cup water until desired consistency is reached.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle the remaining ½ cup of Parmesan cheese over the top. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired, before serving.
Notes
- While this pasta dish is best served immediately, leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- If you don’t have a blender, you can use a food processor to make the sauce. Process until smooth and creamy.
- Feel free to use any pasta shape you’d like with this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 696kcal | Carbohydrates: 90g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 873mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1030IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 292mg | Iron: 2mg
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