Description
Creamy cottage cheese alfredo elevates pasta night with a healthier twist on classic Italian comfort food. Rich, velvety sauce coats noodles perfectly, offering protein-packed deliciousness you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 cup (240 g / 8.5 ounces) cottage cheese (low-fat or full-fat)
- ¼ cup (25 g / 0.9 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
- 300 g (10 ounces) pasta (fettuccine, linguine, or penne)
Liquid and Seasoning Ingredients:
- ¼ cup (60 ml / 2 fluid ounces) milk (or unsweetened almond milk)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg (optional, for warmth)
Finishing Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon salt (for pasta water)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Extra Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Transfer cottage cheese, milk, Parmesan, and nutmeg into a high-powered blender, processing until achieving a velvety, uniform consistency with no visible cheese curds.
- Warm olive oil in a spacious skillet over moderate temperature, introducing minced garlic and allowing it to release its aromatic essence while gently sizzling for approximately one minute.
- Cascade the silky blended mixture into the garlic-infused skillet, carefully integrating the components with a smooth stirring motion.
- Maintain a gentle heating process over low-medium warmth, stirring intermittently to prevent potential scorching or separation of the delicate sauce.
- Calibrate the sauce’s flavor profile by introducing judicious amounts of salt and freshly cracked black pepper, tasting and adjusting seasoning to personal preference.
- Once the sauce reaches a harmonious temperature and exhibits a luxurious, creamy texture, it is prepared to be lavished over your preferred pasta or culinary creation.
Notes
- Ensure cottage cheese is at room temperature for smoother blending, preventing lumpy sauce texture.
- Replace whole milk with plant-based alternatives like almond or oat milk for dairy-free version, maintaining creamy consistency.
- Add nutritional yeast instead of Parmesan to create a vegan-friendly sauce with similar cheesy flavor profile.
- Experiment with additional herbs like basil, thyme, or oregano to enhance sauce’s depth and complexity without overwhelming core flavors.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 306
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 590 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 19 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg