Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recipe (High in Protein)
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Jump to RecipeThis cottage cheese alfredo pasta sauce recipe is a creamy and flavorful dinner you can make in just 20 minutes – an easy and delicious meal! With cottage cheese, garlic, parmesan cheese, and spices, this simple pasta sauce is a quick weeknight dinner.
If you love the flavor of cottage cheese, you’ll enjoy making and eating this simple pasta sauce to serve with fettuccine noodles or your favorite pasta. Serve with an antipasto chopped salad and plant-based garlic knots and you have a complete dinner ready in 30 minutes!
If you are a cottage cheese lover, you need to try this super easy and delicious alfredo pasta sauce. It’s creamy, salty, fresh, and ready in minutes. This easy alfredo sauce is perfect for a quick high protein dinner, or for a fun dinner for company.
Cottage cheese makes a great sauce when you blend it. I like adding garlic, a little vegetable stock, some spices, and tossing the sauce with a thick fettuccine pasta. Top with parsley and black pepper for the ultimate easy weeknight meal.
This Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta Sauce Recipe Is
- Creamy
- Rich
- High in Protein
- Easy to Make
- Ready in 20 Minutes
- Vegetarian and Meat-Free
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This cottage alfredo sauce recipe is a fantastic way to try something different in your meal rotation! Pastas and noodles have been around for centuries – but they are a great vehicle for enjoying with a modern sauce recipe made with creamy cottage cheese.
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Ingredients You’ll Need
Be sure to visit the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- Cottage Cheese – you can use whatever type you normally buy to eat: fat free/non-fat cottage cheese, low fat, or 4% milkfat. My usually go with whole milk cottage cheese,
- Wide Fettuccine Noodles – I love really thick noodles, and extra-wide fettuccine pasta is perfect for this rich and creamy sauce.
- Low Sodium Vegetable Stock – I like to use this low sodium vegetable stock for my recipes because it has great flavor… without all the salt. I always use low sodium or no-salt-added broth or stock to start, and then I can add salt or other spices later if needed. Check out some fantastic low sodium recipes!
- Garlic
- Parmesan Cheese – gives that extra bit of flavor and richness to this dish. Whether you use a sharp real cheese parmesan, or a plant-based version, adding a little extra into the sauce (and for garnish) makes this dish delish.
- Italian Seasoning Blend: usually has thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley, etc
- Black Pepper
- Parsley
How Do You Make Cottage Cheese Alfredo?
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook fettuccine noodles according to package instructions. Drain, and set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, add the cottage cheese, olive oil, vegetable stock, garlic, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Process or blend on high speed until smooth.
- In a large pan, heat the cottage cheese sauce until just bubbling. Add cooked pasta and toss well until pasta is coated. Garnish with black pepper and fresh parsley, and enjoy hot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
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Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta Sauce
Equipment
- Pot
- Pan
- Blender or Food Processor
Ingredients
- 8 ounces pasta I used fettuccine
- 2 cups cottage cheese any milk-fat you prefer
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup vegetable stock
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and cook fettuccine noodles according to package instructions. Drain, and set aside.
- In a blender or food processor, add the cottage cheese, olive oil, vegetable stock, garlic, parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and black pepper. Process or blend on high speed until smooth.
- In a large pan, heat the cottage cheese sauce until just bubbling. Add cooked pasta and toss well until pasta is coated. Garnish with black pepper and fresh parsley, and enjoy hot.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
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A great way to make my beloved pasta
Better than a carry out. Very creamy. Very dreamy