Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce
That creamy pasta dish you’ve been craving is just a few minutes away thanks to this high-protein cottage cheese pasta sauce recipe. You can make a batch in 5 minutes with just 6 ingredients using a blender while the pasta cooks. The combination of cottage cheese, parmesan, milk, and simple seasonings creates an extra creamy, lower-fat, yet high-protein creamy Alfredo sauce. Perfect for busy days!
Add this cottage cheese Alfredo sauce to your piping hot pasta for a creamy pasta dish in less than 15 minutes or use it to create a quick pasta bake. It also makes a delicious white pizza sauce or topping for grilled meats and vegetables. Simply heat it up for 5 minutes in a saucepan or microwave and use as directed.
You might have noticed, that I’m obsessed with cottage cheese right now. It all started with the cottage cheese flatbreads and cottage cheese bagels and from there I moved on to cottage cheese biscuits and cottage pizza crust. Phew, that’s a lot of cottage cheeeeeeese!
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Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese full-fat
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 1 garlic clove small
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black ground pepper
Instructions
- Add everything to a blender or a food processor. Blend until smooth.1 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup whole milk, 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black ground pepper
- Heat a pan over low heat. Add the sauce and heat it through while stirring for 3-5 minutes to incorporate the flavors even further. Season to taste with extra salt and ground black pepper.
- Alternatively, skip the heating, and pour it over piping hot cooked pasta and serve it immediately.
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Notes
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Ingredients and substitutions
- Cottage cheese – I use full-fat cottage cheese but you can also opt for a low-fat version.
- Parmesan – Grated parmesan adds tons of flavor. Pecorino or mature cheddar cheese would work too. You can use nutritional yeast as well.
- Garlic – I recommend using a small clove as you don’t want the sauce to be overly garlicky in my view but use as much as you like. You can also substitute it with 1/4 tsp of garlic powder for convenience.
- Milk – The whole milk helps break up the cottage cheese and creates a creamy consistency. You can use lighter options too or heavy cream if you’re after an even creamier sauce.
- Fresh herbs (optional) – 1/4 of a cup fresh parsley, basil, or chives to the mix for a herbed Alfredo sauce.
2-step creamy pasta sauce
1. Add all ingredients into a blender.
2. Blend until smooth. Season to taste.
How to use it
Pasta sauce: Mix it with cooked fettuccine or homemade pappardelle pasta for a classic Alfredo-like dish or toss it with linguine and grilled chicken to make a lighter version of my chicken Alfredo linguine pasta.
Bakes: Use it as the creamy sauce in a bake like my hamburger and potato casserole baked or in pasta bakes.
With meat or fish: Spoon it over parmesan chicken cutlets for a creamy topping or use it as a sauce for crumbed or grilled fish.
Creamy veggies sauce: Toss it with roasted broccoli and cauliflower for a creamy, cheesy side dish.