Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta

4.63 from 29 votes

Cottage cheese alfredo pasta is a lightened up, high protein version of your favourite pasta dish. Serve with broccoli, parmesan and cracked pepper for a delicious dietitian approved dinner!

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: 30 minute meals, Pasta

Servings:

Ingredients

250 g dry pasta
⅓ cup reserved pasta water
2 cups broccoli finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
500 g cottage cheese 4% creates the creamiest texture
½ cup parmesan cheese grated
2 cloves of garlic pressed
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ cup fresh parsley for topping optional
Red pepper flakes for topping optional

Instructions

Cook pasta according to package instructions (don’t forget to salt the water), reserving ⅓ cup of pasta water for later. Steam broccoli until tender and immediately place in ice water to stop the cooking process. Drain, set aside.
To a food processor or high powered blender combine, olive oil, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese,garlic, salt and black pepper. Blend until smooth.
Add cottage cheese sauce to a pan over low heat (ENSURE THE HEAT IS NOT TOO HIGH)*SEE NOTES BELOW*. Add reserved pasta water and stir to combine. Add cooked pasta and broccoli and stir until the pasta is fully coated in sauce.
Garnish with fresh parsley and red pepper flakes for serving.

Notes

Ensure the heat is not too high when heating the sauce. I recommend adding the pasta and broccoli as soon as possible and stirring frequently. This will prevent the cottage cheese from curdling and causing it to separate. If it helps and you would rather be on the safe side- I recommend adding the sauce when the heat is completley off to avoid any confusion!

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

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