Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce (High Protein, No Cream)

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5 from 7 votes

Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce (High Protein, No Cream)

Prep Time10

Cook Time5

Course: dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 141kcal

Author: Agnieszka

Ingredients

1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup low fat milk or whole milk
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 garlic clove minced
½ cup parmesan cheese grated
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon corn starch or tapioca flour
2 tablespoon nutritional yeast optional
fresh parsley, grated parmesan, freshly grated black pepper for serving

Instructions

Place 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup milk and ½ cup grated parmesan cheese in a blender or a small food processor and blend until mostly smooth.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven and add minced garlic. Cook, stirring for about a minute or two on medium low heat.
Add blended cottage cheese mixture, bring to a simmer and stir just to melt the cheeses. Turn the heat to low.
Add salt, starch and nutritional yeast (if using) and whisk together over low heat until thickened.
Add cooked pasta to the hot sauce and stir together to coat. If the sauce seems too thick, stir in a little more milk or pasta cooking water and mix together until you reach the right consistency.
Serve sprinkled with more grated parmesan, freshly ground black pepper and parsley leaves.

Notes

This recipe makes enough sauce for 8-10 ounces of pasta (uncooked).

The amount of milk will depend on how thick or thin you want the sauce to be. Start with 1 cup milk.

The sauce may seem a little thin at first but don't worry, once you add the cooked pasta, it will thicken and get absorbed. If needed, loosen it with more milk or reserved pasta cooking sauce.

Nutritional yeast is optional but I like to add it to enhance the umami flavor and make the sauce color slightly yellow. You can definitely skip it, if you prefer.

Full fat or low fat cottage cheese can be used. I like Good Culture.

If you have leftovers or make this recipe ahead of time, keep in mind that as the pasta sits in sauce, it will absorb a lot of the sauce. Just add a generous splash of milk to a skillet and reheat the pasta on low heat, stirring often.

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