Description
This Cottage Cheese Alfredo recipe offers a protein-packed, creamy twist on traditional Alfredo sauce using cottage cheese blended with milk, parmesan, and Italian seasoning. It’s a quick and simple stovetop sauce that creates a velvety texture without heavy cream, perfect for a comforting pasta dish.
Ingredients
Scale
Sauce Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk (any kind)
- 1 1/4 cups cottage cheese (Good Culture whole milk recommended, any percentage works)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Kosher salt, to taste
- Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking water (as needed)
Pasta
- 12 ounces pasta of choice
Instructions
- Blend Cottage Cheese and Milk: Combine the cottage cheese and milk in a high-speed blender and blend until the mixture is completely smooth, ensuring a creamy base for the Alfredo sauce.
- Sauté Garlic: Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.
- Combine Sauce Ingredients: Lower the heat to low, then pour in the blended cottage cheese mixture. Add the parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning to the pan and gently stir while cooking on very low heat. This allows the parmesan to melt slowly without curdling the sauce.
- Cook Pasta: Meanwhile, cook your pasta of choice according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water before draining the pasta. Rinse the noodles under cool water to prevent overcooking.
- Toss Pasta with Sauce: Return the sauce to low heat and add the cooked pasta, tossing gently to coat evenly. Add reserved pasta water as needed to achieve desired sauce consistency. Heat carefully to avoid overheating, which can cause the sauce to separate.
Notes
- Use a high-speed blender to achieve a perfectly smooth sauce base.
- Keep the heat low when melting the parmesan and combining the sauce to prevent curdling.
- Reserving pasta water helps adjust the sauce consistency perfectly.
- Rinsing pasta cools it and stops cooking, helping maintain perfect texture.
- Serve immediately for the best texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Keywords: Cottage Cheese Alfredo, creamy pasta sauce, healthy Alfredo, Italian pasta sauce, quick Alfredo recipe
