Cottage Cheese Alfredo Recipe

This Cottage Cheese Alfredo Recipe is the ultimate comfort food hack for making a healthier sauce that rivals any restaurant version.

Made with blended cottage cheese in about 10 minutes, this decadent sauce is velvety, savory, and satisfying with the added bonus of a bit of protein, making it perfect when served with a simple Salad on the side.

Why you'll love this Healthy Alfredo Sauce

You will love this recipe because instead of making a heavy sauce with heavy cream and butter, blended cottage cheese gives this sauce a velvety, thick, and decadent texture that is naturally packed with protein.

I like that the sauce can be made a blender or food processor!

Have you tried my recipe for Homemade Bow Tie Pasta (farfalle)?

Made with just five ingredients, that 20 minute bow tie shaped pasta is super easy to make. This cottage cheese based sauce would go great when served with that bow tie pasta!

Alfredo sauce is commonly served with linguine pasta. You can find linguine pasta here.

What you need to make Alfredo Sauce with Cottage Cheese

This recipe is formulated to work with one pound of cooked pasta such as linguine

• Cottage Cheese A full-fat cottage cheese offers the best moisture and texture for making a creamy sauce.
• Parmesan Cheese. Freshly grated.
• Milk. For a creamier sauce, use a full-fat milk or half and half.
• Seasonings. Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Salt, and Pepper.
• Optional Ingredients Italian Seasoning or chopped parsley for serving.

How to Make Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce

• Prep Time 5 minutes .
• Cook Time 10 minutes .
• Servings 4.
• How to serve : Serve over pasta such as Fettuccine, Linguine or Fusilli or with zucchini noodles.
• Notes: To make this recipe you will need a blender or food processor, measuring cups and spoons, Large skillet or saucepan, wooden spoon or whisk.

1. Prepare. If you have not done so, cook your pasta according to the directions on the packaging. I prefer al dente for this recipe. Your pasta should be drained.
2. Blend. In a good blender or food processor, blend together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan, milk, and seasonings. Blend the ingredients until combined, creamy, and smooth, stopping after 30 seconds to scrape down the sides of the blender. This should take about a minute when blended on high speed.
3. Heat. Transfer the blended ingredients to to a large skillet and heat over medium heat, whisking or stirring the ingredients, until thickened to your desired thickness.
4. Serve Serve the sauce over or tossed with your cooked pasta for a delicious meal.

Tips for making the best high protein alfredo sauce

Using full-fat dairy ingredients (cottage cheese, milk, and Parmesan cheese) gives this sauce the creamy, thick, silky, velvety, and smooth, texture that makes this recipe so good. While you could use lower fat versions, note that the sauce will not be as thick and velvety.

More helpful tips for you.

1. The best kind of pasta to serve this sauce with is pasta that can hold on to the sauce. Serve this sauce with thicker or wider pastas (Fettuccine or Linguine,) or pastas that have ridges (Fusilli or Penne).
2. When blending your sauce, make sure that you blend it until it is completely smooth to avoid lumpy sauce. Scraping down the sides of the blender helps to get the lumps out of the way.
3. When heating your sauce, make sure that it does not get too hot as cottage cheese can curdle. If you toss your pasta with the sauce in the pan, it is best to remove the pan from the heat first for this reason.

FAQ

• Does Alfredo Sauce taste like cottage cheese? Thanks to the added seasonings, no, cottage cheese alfredo sauce does not taste like cottage cheese. You can add additional seasonings if this is a concern for you.
• Why is my Alfredo Sauce too thick? Because of the protein that is used to make this sauce, it can cook quickly and become thickened as a result. If the sauce looks thick, drizzle in a little of the pasta water at a time until it reaches your perfect creamy consistency.
• Can I reheat alfredo sauce made with cottage cheese? Yes. You can reheat your sauce over how heat. Whisking in a bit milk can help to revive the sauce if needed

Variations

• Stir in additional protein such as cooked chicken strips or shrimp
• Add vegetables such as peas or chopped broccoli.
• Take the flavor up a notch with a bit of heat with red pepper flakes or smoked paprika.

How to store guilt-free alfredo sauce

Once your sauce has fully cooled, it can be stored in an airtight container. When properly stored, cottage cheese alfredo sauce can last for up to a few days when refrigerated

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