Creamy Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta
Ready to upgrade your pasta game with a guilt-free twist? Introducing the creamy cottage cheese Alfredo pasta that’s about to become your new obsession. This dish delivers everything you love about traditional Alfredo—rich, velvety sauce, and all—without any of the heaviness.
Servings: 3
Calories: 459.4kcal
Ingredients
- 168 g Cascatelli Artisan Pasta (Trader Joe’s)
- 278 g Broccoli Florets
Sauce:
- 330 g Low Fat Cottage Cheese (Good Culture)
- 100 g Freshly Shaved Parmesan (BelGioioso)
- 120 ml Lactose Free Fat Free Milk (H-E-B)
- Salt & Pepper (to taste)
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder & Italian Seasoning
- Pasta Reserve (to thin as needed)
Instructions
- Boil your pasta al dente according to package instructions.168 g (3 cups) Cascatelli Artisan Pasta
- Steam your broccoli in the microwave in a bowl filled with water for roughly 2-3 minutes.278 g (3 cups) Broccoli Florets
Sauce:
- In a blender, blend together all the sauce ingredients (leave the pasta water out until the end).330 g (1.5 cups) Low Fat Cottage Cheese, 100 g (1 cups) Freshly Shaved Parmesan, 120 ml (0.5 cups) Lactose Free Fat Free Milk, Salt & Pepper, 1 tsp Garlic Powder & Italian Seasoning
- In a large pan, add in your sauce on low heat and bring it up to a simmer.
- Keep mixing it and then add in your boiled pasta and steamed broccoli. Toss and coat it all evenly. If the sauce is too thick, add in some pasta reserve.Pasta Reserve
- Serve into three equal portions and top with more shaved Parmesan and crushed red pepper.
- If desired, you can split into 4 servings for smaller meals that are lower in calories and still 29g per serving.
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Nutrition Information
Creamy Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta
Serving Size
1 Serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
459.4
% Daily Value*
Fat
9.5
g
15
%
Saturated Fat
8.3
g
52
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1
g
Cholesterol
31.6
mg
11
%
Sodium
681.6
mg
30
%
Potassium
519
mg
15
%
Carbohydrates
53.1
g
18
%
Fiber
2.9
g
12
%
Sugar
6.6
g
7
%
Protein
39.1
g
78
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
The Nutrition Facts above are specific to the ingredients I chose to use for this recipe.