Cottage Cheese Alfredo Pasta

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

250 g dry pasta

⅓ cup reserved pasta water

2 cups broccoli (finely chopped)

1 tbsp olive oil

500 g cottage cheese (4% creates the creamiest texture)

½ cup parmesan cheese (grated)

2 cloves of garlic (pressed)

½ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

¼ cup fresh parsley for topping (optional)

Red pepper flakes for topping (optional)

Directions

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 medium heat, make sure heat is not too high. 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.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1.5 cups
• Calories: 362 kcal
• Total Fat: 11 g
• Saturated Fat: 4 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
• Cholesterol: 24 mg
• Sodium: 723 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 44 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 22 g