Description
Creamy Cottage Cheese Alfredo is an easy vegetarian pasta made with 6 simple ingredients. A protein-packed dinner that’s ready in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 teaspoon tapioca or cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon each salt and black pepper
- 1 lb. pasta of your choice (I used linguine)
- 1/2 cup pasta water
- 1 1/2 parmesan cheese, grated
- optional: 1 heaping tablespoon nurtional yeast
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil (add a pinch of salt to the pot). Cook the pasta according to package instructions – only cook until al dente (maybe 1 minute less than the usual time – the pasta will cook a bit more once you add it to the sauce).
- While the pasta is cooking, blend the cottage cheese, milk, garlic cloves, salt, pepper and tapioca powder in a blender. Blend until very smooth and you don’t see any cottage cheese lumps or bumps.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium/low heat. When the butter is melted, pour in the cottage cheese mixture. Stir with a spatula or wooden spoon until the mixture is warm but not bubbling over – turn the heat down if you start to see bubbles. Stir in 1/2 of the cheese – around 3/4 cup and nutrional yeast, if using.
- When the pasta is done, remove 1/2 cup of the pasta water and set aside. Strain the pasta and add it to the cheese mixture in the saucepan. Use tongs to toss around and coat the pasta with the sauce. Top with additional cheese. Use the pasta water if you need to make the sauce less thick. As the pasta sits in the sauce, it will thicken.
- I like to garnish it will more cheese, salt and pepper.
Notes
Use tapioca flour/powder, if you would like to keep it gluten free. And then of course use gluten free flour.
Nurtional yeast is totally optional. It gives the sauce a cheesier flavor but is to needed to complete the recipe. If you use high quality parmesan cheese you can achieve the flavor of alfredo.
- Prep Time: 5
- Cook Time: 12
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American, Italian