Deliciously Healthy Cottage Cheese Alfredo Recipe You’ll Love
Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce is a lighter, creamy pasta sauce made with cottage cheese, milk, Parmesan, and simple seasonings. It’s blended for extra smoothness and thickened on the stovetop for a healthier take on classic Alfredo.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Blending, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-Inspired
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup milk of choice
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper (more or less to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder (plus more to taste)
- ½ cup grated fresh Parmesan or Romano cheese
- Dried basil, to taste
- Dried oregano, to taste
Instructions
- Add milk, cottage cheese, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and Parmesan to a blender. Blend until the mixture is completely smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
- Transfer the blended mixture to a small saucepan. Stir in dried basil and dried oregano to your taste.
- Place the saucepan over medium-low heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until the sauce is heated through.
- Taste and adjust seasonings with more salt, pepper, basil, and/or oregano if desired.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it thickens slightly.
Notes
- Whole milk or low-fat milk both work well; use dairy-free milk for a vegan version with vegan Parmesan.
- For extra smoothness, blend longer until completely lump-free.
- Adjust garlic powder, basil, and oregano to suit your preference.
- Great for tossing with hot pasta, veggies, or as a sauce for casseroles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 380mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 13g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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