Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce - Easy Blender Recipe

cottage cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: Greek yogurt

Ricotta offers a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with lower fat.

Blend 1 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, 1/2 cup milk, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and 3 garlic cloves in a blender until smooth.

Pour the blended mixture into a pan and cook it down a little bit.

Add more milk to thin out the sauce as desired.

Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.

Boil salted water in a pot.

Add fettuccini pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package instructions.

Save some pasta water before draining the pasta.

Add the drained pasta back into the sauce, using saved pasta water to help thin out the sauce if needed.

Top the pasta with parsley and additional Parmesan cheese before serving.

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