How to make creamy Alfredo Pasta with Cottage Cheese via @FromScratchFast 🍚🍝

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami flavor.

Prepare 16 oz of cottage cheese in a large heatproof bowl.

Mince 1 garlic clove and add it to the cottage cheese.

Add the entire carton of cottage cheese to the bowl, mixing until smooth and creamy.

Cook spaghetti according to package instructions, adding salt to the water.

Two minutes before the spaghetti is done, add 1 cup of frozen peas to the pot.

Reserve 1/2 cup to 1 cup of pasta water before draining the spaghetti and peas.

Drain the spaghetti and peas, then immediately add them to the bowl with the cottage cheese mixture.

Toss the spaghetti and peas in the cottage cheese mixture until well combined, adding reserved pasta water as needed for consistency.

Grate fresh parmesan cheese and add it to the pasta mixture, tossing to combine.

Serve the pasta in bowls, garnished with more parmesan cheese and freshly chopped chives.

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