Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce | High Protein & Creamy

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.

Add 1 and 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of milk, 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning, 1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, and a pinch of salt into a blender or food processor.

Blend the mixture until smooth.

If the mixture is too thick, add more milk or some higher protein bone broth to thin it out.

In a stovetop pan, turn the burner on low heat and add 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of butter until it melts.

Add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic to the melted butter and let it cook for a few minutes.

Pour in the blended mixture and add 1 teaspoon of corn starch, stirring often as everything heats up and thickens.

Cook the sauce on low heat, being careful not to let it get too hot to avoid ruining the sauce.

Meanwhile, cook 6 oz of Protein Plus pasta according to the package instructions, then drain it.

Add the cooked pasta to the Alfredo sauce and mix everything together for a couple of minutes.

Optionally, add in any additional ingredients like cooked protein or crushed red pepper.

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