Cottage Cheese Alfredo: Easy Weeknight Pasta

cottage cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and calories, while cream cheese can be more budget-friendly.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and provides a cheesy flavor, while pecorino is often less expensive.

Cook 1 pound of fettuccini to al dente and drain it.

Fire up your blender.

Add 2 cups of cottage cheese, 1 1/2 cups of milk, 2 cloves of minced garlic, 1/2 cup of grated parmesan, 1 teaspoon of arrowroot powder or cornstarch, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper to the blender.

Blend until completely smooth.

Pour the mixture into a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Stir gently as it warms for a couple of minutes until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon.

Toss in the hot fettuccini pasta and keep it moving to soak up the flavor.

If the sauce thickens too much, add a splash more milk for creaminess.

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