Cottage Cheese Alfredo

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.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Cook your pasta in the boiling water.

In a large blender, add your milk.

Add cottage cheese to the blender.

Add grated Parmesan to the blender.

Add corn starch to the blender.

Add a little bit of freshly cracked pepper to the blender.

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

In a large frying pan, drizzle some olive oil.

Cook minced garlic in the frying pan for a few minutes.

Add the blended sauce to the frying pan.

Add oregano to the sauce in the frying pan.

Stir and cook the sauce for 3 to 4 minutes until it simmers and thickens up.

When the sauce is ready, add in your cooked pasta.

Toss the pasta to cover it in the sauce.

Serve with more freshly grated Parmesan and chopped parsley.

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