Cottage Cheese Alfredo

A rich and creamy pasta sauce made with cottage cheese. Easy, versatile, and super quick to make, it's one of the best cottage cheese recipes. 4 Weight Watchers SmartPoints.

Prep: 10

Cook: 15

Total: 25

Yield:4

Ingredients

1 cup milk use skim for low-fat
½ cup cottage cheese use low-fat cottage cheese to make this recipe low-fat
1 tablespoon cornstarch
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder or more to taste
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese
dried basil to taste
dried oregano to taste
fresh chopped parsley for garnish, optional
cooked pasta of choice

Instructions

Put all the ingredients, except basil, into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
Pour the mixture in a small saucepan and add basil and oregano. Cook over medium-low heat until heated through and smooth. Add more basil, oregano, salt, or pepper (or other seasonings), to taste.
Let it cook on low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the cooked pasta right before serving and let it soak in for a couple of minutes. Top with meat or veggies as desired; garnish with fresh chopped parsley, optional. Serve immediately.

Notes

Recipe yields approximately 4 servings. Nutritional values shown are general guidelines, and reflect information for one serving using the ingredients listed, not including pasta. Macros may vary slightly depending on specific types and brands of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by 4. Result will be the weight of one serving.

Nutrition

Recipe By:Cheryl Malik