This Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce is the most delicious creamy protein pasta sauce packed with a whopping 17 grams of protein per serving. Think Alfredo but healthier. I personally like to spice mine up!

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons Olive Oil or butter
1 ½ cup Cottage Cheese
¾ cup milk or half-half (note 1)
½ cup parmesan cheese grated
6 garlic cloves
1 pinch Black Pepper to taste
1 pinch salt to taste
2 tablespoons cornstarch (note 2)
4 tablespoons Water
8 ounces cooked spaghetti, fettuccine or penne ( consider a gluten free pasta or it would be great on zoodles! (shredded zucchini noodles!)

Instructions

Cook the pasta following the packaging instructions for al dente pasta. Drain, Set aside, or prepare zucchini noodles with spiralizer.
Add the cottage cheese, skim milk, and Parmesan to the jug of a high-speed blender or food processor.
Blend on high speed until creamy, thick, and smooth. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, add olive oil and sautée the garlic until fragrant – about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
Pour the blended cottage cheese mixture, and bring to a gentle simmer. The sauce will thin out very quickly and look as thin as water, and that's normal. Reduce to low heat.
In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with cold water. Whisk in the warm sauce and cook until the cottage cheese sauce thickens.
Stir in the cooked pasta of choice and cook for a few extra minutes until warm and the pasta is coated with the sauce.
Serve with freshly chopped Parsley over any pasta you love.

Storage

Store for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container. The sauce thickens in the fridge, and rewarm with a splash of water to loosen the sauce. Freeze for up to one month and thaw in the refrigerator the day before.

Notes

Note 1: Feel free to use unsweetened almond milk or soy milk.

Note 2: You can use 1/2 teaspoon of guar gum. You don’t need to stir the guar gum in cold water. Sprinkle over the sauce and whisk until it gets thick.

Flavor Variations

You can now add flavors to this pasta sauce if you like. I do enjoy a plain garlic creamy pasta sauce with no added ingredients, but feel free to toss in some of the ingredients below:

Extra Vegetables – stir in 1 cup of baby spinach leaves, stir-fried onion slices, roasted zucchini slices, roasted broccoli or a few roasted tomatoes.
Extra Protein – Add leftover meat, chickpeas, bacon bites, or cooked rotisserie chicken.
Fresh Herbs – Serve with fresh basil or parsley.
Tomatoes – Fresh or roasted tomato sauce.
Hot Sauce - Add your favourite hot sauce for added flavour and zip!

~Sweetashoney.co