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Creamy Tomato Cottage Cheese Pasta
This high-protein cottage cheese tomato pasta sauce only requires 6 ingredients, a high-speed blender, and your favorite pasta!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 393 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 16 ounces fusilli pasta or pasta of choice
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup whole-milk cottage cheese
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- chopped parsley for serving
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water, drain and return the pasta to the pot, covered.
- Place marinara sauce, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, melted butter, crushed red pepper and pasta water in a high speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the sauce on top of the cooked pasta and toss until combined and heated through. Serve immediately with more red pepper flakes and chopped parsley, if desired.
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Notes
- Storage: Allow the pasta to cook and store in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days. Reheat on the stove with a splash of water or broth until heated through.
- Tips:
- Add pasta water to your sauce. The starches in the pasta water when blended with cottage cheese creates a smooth sauce that is less likely to break down.
- The starches in the pasta water when blended wi
- th cottage cheese creates a smooth sauce that is less likely to break down.
- Use any cottage cheese. Whole milk cottage cheese will be much more flavorful and add richness to your pasta. If you're making blended cottage cheese pasta sauce for the protein punch, you're in luck because both low fat and full fat cottage cheese has about the same amount in each serving.
- Whole milk cottage cheese will be much more flavorful and ad
- d richness to your pasta. If you're making blended cottage cheese pasta sauce for the protein punch, you're in luck because both low fat and full fat cottage cheese has about the same amount in each serving.
- Add veggies. Just like most pasta dishes, adding more vegetables can really bulk up your meal! Try adding spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, or any other veggies to your protein pasta sauce!
- Just like most pasta dishes, adding more vegetables can really bulk up your meal! Try adding spinach, zucchini, mushrooms, or any other veggies to your protein pasta sauce!
Nutrition Information
Calories
393kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
486mg
(20%)
Potassium
344mg
(10%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
439IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
126mg
(13%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 393
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 393kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 486mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 344mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 439IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 126mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.