Description
A creamy and nutritious pasta sauce made with cottage cheese, Parmesan, and garlic, perfect for enhancing your favorite pasta dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 cup pasta cooking water
- Cooked pasta of your choice
Instructions
- In a blender, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Blend until smooth.
- In a pan, heat the blended mixture over medium heat.
- Add pasta cooking water, stirring to reach your desired consistency.
- Toss with cooked pasta and serve warm.
Notes
For a thinner sauce, add more pasta cooking water gradually. Experiment with fresh herbs for additional flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Blending and Heating
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
Keywords: cottage cheese sauce, pasta sauce, vegetarian sauce, easy pasta sauce