Healthy Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce (Easy & High Protein)
This creamy, high protein Alfredo sauce is made with blended cottage cheese, garlic, chicken broth, and parmesan. A healthy and easy sauce recipe ready in 10 minutes.
Equipment
- 1 large nonstick skillet
Ingredients
- 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese (4%)
- ¾ cup shredded parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 3 Tbsp chicken broth or more as needed
- 1 tablespoon salted butter melted in a microwave for 10-15 seconds.
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper or to taste
- 8 oz pasta of choice
Instructions
- Cook the pasta noodles according to the package instructions. Make the sauce while the noodles cook.
- Add the cottage cheese, chicken broth, melted butter, onion powder and garlic to a blender. Blend until smooth and pourable. Add more broth 1 tablespoon at a time if needed. Taste one bite of the sauce and add more salt and pepper to taste.
- Drain the pasta and let it cool for a few minutes.
- Combine the warm pasta and the blended cottage cheese sauce together. Eat warm and enjoy!
Notes
- The macros are just for the alfredo sauce only and not added pasta. We used high protein chickpea pasta but any variety will work! Gluten free, low carb, zucchini noodles, etc.
- Macros with chickpea pasta (2 oz servings): 375 calories, 27g protein, 36g carbs, 8g fiber, and 12g of fat.
- Be sure to use 4% cottage cheese or higher, low fat varieties separate and curdle when heated.
- Let the pasta cool for a few minutes before combing the sauce and noodles together, high heat can also cause the sauce to separate. So you want to toss together and then serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 140kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 11gFat: 9g
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