Description
- Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce made with tomato sauce, Parmesan, garlic, and herbs for a quick high-protein pasta dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound pasta
15 oz tomato sauce
1 cup full-fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 garlic cloves minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp oregano
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
Add garlic and sauté until fragrant
Stir in tomato sauce and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove from heat and whisk in cottage cheese until smooth
Mix in Parmesan oregano salt and pepper
Blend briefly for a silkier texture if desired
Toss pasta with the Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce until coated
Serve immediately while hot and creamy
Notes
- Use freshly grated Parmesan for best texture
Let cottage cheese sit at room temperature before mixing
Add pasta water if the sauce thickens too much
Keep heat low after adding cottage cheese
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 620mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 25mg