Fans of pasta drenched in Alfredo sauce know the comforting goodness that comes with every bite of this classic dish. The rich creamy texture infused with a prominent Parmesan and mild garlic flavor makes it hard not to crave a plate again and again. The only downside is that it has a less than impressive nutritional profile as its main ingredients—buttercream and cheese—are high in calories saturated fat and sodium. Luckily you can recreate this beloved sauce the healthy way with just two ingredients: cottage cheese and garlic.
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EASY healthy cottage cheese alfredo sauce recipe
By combining these elements you can create a lighter Alfredo that closely resembles the beloved Italian sauce. Blended cottage cheese gives you the same velvety silky texture while garlic adds bite warmth and a slight sweetness. More importantly cottage cheese is not only lower in calories and fat but also provides a significant amount of protein and key minerals like calcium phosphorus and selenium (via Cleveland Clinic ). Add your garlic and you’ve got the perfect pasta companion that takes a fraction of the time compared to making Alfredo sauce from start to finish.
Making this sauce shouldn’t take more than a few minutes so you can expect dinner to be on the table faster. Start by grabbing a cottage cheese of your choice. You can probably choose from a few different flavors like herbs or chives depending on the flavor you want your noodles to have but plain will work just fine since you’ll be adding the garlic and herbs later. Also keep in mind that the higher the fat content of your dairy the creamier the sauce will be.
From there the only thing left to finish off your dressing is to combine the cottage cheese with a few cloves of garlic. There are a few different ways to make this mixture but the quickest and easiest is to throw them together in a food processor and blend until smooth. And voila! You’re done.
