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A bowl full of cottage cheese pasta sauce on chickpea pasta and topped with parmesan cheese and black pepper.

The Best Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce

Unbelievably creamy high protein cottage cheese pasta sauce made with simple ingredients like cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, onion and garlic.
5 from 8 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic roughly minced
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 cup cottage cheese full-fat is best
  • 2/3 cup parmesan cheese shredded or grated
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 8 oz chickpea pasta

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions, usually about 6-8 minutes.
  • While the pasta is cooking, sauté onions and garlic in butter on low-medium heat in a sauté pan for about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • In a blender or food processor, combine cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, milk, salt, black pepper, and the cooked onions and garlic. Blend on high until completely smooth and creamy.
  • When the pasta is finished cooking, drain noodles and return back to the pan but do not return to heat.
  • Let noodles cool for 3-4 minutes before pouring sauce over the noodles and then stirring to combine. *Note: To prevent the sauce from separating, it's best to add the sauce to noodles that are not scalding hot. If the noodles aren't warm enough after adding the sauce, return the pan to low heat and heat the noodles and sauce until warm enough to serve.
  • Top with extra parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
Course: dinner, lunch

Nutrition

Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 731mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 273IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 303mg | Iron: 6mg