Description
Rich and creamy cottage cheese fettuccine alfredo offers a healthier twist on classic Italian pasta. Light, protein-packed ingredients create a delightful meal you’ll savor with each comforting bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 10 oz (280 g) fettuccine pasta
- 1 cup (225 g) cottage cheese
- ½ cup (120 ml) milk
- ¼ cup (25 g) parmesan cheese
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp butter
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- Salt to taste
- Grated parmesan cheese
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Pasta Preparation: Boil fettuccine in well-salted water until al dente, carefully following package cooking guidelines for optimal texture and doneness.
- Sauce Foundation: Melt butter and garlic together, creating a fragrant base that will infuse the entire alfredo with rich, aromatic undertones.
- Sauce Blending: Combine cottage cheese, garlic-butter mixture, parmesan, milk, and black pepper in a blender, processing until achieving a velvety, smooth consistency with no cheese fragments remaining.
- Sauce Refinement: Taste and calibrate seasoning, adding salt as needed to balance the creamy sauce’s complex flavor profile.
- Pasta Integration: Drain pasta briefly, then introduce the silky alfredo sauce, gently folding to ensure each strand is luxuriously coated with the creamy mixture.
- Final Presentation: Garnish with delicate parmesan cheese shavings and finely chopped parsley, elevating the dish’s visual appeal and adding a fresh, herbal note.
- Serving: Plate immediately to maintain the sauce’s optimal temperature and luscious, smooth texture, delivering a restaurant-quality dining experience.
Notes
- Optimize Pasta Cooking: Salt water generously and monitor cooking time precisely to achieve perfect al dente texture.
- Garlic Butter Technique: Microwave melting releases intense aromatic compounds, elevating the sauce’s flavor complexity.
- Blending Perfection: Pulverize ingredients thoroughly to create ultra-smooth sauce without cheese lumps, ensuring silky consistency.
- Serving Strategy: Plate immediately after preparation to maintain sauce’s luxurious temperature and creamy mouthfeel.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 52 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 18 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg