Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta
Prep 5 min, Cook 15 min, Total 20 min, Serves 1
Ingredients
Method
- 1Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Save ¼ cup of the pasta water and drain.
- 2Blend the cottage cheese and Parmesan until completely smooth.
- 3In the empty pot, warm the oil over medium heat and cook the garlic and tomatoes for 3 minutes, until the tomatoes soften. Add the spinach and stir until wilted.
- 4Take the pot off the heat, add the pasta and the sauce, and toss, loosening with pasta water. Off the heat keeps the sauce from splitting.
Nutrition per serving
| Ingredient | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dry short pasta | 56 g | 208 | 7.3 g | 41.8 g | 0.8 g |
| 2% cottage cheese | 200 g | 162 | 20.9 g | 9.5 g | 4.5 g |
| grated Parmesan | 10 g | 42 | 2.8 g | 1.4 g | 2.8 g |
| cherry tomatoes, halved | 80 g | 14 | 0.7 g | 3.1 g | 0.2 g |
| baby spinach | 40 g | 9 | 1.1 g | 1.5 g | 0.2 g |
| garlic, minced | 3 g | 4 | 0.2 g | 1.0 g | 0.0 g |
| olive oil | 4.5 g | 40 | 0.0 g | 0.0 g | 4.5 g |
| Total | 480 | 33 g | 58 g | 13 g |
Values are estimates from USDA FoodData Central. Actuals vary by brand and portion.
