High Protein Creamy Pasta Sauce
If you’re looking for an easy high protein pasta recipe, this is it. Take your favorite marinara sauce, add a generous helping of cottage cheese to make it creamy and full of protein, and add a little extra garlic and red pepper flakes. You end up with an insanely delicious high protein creamy pasta sauce that boasts a lot more nutritional content than a traditional creamy sauce.
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If you want a high protein version of a white pasta sauce, be sure to give our viral high protein Alfredo sauce a try. It’s also made with cottage cheese in addition to Parmesan cheese, milk, and seasonings. It’s absolutely delicious and a great way to get more protein in on your weekly pasta nice.
High Protein Creamy Pasta Sauce Recipe Tips:
+ Using chickpea or lentil pasta makes this an even more macro-friendly, high protein pasta recipe. This type of pasta is also a great option for anyone who is gluten-free. And, as an added bonus, it’s usually higher in fiber than traditional pasta.
+ Be sure to reserve a little bit of your pasta water to help thin out the sauce to get it to be the right consistency.
High Protein Creamy Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 2 cloves garlic
- pinch red pepper flakes
- pasta, to serve
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Instructions
- Combine the cottage cheese, marinara, garlic, and red pepper flakes in a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 1 minute.
- Cook the pasta according to package directions in salted water.
- Pour the sauce in a large skillet over low heat. Stir until warmed. Be careful to not let it get too hot.
- Add the cooked pasta into the sauce along with a splash of pasta water. Toss until completely combined and enjoy!
Notes
What are the size of actual serving to the cottage cheese sauce? For future making plz this was very good.