One Pan Cottage Cheese Alfredo

This one pan cottage cheese Alfredo is ready in just 20 minutes, with an extra boost of protein from the cottage cheese hidden in the sauce.

What You’ll Need

Equipment

• Deep pan with lid
• Food processor or blender

Ingredients

• Chicken sausage: I love these parmesan and garlic ones. For accurate nutrition/macros, look for ones around 100 cals/12-14g protein per link.
• Butter
• Garlic
• Chicken broth
• 2% milk: Or milk of choice.
• Italian seasoning
• Pasta: Any shape. Use protein pasta for extra protein!
• 2% low fat cottage cheese
• Parmesan cheese: Freshly grated – look for the block.
• Salt + pepper
• Fresh parsley and lemon: Optional, to serve.

How To Make It

1. Cook the chicken sausage: Slice the chicken sausages into coins, ~1/4in thick. Spray pan lightly with oil and cook on medium high heat until edges have crisped up and have some color (3-5min). Remove from pan and set aside.
2. Add butter and garlic: Reduce heat to medium, add butter and garlic and cook for just a minute (being careful not to burn the garlic), stirring constantly.
3. Add broth, milk, and pasta: Add chicken broth, milk and Italian seasoning and bring to a gentle boil. Add the dry pasta, cover with lid and cook according to box instructions, stirring occasionally.
4. Add the rest: While the pasta is cooking, add cottage cheese and splash of milk to a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Grate the parmesan cheese. Once the pasta is done, turn off the heat and add the cottage cheese mixture and parmesan, stirring to fully combine. Season with salt and pepper, add the chicken sausage back in fresh basil, lemon juice and enjoy!

Tips

• Consistency: The sauce will seem a bit thin at first, but it sets up nicely after a few minutes.
• Careful not to burn garlic: Make sure the heat isn’t too high when adding the butter and garlic and be sure to stir constantly.
• More protein: For even more protein, use a protein pasta and bone broth.

To Store

After cooling, store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

More One Pan Recipes You’ll Love

• One pan garlic parmesan pasta
• One pan lemon pepper chicken orzo
• One pan white Tuscan turkey orzo
• One pan lower carb taco rice
• One pan cheesy chicken and broccoli pasta

Lastly, be sure to leave a rating and review down below if you make this recipe! And don’t forget to tag me on IG, I always love hearing from you guys. ♡ Enjoy!

One Pan Cottage Cheese Alfredo

5 from 3 votes

This one pan pasta is ready in just 20 minutes, with an extra boost of protein from the cottage cheese hidden in the sauce.

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Prep Time:5 minutes mins

Cook Time:15 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4

Calories: 454kcal

Equipment

• Large deep skillet with lid
• Food processor or
• Blender

Ingredients

• 4 links chicken sausage I use garlic parmesan
• 1 tbsp salted butter (14 g)
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (360 ml)
• 1 3/4 cups 2% milk (360 ml) divided
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 8 oz pasta any shape
• 3/4 cup 2% low fat cottage cheese
• 1 oz parmesan cheese (28 g) freshly grated
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh parsley and lemon to serve

Instructions

• Set a large deep skillet on medium high heat and lightly spray with oil. Slice chicken sausages into 1/4" coins, add to skillet and cook until browned and edges have crisped up (3-5 min). Remove and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add butter, garlic and cook for a just a minute, stirring constantly (being careful not to burn the garlic). Add chicken broth, 1 1/2 cups of the milk, Italian seasoning and bring to a gentle boil.
• Add dry pasta, cover with lid and cook according to box instructions, stirring occasionally.
• While pasta is cooking, blend cottage cheese and remaining milk (1/4 cup) in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Once pasta is done, turn off the heat and add blended cottage cheese and parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, stirring until smooth. Add the chicken sausage back in, serve with fresh parsley and lemon and enjoy!

Notes

• Salt + pepper: I usually add about 1/2 tsp of each.
• Consistency: The sauce may seem thin at first, but will set up nicely after a few minutes.
• Cheese: 1 oz freshly grated is ~1/3 cup.
• Chicken sausage: Any flavor you like (I use the garlic and parmesan ones linked above). For similar nutrition, look for ones that are about 100 cals/12-14g protein per link.

Nutrition

Serving: 297g | Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 53.2g | Protein: 32.7g | Fat: 12.2g | Fiber: 3.1g

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