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cottage cheese pasta sauce mixed with spaghetti

10-Minute Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce

Prepped in just 10 minutes, this cottage cheese pasta sauce is an easy recipe for manic weekdays when you can't face the kitchen. It is brimming with an incredible range of creamy elements bursting with flavor with each mouthful!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For cooking the pasta:

  • 250 gms Spaghetti
  • Water
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Salt

For the sauce:

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 3-4 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 1 small Onion chopped
  • ¼ cup Cottage Cheese
  • 3 tbsp Mozzarella shredded
  • ¼ cup Milk
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Boil water in a pot, and cook the pasta according to the instructions on the packet till al dante.
  • In a skillet, melt butter, and add garlic and onion. Saute them till the onions are translucent.
  • Now, add cottage cheese, shredded mozzarella, milk, and cooked garlic and onion in a blender and blend them into a smooth sauce.
  • Add the sauce back to the skillet and add salt, oregano, and red chili flakes.
  • Now dump the pasta into the sauce and your pasta sauce with cottage cheese is ready.

Notes

  • Add-ons: Broccoli, chicken, fish, or any meat or vegetable can be added to the sauce.
  • Spicier alternative: For more flavor complexity, saute chopped green chilies along with garlic and onion.
 
How to store:
In the fridge: You can make ahead this sauce to cut down the dinner preparations time. Store it in the fridge for a week by transferring it to an air-tight container.
In the freezer: To store the sauce for a long time, freeze it and the sauce can be preserved for 1-2 months.
Reheating: Thaw the sauce in the refrigerator for the whole night and reheat it in a skillet before adding the pasta.
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