Looking for a healthy pasta sauce? Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce is a rich and creamy tomato sauce with a hint of cheesy flavour. Plus, it’s ready in only 20 minutes.
Whether it’s a cool winter’s day or a warm summer one, pasta is the perfect comfort food meal. With perfectly cooked noodles and a warm, creamy sauce, pasta can make any day better.
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When it comes to pasta, there’s nothing as simple as pasta with tomato sauce. It’s quick, it’s easy, and it’s a classic. Unfortunately, tomato sauce can sometimes get a bad rap – tasting boring, bland and totally blah.
Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce is anything but bland, with pops of flavour from fresh basil, garlic, onion, balsamic vinegar, cottage cheese and red pepper flakes. This dish is the perfect combination of creamy, cheesy and richly flavoured tomato sauce.
Adding in balsamic vinegar kicks this sauce up a notch. It gives it a boost of flavour that’s almost unexpected. The light balsamic zing is amplified by the red pepper flakes. Without being spicy, Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce packs a real flavour punch. The cottage cheese adds a light, creamy and almost Parmesan tasting flavour.
Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce is a wonderful 20-minute meal. Indulge in a big bowl of pasta tonight. You deserve it!
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Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce
If you love creamy pasta sauce, you’ll love Cottage Cheese Tomato Sauce. Given its creamy flavour from cottage cheese, this is a healthy pasta dish. Fresh basil, cottage cheese, balsamic vinegar, and red pepper flakes make this pasta anything but ordinary.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 20 mins
- Yield: 4 to 5 1x
Ingredients
- 1 package pasta
- 1 (28 ounce can) crushed tomatoes
- 1/3 cup onion diced
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon parsley, dried
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- In a food processor, combine cottage cheese and milk. Process until smooth.
- In a large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté onions for 2 minutes. Add oregano, parsley, salt and red pepper flakes, cook for 3 minutes. Stir in garlic for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Pour in crushed tomatoes and sugar, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Stir in basil, balsamic vinegar and cottage cheese mixture. Add cooked pasta. Toss to cover.
- Plate and enjoy!
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Samantha
This sauce is so good!! Thanks for sharing.
Kylee A.
Such a great idea!! My whole family loves it!!
Keni K.
Yum!
Jonni Smithe
Such a delicious sauce!! I could eat it every day!!
Ronnie F
Looks delicious!! Can’t wait to try it.
Ronnie F
I got a recipe you should try. Only 2 ingredients.
A large Cucumber and Apple Jelly ;-p
Ella
Healthy tomato sauce!! This is wonderful.
Colleen
I absolutely adore cottage cheese…so, I know I’d love this pasta dish! Thanks for sharing on Friday Frenzy!
Jann Olson
What a clever idea. I love cottage cheese! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Becky Ellis
Yum! I love creamy tomato sauce on pasta, but it’s always so heavy and full of extra calories. Your recipe is much more healthy and full of good flavors. Looking forward to making this for dinner tonight! Thank you for sharing on Fiesta Friday!
viewfromthebeachchair
I will have to try this! #thatfridaylinky
Claire Rocks
I think that i will be giving this a try! thanks for sharing!
Lee MacArthur
This looks really good.
Donna Reidland
I really enjoy creamy and tomato sauces. This looks delicious!
helenfern
Hi – Visiting from the Over the Moon party. This pasta looks so rich and creamy – I’d love it if you checked out our What’s for Dinner party too!
helenfern
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Libby
This sounds like the perfect option for healthy yet tasty tomato sauce. Thank you. I can’t wait to try it.
catterygirl
Lovely pasta ideas.
cookingwithshy
You have some great ideas on your website!!
Jessica
Thanks!! You’re so sweet.
BrunetteinBalance
What a great idea! Do you think this recipe would work with fat-free ricotta?
Jessica
I haven’t tried it with ricotta cheese. Please let me know how it turns out. :)