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
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- 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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