Cottage Alfredo

My boys love alfredo so I made this version lower in saturated fat. Made with my favorite Alfredo ingredient: crushed red pepper flakes.

Cottage Alfredo Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 oz uncooked fettuccine
• 1 1/4 cup lowfat cottage cheese
• 1 cup nonfat milk
• 3 oz baby spinach
• 1 oz shredded Parmesan cheese
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper

Directions

1. Fill a large stock pot about halfway full then bring to a boil on stovetop.
2. Add 8 oz fettuccine and cook, stirring occasionally, until almost at your desired level of doneness – I cooked mine the max time listed on the pasta box (11 mins).
3. Add to food processor: 1 1/4 cup lowfat cottage cheese, 1 cup nonfat milk, 1 oz shredded Parmesan cheese, 3 Tbsp softened unsalted butter, 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour, 2 tsp chopped garlic, and 1 tsp kosher salt.
4. Pulse until smooth then transfer to a large skillet.
5. Bring to a simmer over medium heat on stovetop and cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is thickening (reducing), 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Add 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper and 3 oz baby spinach and stir in until spinach wilts then turn heat down to a simmer.
7. Before draining fettuccine, set aside 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
8. Drain fettuccine then return it to the stock pot.
9. Add 1 Tbsp EVOO and toss to coat.
10. Add fettuccine to skillet and toss to coat.
11. Add reserved 1/2 cup pasta water and toss fettuccine to coat then continue cooking until sauce has reached your desired thickness.

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving	1 1/2 cups
Calories	438
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.5g	21%
Saturated Fat 8.5g	43%
Cholesterol 37.5mg	13%
Sodium 480mg	21%
Total Carbohydrate 49.1g	18%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g	9%
Total Sugars 5g
Added Sugars 0g
Protein 21.5g
Vitamin D 1.5mcg	8%
Calcium 305.5mg	24%
Iron 2.1mg	12%
Potassium 378mg	8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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