Roasted Garlic & Spinach Cottage Cheese Pasta

Name: Roasted Garlic & Spinach Cottage Cheese Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian, American
Ingredients: 1.5 cups cottage cheese blended; Spinach; 1 bulb roasted garlic; Parmesan cheese; Fresh basil (or pesto); Splash Olive oil; 24 oz chicken breast seared; Pasta water; Smoked paprika; Tony’s cajun seasoning; Salt pepper; Red pepper flakes; Lemon pepper; 8 oz pasta; 1 tbs butter

1 step

Prep:10minCook:35min

You can make this lower in calorie by taking out the butter, olive oil, and/or using a different pasta. Up the protein by adding more cottage cheese or chicken.

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:48:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories406 kcal (20%)

Total Fat17.4 g (25%)

Carbs31.2 g (12%)

Sugars2.8 g (3%)

Protein29.8 g (60%)

Sodium602.7 mg (30%)

Fiber1.5 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

1 ½ cupscottage cheese

blended

spinach

1 bulbroasted garlic

24 ozchicken breast

8 ozpasta

1 Tbsbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Roast garlic - Cook pasta and reserve cooked pasta water to add later to sauce - Blend cottage cheese, basil, olive oil, Parmesan, roasted garlic, and seasonings - Sear chicken breasts (season with all the same seasonings and lemon pepper) - Add butter to the pan to baste and pick up any seasoning left on the bottom - Add the seasoned butter to the pasta sauce - use a meat thermometer if you’re unsure when to take your chicken off the heat to rest (do not slice until rested!) - Heat the sauce on low, add butter, & mix in the pasta adding in pasta water as needed. (As it sits it will thicken) Taste & adjust seasoning - Slice and stir in the chicken.