Cottage Cheese Alfredo
The kitchen tools are part of MacroChef Plus
Meal planner, calorie tracker, the grocery list that adds up what your meals share, portion scaling and cook mode — plus every recipe, every method and every gram weight.
How Plus works- 640
- CALORIES
- 67g
- PROTEIN
- 60g
- CARBS
- 13g
- FAT
Macros are for one serving as written. Make gives you more servings of the same size; Portion resizes one serving and moves the macros with it.
Ingredients
- 160g (5.5 oz) chicken breast
- 70g (2.5 oz) pasta, dry
- 120g (1/2 cup) cottage cheese, 2%
- 20g (1/4 cup) parmesan, finely grated
- 2 garlic cloves (6g), minced
- Pinch of grated nutmeg, 1/2 tsp fine salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp (30ml) water, for blending; 1 tbsp salt for the pasta water
7 ingredients, each with the gram weight the macros above were computed from.
Method
- Blend the cottage cheese with the 2 tbsp water until completely smooth - 30 seconds, scraping down once. Any lumps left now will still be lumps on the plate; they do not cook out.
- Boil the pasta in well salted water and reserve a mug of the water before draining.
- Season and sear the chicken over medium-high, 5 min a side, to 74C / 165F. Rest it 5 min, then slice.
- Soften the garlic in the same pan over LOW heat for 60 seconds without letting it colour.
- Pour in the blended cottage cheese and warm it gently, stirring. Never let it reach a simmer - cottage cheese splits into grains the instant it boils.
- Stir in the parmesan, nutmeg and pepper until glossy.
- Add the pasta with a splash of its water and toss to coat, then top with the sliced chicken.
Every recipe is part of MacroChef Plus
One subscription opens all 111 recipes, every method and every gram weight, plus the meal planner, calorie tracker, grocery list, portion scaling and cook mode. Cancel any time.
MacroChef Plus is bought in the iPhone app, which is on its way to the App Store. The free week and the subscription are handled by the App Store, so they are cancelled there too.
How Plus worksTip: blend it, then keep it below a simmer. Those two rules are the entire difference between alfredo and a pan of scrambled cheese.
EquipmentBlender, pan for the pasta, 24cm / 9in skillet
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Links to equipment are affiliate links - they cost you nothing extra and no recipe was chosen or written to sell anything.
KeepsFridge 3 days. Reheat over low with a splash of water, stirring - high heat will split it even after cooking.
More like this
Browse every recipe and build a grocery list
Macros are computed from the raw ingredient weights above using USDA FoodData Central reference values. Brands vary, so treat them as close estimates rather than lab figures. Nothing here is medical or dietary advice.