Cottage Cheese Mac And Cheese
This cottage cheese mac and cheese recipe is a great dupe for the classic. It is high in protein and has all the flavours of a hearty mac and cheese, but without the high calories.
Ingredients
- 1 cup macaroni pasta you can use whole wheat pasta, chickpea pasta or any high protein pasta.
- 1 cup cottage cheese you can use full-fat, low-fat or fat-free.
- ¾ cup milk I used full-fat.
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder you can replace it with onion powder or mix both
- ¼ teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon pasta water optional in case the sauce is too thick.
Instructions
- Boil the macaroni in salted water until tender, then drain.
- Blend cottage cheese, milk, corn starch, half of the cheese, garlic powder, paprika, and salt until smooth.
- the final result should be a thick and creamy sauce.
- Cook the sauce in a pan, keep stirring until it thickens. You can adjust the thickness of sauce by adding some of the pasta water.
- Add the leftover cheese and mix until melted and combined.
- Pour the sauce over the hot pasta and stir until creamy.
Notes
- Use whole milk and full-fat cottage cheese for extra creaminess.
- Taste and adjust the salt to your liking before serving.
- Blend the sauce well so it’s silky.
- Leave out some pasta water to add to the high protein mac and cheese in the sauce gets too thick.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 186kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 11gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 185mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 209IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 0.4mg
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