Description
Creamy and refreshing, this courgette and cottage cheese pasta blends simple ingredients into a flavorful, feel-good dish that’s perfect for any night of the week.
Ingredients
- Pasta: 250g (about 9 oz) spaghetti or linguine
- Courgettes: 2 medium, grated
- Cottage Cheese: 200g (about 3/4 cup)
- Garlic: 2 cloves, minced
- Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons
- Lemon Zest and Juice: from 1 lemon
- Salt and Black Pepper: to taste
- Parmesan (optional): 2 tablespoons, grated
- Fresh Basil or Parsley: a handful, chopped
- Reserved Pasta Water: 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Preheat your equipment by bringing a large pot of salted water to a boil and heating a skillet over medium heat.
- Combine garlic and olive oil in the pan, sauté for 1 minute, then add grated courgette and cook for 4–5 minutes until softened.
- Prepare your cooking vessel by boiling pasta until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water and drain.
- Assemble the dish by blending courgette, cottage cheese, lemon juice and zest, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Cook to perfection by tossing pasta with the sauce and reserved water in the skillet over low heat for 1–2 minutes.
- Finishing touches: sprinkle with parmesan and herbs, drizzle with olive oil.
- Serve and enjoy immediately while warm.
Notes
- Use a Microplane for finely grated courgette that melts into the sauce.
- Reserve pasta water to create a smoother, silkier finish.
- Add chili flakes for a spicy version.
- Try ricotta or Greek yogurt if cottage cheese is unavailable.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 15mg