Description
A comforting and nutritious pasta dish made with creamy cottage cheese, pumpkin puree, and fresh spinach, perfect for chilly nights.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz Pasta (choose your favorite shape)
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
- 2 cloves Garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese, grated
- 1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 2 cups Fresh Spinach
Instructions
- Cook the Pasta in salted boiling water until al dente.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet and sauté the minced garlic for 1 minute.
- Add the pumpkin puree and cottage cheese, mixing to create a creamy sauce.
- Season the sauce with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in the cooked pasta and reserved pasta water as necessary, then fold in the fresh spinach.
- Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese.
Notes
For a vegan option, substitute cottage cheese with silken tofu and use nutritional yeast in place of Parmesan.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
