This bad boy was super quick and easy and extremely filling. First I steamed a bed of spinach and place on the bottom of the bowl. I then added a big scoop of cottage cheese and added 2/3 cup whole wheat pasta on top. For the sauce I heated some roasted eggplant with marinara and added capers and kalmata olives to make a tasty puttanesca sauce. Dumped the sauce over the noodles, added more cheese, mix, and YUM! I actually wasn't even able to finish all the pasta!
Adding lots of veggies to your pasta is a great way to fill up on less carbs. And adding cottage cheese may seem a little odd to some, but cottage cheese is just like ricotta's brother, except lower fat. It actually melts and gets really creamy and delicious in pasta plus adds a big punch of protein. I highly recommend it!
Maybe we're related somehow, way back in our family trees, at least that would be a good explanation why I love everything that you cook. I'm a big pasta fan, but try to eat little pasta with lots of veggies too, or else I just put on weight.
ReplyDeleteLove cottage cheese too for its very high amount of protein, but haven't tried to put it in pasta yet. Interesting idea. Must try.
Mmmm, looks good :)
ReplyDelete@Maya - I usually don't eat a lot of pasta either, it's just been easy and convenient this week! :-)
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Yummy! I love cottage cheese with tomato sauce and kidney beans. It was my go-to when I used to run more.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds and looks delicious! I would never think to add cottage cheese.
ReplyDeleteHhahahaha my camera charger is in the kitchen too...strange? This looks delicious! I'm loving the Fusilli too...it holds sauce/ veggies best! I love pasta because it is so versatile. Even with veggies and cheese you can make a hearty winter meal or a refreshing summer meal.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE cottage cheese in place of the ricotta as well.
ReplyDeletethe first time it was an accident (ok more that I was disorganized and forgot the ricotta on the store shelf) and didnt even realize it was a "substitution" people make.
now I always use it.
MizFit
That is looking AWESOME right about now. I can never turn down pasta, it's in the italian handbook! (:
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of cottage cheese in pasta...and it looks WONDERFUL! I adore spinach in pasta...cooked spinach is a love of mine :)
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