Grammy's Kitchen · Pesto Pasta · Cottage Cheese Creamy Pesto Pasta
One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured
from www.twopeasandtheirpod.com
It ranks #1 of 155 for noodle texture among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 7 cooks on www.twopeasandtheirpod.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 155.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| protein add | 22% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 lb orecchiette pasta, (or pasta of your choice) |
| 100 g | 1 cup basil pesto |
| 113 g | 1 cup cottage cheese, (I recommend 2% or 4%) |
| 52 g | 1/2 cup reserved pasta water |
| Kosher salt and black pepper, (to taste) | |
| For garnish: crushed red pepper flakes, fresh basil, and Parmesan cheese |
Method: 3 steps, published by www.twopeasandtheirpod.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“OMG another new favorite for me and my husband! I keep my home made pesto in the freezer in 1/4 cup containers, so this lunch came together in a FLASH. We use pasta made with lentils for the extra protein boost, and now we have a delicious and easy sauce with ” — a cook, 5★
“My family loved it! My son that does not eat cheese or anything with the word cheese in it did not realize cottage cheese was in it!” — a cook, 5★