Creamy Cottage Cheese Pasta

Ingredients

• 12 ozpasta, rigatoni or shells
• 2 cuplow-fat cottage cheese
• 2garlic cloves
• 1lemon, zested and juiced
• ½ cupvegetarian hard cheese, finely grated
• 2 tbspolive oil
• ½ tspred pepper flakes
• 2 cupbaby spinach
• ¼ cupbasil, torn
• salt
• black pepper

Method

1. Cook the pasta in well-salted water until al dente. Save 1 cup of the pasta water, then drain.

   ⏱ 11 min

2. Blend the cottage cheese, garlic, lemon juice, hard cheese, olive oil and 1/2 tsp salt until completely smooth.

3. Return the pasta to the warm pot off the heat. Pour in the sauce and toss, adding pasta water a splash at a time until it is glossy and coats every piece.

4. Fold in the spinach until it wilts, then the lemon zest, red pepper flakes and basil.

5. Season with salt and plenty of black pepper and serve right away.