Mock Pasta Alfredo Recipe

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"If you've been yearning for pasta in a creamy sauce, indulge yourself with this recipe," advises Ruby Williams of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

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Mock Pasta Alfredo Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups (12 ounces ) 1% cottage cheese
1/2 cup fat-free milk
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
8 ounces spiral pasta, cooked and drained
1 to 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped

Directions

In a blender or food processor, process cottage cheese, milk and garlic until smooth. Add flour, lemon juice, basil, mustard, pepper and salt if desired; process until well blended. Pour into a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thickened. Do not boil. Serve over noodles; sprinkle with chopped tomatoes. Yield: 4 servings.

Diabetic Exchanges: One serving (prepared without added salt) equals 2-1/2 starch, 2 lean meat, 1 vegetable; also, 316 calories, 368 mg sodium, 8 mg cholesterol, 53 gm carbohydrate, 20 gm protein, 2 gm fat.

Originally published as Mock Pasta Alfredo in Taste of Home October/November 1993, p18