Beetroot Pasta Recipe (Cottage Cheese Pasta Recipe)
Simple beetroot pasta recipe made with just a handful of ingredients like beetroots, cottage cheese, garlic, onions, herbs and pasta. This high protein cottage cheese pasta dish can be made in less than 30 minutes from start to finish making it a high protein, healthy and makes a filling lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
For Cooking Pasta
- 300 grams Uncooked Pasta
- 2 liter Water
- 1 tablespoon Salt
For Sauce
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled and chopped
- 1 medium Onion peeled and chopped
- 3 medium Beetroots peeled and chopped
- 2 teaspoon Dried Basil
- 2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 2 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper powder or to taste
- 1 cup Cottage Cheese
- ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
- 2 tablespoon Lemon Juice or to taste
Instructions
- Start by making the pasta sauce. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add in garlic and onions, saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in beetroots and stir fry with onions and garlic for 2 to 3 minutes. Add in salt, pepper, red chilli powder, oregano, basil and mix well.
- Now pour 1 cup of water and mix well. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until the beetroot is cooked. Take it off the heat and allow it to cool completely.
- Now take the cooked beetroots in a blender. Add in cottage cheese, parmesan, lemon juice and blend till creamy and smooth. This is your high protein beetroot sauce. You can taste this sauce and adjust with salt and lemon juice.
- Now cook pasta in salted boiling water as per package directions. Once pasta is cooked, strain and add it to the pot in which you were cooking beetroots. Pour in the prepared sauce and mix well. If it is too thick, add in some of the pasta cooking liquid.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Beetroot Pasta Recipe (Cottage Cheese Pasta Recipe)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
526
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
9
g
Cholesterol
13
mg
4
%
Sodium
2739
mg
119
%
Potassium
751
mg
21
%
Carbohydrates
76
g
25
%
Fiber
8
g
33
%
Sugar
14
g
16
%
Protein
21
g
42
%
Vitamin A
484
IU
10
%
Vitamin C
12
mg
15
%
Calcium
214
mg
21
%
Iron
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.