We had a tornado warning yesterday and it rained nonstop all afternoon. To keep myself from wallowing in tornado-induced despair, I made quite possibly the healthiest but creamiest spinach pasta I’ve ever tasted.
I’ll be the first to admit that I count calories – very stealthily of course. (Although I definitely wasn’t counting them when I bought a taco salad from the Mayo cafeteria and ate the entire deep fried crunchy bowl. I would do it again.) And I ALWAYS want to order pasta with cream sauce…before settling on a salad…with the dressing on the side. But I’m pretty sure this is a freebie when it comes to calories, and definitely cashes in on the deliciousness. So what’s the secret? (I sound like such a pro haha) Cottage cheese.
I sauteed some spinach, garlic, and red onions. Mixed with linguine, cottage cheese, and TJ’s everyday seasoning. I let it all sit on the stove for a little while since the cottage cheese melted and got a little watery; but once that started boiling off, it became incredibly hopefully healthy unhealthy-looking creamy.
Cottage cheese has definitely affirmed itself as one of my favorite foods – try it with applesauce. It’s kind of amazing.
