Creamy Tomato Cottage Cheese Pasta

Creamy Tomato Cottage Cheese Pasta Recipe by Yumna Jawad from Feel Good Foodie.
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 16 ounces fusilli pasta or pasta of choice
- 1 cup marinara sauce
- 1 cup whole-milk cottage cheese
- ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Chopped parsley for serving

Directions
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente according to package directions. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, drain and return the pasta to the pot, covered.
- Put the marinara sauce, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, melted butter, crushed red pepper, and pasta water in a high-speed blender and blend until smooth and creamy, 1-2 minutes.
- Transfer the sauce on top of the cooked pasta and toss until combined and heated through.
- Serve immediately with more red pepper flakes and chopped parsley, if desired.
