Easy Cottage Cheese Alfredo Sauce with Chicken and Sausage
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 580kcal
This low carb alfredo sauce recipe, made with zucchini noodles, chicken, and italian sausage, comes together in no time making it a popular dish in my house.
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Equipment
- 1 Large skillet
- 1 Zoodle maker
Ingredients
- 2 cups of cottage cheese
- 1 cup of parmesan cheese
- 1 cup of milk or heavy whipping cream see notes
- 1 teaspoon of oregano
- ½ teaspoon of garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon of sea salt
- ½ teaspoon of freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch optional see notes
- 1 tablespoon of cold water optional see notes
- 3 pounds of zucchini
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 pound of Italian sausage
Instructions
- Using a spiralizer, handheld zoodle maker, or whatever you have to make zoodles, make zoodles out of the three pounds of zucchini and set aside.
- Place cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, milk, oregano, garlic powder, sea salt, and pepper into a food processor and blend until combined.
- Next, cut up chicken and sausage into bite sized pieces and place onto a large lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes or until chicken reaches 165 degrees F.
- After the chicken and sausage is finished cooking, place in a large skillet. Then add the cottage cheese mixture and cook over a medium heat for about 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
- The mixture will begin to get thin once it starts warming up. If you would like a thicker sauce, then mix the cornstarch and the water together to create a slurry. While stirring the sauce in the pan, pour the slurry in and mix until well combined. Lower the heat to medium low and continue to stir until the sauce is thickened.
- Place a serving size of zoodles on a plate and warm in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. Then spoon a serving of the mixture in the skillet over the zoodles and enjoy!
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Notes
Adding heavy whipping cream will thicken the sauce better than milk and you may not have to use the cornstarch.
The cornstarch will thicken the sauce but be sure to keep an eye on the skillet after you add it. Remove the skillet from the heat after you have achieved your desired thickness.
Nutrition
Serving: 6 servings | Calories: 580kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 149mg | Sodium: 1484mg | Potassium: 1352mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 721IU | Vitamin C: 43mg | Calcium: 355mg | Iron: 3mg