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High Protein Roasted Red Pepper Pasta

Pasta is made with red pepper sauce, chicken & sausage. Cottage cheese replaces heavy cream in a decadent tasting high protein sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: high protein, pasta, red peppers
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 498kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb dry, short cut pasta like mezze rigatoni
  • 1 lb lean ground chicken
  • 1 lb mild Italian pork sausage, casings removed
  • 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (32 grams)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine (4 fl oz)
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • fresh chopped basil for serving

Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

  • 1 1/2 cups Breakstone's 4% Cottage Cheese (351 grams)
  • 12.9 oz jar of roasted red peppers, drained (360 grams)
  • 6-8 fresh basil leaves
  • 3/4 tsp garlic and herb mixed seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Add all sauce ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
  • Cook pasta to about 1 minute shy of al dente in salted boiling water (follow package directions).
  • While the pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Once shimmery, add ground chicken and sausage. Break the chicken and sausage apart into small chunks as they cook, until cooked through.
  • Make a space in the middle of the skillet and add white wine to deglaze and cook off the alcohol. Add sauce to the skillet, stir, and lower heat to low and allow the sauce to simmer while pasta finishes cooking.
  • Once pasta is cooked, reserve about a cup of the pasta water and set aside. Drain the pasta, then immediately add to the skillet with the sauce. Turn the heat off and stir in the parmesan cheese until melted. Add reserved pasta water as desired to increase the sauce volume and help it thicken.
  • Serve with additional parmesan cheese and fresh chopped basil, if desired.

Notes

Yield: This recipe yields a total of about 14 cups.
Storage: After cooling, store the pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Reheating: Microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring halfway through. Add a splash of stock or half and half and stir to revive it and make it really creamy.
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Nutrition

Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 1295mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g