🍝 Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce 🍝 Yep, we’re doing it- vodka sauce made with cottage cheese 😍 You guys, it’s so smooth and creamy, you would NOT know there is cottage cheese in it! . I tweaked my vegan vodka sauce to create this cottage cheese version, which adds a nice little boost of protein to vour pasta sauce! And let me remind you the vodka is optional (just swap for lemon juice) so no worries if you don’t want to use vodka! . Here’s what you need: 8oz pasta (I used whole wheat) 1 tablespoon olive oil 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 (15oz) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes 2 tablespoons vodka or lemon juice (either one works great!) 1/2 cup cottage cheese (4% milk fat works best) 1/2 cup pasta water . Cook the pasta according to package directions and reserve one cup of pasta water. In a large saucepan, add the olive oil and garlic and sauté over medium-low heat for 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and vodka or lemon juice. Simmer over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes or until the tomatoes ...