Spaghetti With Cottage Cheese Pesto

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/3 cup cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup snipped fresh basil or 2 tablespoons dried basil
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 ounces spaghetti or 4 ounces fusilli, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 for pesto, in a blender container or food processor bowl combine spinach, water, cottage cheese, basil, parmesan cheese, oil and garlic.
• 2 cover and blend or process until smooth.
• 3 spoon half of the pesto (about 1/2 cup) over the hot pasta. toss to mix well. serve immediately.