Creamy Pasta With Florets

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup 1% fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 5 cups broccoli florets
• 4 cups cauliflower florets
• 4 ounces angel hair pasta, uncooked
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 2 1/2 cups mushrooms, sliced

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 6 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• 2 bring 1 inch of water to boil in a saucepan and place broccoli and cauliflower in a steamer basket over water.
• 3 cover and steam for 3-4 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• 4 meanwhile cook pasta according to directions and then drain.
• 5 in a large non-stick skillet, saute garlic in oil for 2 minutes.
• 6 add mushrooms and saute 5 minutes longer.
• 7 stir in broccoli and cauliflower, pasta and cottage cheese mixture.
• 8 heat through.