{"id":2128,"date":"2025-10-13T22:25:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T22:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?page_id=2128"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:29:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T14:29:46","slug":"high-protein-alfredo-pasta-with-roasted-cabbage-noodles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?page_id=2128","title":{"rendered":"High-Protein &#8220;Alfredo&#8221; Pasta with Roasted Cabbage Noodles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe ditches traditional pasta for <b>roasted cabbage &#8220;noodles&#8221;<\/b> and swaps heavy cream for a secret high-protein ingredient\u2014<b>cottage cheese<\/b>!<\/p>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>Prep the Cabbage &#8220;Noodles&#8221;<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Preheat your oven to <b>425\u00b0F<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Take the whole head of cabbage and cut it <b>longways<\/b> (from top to bottom).<\/li>\n<li>Place the cabbage halves <b>face down<\/b> on a baking sheet.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle with <b>avocado oil<\/b> and massage in <b>salt and pepper<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <b>20 minutes<\/b>, or until tender and slightly caramelized.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Make the High-Protein Alfredo Sauce<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Combine the following ingredients in a blender or food processor:\n<ul>\n<li>16 oz full-fat <b>cottage cheese<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Softened butter<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shredded Parmesan cheese<\/b><\/li>\n<li>A dash of <b>milk<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Garlic powder, onion powder, salt &amp; pepper<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Blend until the sauce is completely <b>smooth<\/b> and creamy. Add more milk if the sauce is too thick.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Saut\u00e9 the Chicken &amp; Assemble<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li><b>Saut\u00e9 the chicken<\/b> (cut into strips or cubes) until it is fully cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>Once the chicken is cooked, reduce the heat and stir in the entire batch of <b>Alfredo sauce<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Let the sauce warm through, tossing to coat the chicken.<\/li>\n<li>Take your roasted cabbage &#8220;noodles&#8221; and pour the <b>chicken and Alfredo sauce<\/b> mixture over them.<\/li>\n<li><b>Serve immediately<\/b> with a generous sprinkle of <b>chili flakes<\/b> on top. <b>ENJOY!<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Have you ever tried using cabbage as a pasta substitute? Let me know!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfredo-cabbage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2130 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfredo-cabbage-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfredo-cabbage-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/healthchicchatter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/alfredo-cabbage.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recipe ditches traditional pasta for roasted cabbage &#8220;noodles&#8221; and swaps heavy cream for a secret high-protein ingredient\u2014cottage cheese! Instructions Prep the Cabbage &#8220;Noodles&#8221; Preheat your oven to 425\u00b0F. Take the whole head of cabbage and cut it longways (from top to bottom). Place the cabbage halves face down on a baking sheet. Drizzle with <span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span> <span class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/?page_id=2128\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Read More &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":230,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2128","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2128"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2131,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2128\/revisions\/2131"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/HealthChicChatter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}