This Creamy Avocado Pasta is silky, fresh, and easy to prep! Use a ripe avocado, fresh tomatoes top it over your favorite pasta noodle! Ready in less than 30 minutes, make for an easy week night meal!
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Our go to, fast weeknight dinners always includes pasta! It’s just so quick and easy! The best kind of pasta includes fresh and easy ingredients like avocado!
Who would of every of thought to put avocado in a pasta sauce? Not me! Avocado is something we have to think to buy at the grocery store, not something that we automatically buy. It’s one of those ingredients though that adds some depth to your dish, like this creamy avocado pasta!
We were presently surprised how fresh, light, and creamy this pasta turned out!
HOW TO MAKE CREAMY AVOCADO PASTA:
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pound penne
- 1/2 tablespoon sea salt
- water
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lemon or 1 tablespoon of juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS:
- In large pot bring water and sea salt to a boil. Add penne and cook for 10-12 minutes or al dente.
- In the meantime add avocado to bowl.
- Next add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, dried basil, and yogurt. Mash well together.
- When pasta is cooked, pour sauce over pasta, mix well.
- Top with tomatoes and cheese. Stir
- Serve immediately! ENJOY!
NOTES!
The sauce can also be made in a high power blender or food processor. It will come out extra creamy and there will be no chunks of avocado versus mixing by hand.
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Avocado Pasta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound penne
- 1/2 tablespoon sea salt
- water
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 lemon or 1 tablespoon of juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
- 8 oz cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- In large pot bring water and sea salt to a boil. Add penne and cook for 10-12 minutes or al dente.
- In the meantime add avocado to bowl.
- Next add olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, dried basil, and yogurt. Mash well together.
- When pasta is cooked, pour sauce over pasta, mix well.
- Top with tomatoes and cheese. Stir.
- Serve immediately! ENJOY!
Giulia
That was soo good!