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Avocado Pesto Pasta

March 11, 2014 by becky 16 Comments

Avocado Pesto Pasta- Pasta tossed with a delicious and creamy avocado pesto sauce.

Avocado Pesto Pasta

I love pesto and I love avocados but I would never have thought to put the two together! I was recently looking through the cookbook, The Fresh 20 when I came across this recipe. It intrigued me because I wasn’t sure how it’d taste. So I gave it a try and I was not disappointed!

It was so easy to make! Dinner was ready, start to finish is no more than 20 minutes. The avocado mixed into the pesto gave it a nice creamy texture that we all loved. Β We topped it with diced tomatoes. This is a new family favorite! Quick, easy and healthy. My kind of dinner!

Enjoy!

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Avocado Pesto Pasta

Avocado Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

  • 12 oz. whole wheat spaghetti
  • 1 cup Pesto
  • 2 avocados, halved and pitted
  • Juice of Β½ lemon
  • 2 medium tomatoes, diced

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a large pinch of salt and the pasta. Cook until al dente. Drain, reserving Β½ cup of the pasta water.
  2. Put the pesto in a large bowl. Scoop the avocado flesh into the bowl and mash the avocado and lemon juice into the pesto.
  3. Toss the pasta with the pesto, adding some of the reserved pasta water if necessary to give it the desired consistency.
  4. Season with salt and pepper if desired.
  5. Serve the pasta with the diced tomatoes.
© Becky

Slightly adapted from The Fresh 20

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Comments

  1. Lindsay @Artsy-Fartsy Mama says

    March 11, 2014 at 8:31 am

    This sounds amazing!! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • becky says

      March 12, 2014 at 3:03 pm

      Thanks for stopping by! πŸ™‚

      Reply
  2. Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says

    March 11, 2014 at 8:33 am

    I do love avocado and pesto, never thought of combining the two. Sounds delicious!

    Reply
    • becky says

      March 12, 2014 at 3:04 pm

      Thanks Amber! It’s a yummy combination!

      Reply
  3. Becky @ Project Domestication says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:02 am

    I’ve never had pesto and avocado together. I’ll have to give it a try. And I love the natural green recipes. πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • becky says

      March 12, 2014 at 3:05 pm

      This was my first time too! It’s really good!

      Reply
  4. Kelly says

    March 11, 2014 at 12:16 pm

    We eat a lot of pesto made with spinach and my boys love it. I’ll have to try this, because we are big avocado fans in our house.

    Reply
    • becky says

      March 12, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      Spinach pesto sounds amazing!

      Reply
  5. DesignedByBH says

    March 11, 2014 at 9:35 pm

    Hmmm…I never would have thought of mixing avocado and pesto, either, but I’m sure it would be good! πŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

    – Brooke –

    Reply
    • becky says

      March 12, 2014 at 3:06 pm

      It is good! You’ll have to try it sometime. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  6. Kyrstin says

    April 2, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    Just made this for dinner and it was super yummy! Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • becky says

      April 5, 2014 at 2:23 pm

      That’s great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. πŸ™‚

      Reply

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