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Avocado Pesto Pasta

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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.  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 ½ 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 ½ 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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