Avocado Pesto Pasta- Pasta tossed with a delicious and creamy avocado pesto sauce.
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
Ingredients
- 12 oz. whole wheat spaghetti
- 1 cup Pesto
- 2 avocados (halved and pitted)
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2 medium tomatoes (diced)
Instructions
- 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.
- Put the pesto in a large bowl. Scoop the avocado flesh into the bowl and mash the avocado and lemon juice into the pesto.
- Toss the pasta with the pesto, adding some of the reserved pasta water if necessary to give it the desired consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve the pasta with the diced tomatoes.
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Did you make this recipe? Leave a comment!
Slightly adapted from The Fresh 20
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This sounds amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
I do love avocado and pesto, never thought of combining the two. Sounds delicious!
Thanks Amber! It’s a yummy combination!
I’ve never had pesto and avocado together. I’ll have to give it a try. And I love the natural green recipes. 🙂
This was my first time too! It’s really good!
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.
Spinach pesto sounds amazing!
Hmmm…I never would have thought of mixing avocado and pesto, either, but I’m sure it would be good! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
– Brooke –
It is good! You’ll have to try it sometime. 🙂
Just made this for dinner and it was super yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
That’s great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂