Creamy Avocado Pasta
We had a few ripe avocados leftover after making our Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and I didn’t want them to go to waste, so I made one of our favorite pasta dishes-Creamy Avocado Pasta. It may not be the prettiest pasta dish, but it might be the tastiest. Trust me on this one. If you are an avocado lover, you will go crazy for this pasta.
You can have this delicious pasta dish on your table in 15 minutes. All you have to do is cook your pasta (we use whole wheat spaghetti, but any pasta will work) and make the simple sauce. To make the sauce you combine avocado, garlic, fresh lime juice, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Mix the sauce with the hot pasta and you are good to go. I told you it was easy. The pasta is rich, thick, and creamy. I love that there is no butter or cream involved. The avocados create a smooth and creamy sauce without any help. This recipe is vegetarian, vegan, and can be gluten-free-if you use gluten-free pasta.
I could eat this pasta dish every night of the week. It is one of our “go to” meals when we are rushed, but still craving good home cooking. If you are looking for an easy healthy recipe that will wow your tastebuds, make this Creamy Avocado Pasta.
Creamy Avocado Pasta
Yield: Serves 2
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
This delicious Creamy Avocado Pasta can be on your table in 15 minutes. It is one of our "go to" meals.
Ingredients:
6 ounces pasta, we used whole wheat spaghetti
1 large ripe Avocado, pitted and peel removed
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to tasteDirections:
1. Bring water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Salt the water and add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.
2. While the pasta is cooking, make the sauce by placing the avocado, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, salt and pepper into a food processor or blender. Process until smooth and creamy.
3. When pasta is done cooking, drain and place pasta into a large bowl. Add the sauce to the pasta and toss until pasta is well coated. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Serve immediately.
Note: This pasta dish is best eaten the day it is made.
Adapted from Oh She Glows
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Such a great idea for a pasta dish. Yum!
Love the creamy texture of avocado, this pasta dish is so healthy. A must make.
oooh I never added avocado to pasta. What a great idea.
I can’t wait to try this recipe! Fresh yet creamy, and healthy too. Yum!
I am DEFINITELY going to give this a bash in the near future, just the sort of easy dish I need after a day at uni
wonderful recipe!
Sounds delicious, can’t wait to try it! I’m so tired of boring old spaghetti with the typical red sauce and spaghetti salads. Thanks!
Cant much easier than this. I would tear this dish up. my kids would hate it..they are weird! Nice simple and yummy dish Maria!
I made this last summer for my pre 20mile run pasta dinner…and it was the best. Thing. Ever. That was probably the best 20 miler of my LIFE.
I’ve never thought of adding avocado to pasta, but it totally makes sense! It’s healthier than cream sauce and gobbs of cheese.
I got to try This!
Mmmmmm…I’ve been picking up some extremely good avocados lately. This looks so creamy delicious – and perfectly quick and easy!
this looks great! i love avocados and have some quinoa noodles sitting in my pantry right now. this might have to go on the rotation sooner as opposed to later.
I love this, I just saw a similar recipe this week and had never thought of it before but I will be trying it soon, thanks for the recipe
I never thought of this as a possibility. Stunning idea. I think I might do an avocado with whole wheat pasta this week.
This will be a must in my recipe book. Since I was forbidden to eat dairy products I have a lot of things that I cann’t eat, one of them is our peruvian pesto, it’s a pesto but with fresh cheese and milk., and it’s one of my favorites, and I can’t have it.
But this one, made with avocado, in addition to have no dairy should be a light version of a pasta.
Loving up this alternative to mac and cheese!
This looks out of this world fantastic!
I am definitely an avocado lover, and I am loving this recipe!
Cool! I just made green pasta yesterday too! I love avocado and have never thought to put it with pasta- but I bet it’s delicious!
this was AMAZING! i was a little worried my kids wouldn’t like it because they ‘claim’ to not like avocados. so i didn’t tell them what was in it until they were ‘ooing’ and ‘awing’ at the table. my 5 year old said, “mom, i guess i do like avocados sometimes’. thank you so much for posting this recipe. i am a total fan now! thank you, thank you!
Two Peas replied: — January 14th, 2012 @ 9:42 pm
I am so glad you and the kiddos liked the pasta! Yay!
Awesome recipe! I will definitely try this sometime soon!
Are those Reed avocados you’re using? Sure look like it!
You’re in a avocado zone…and I love it! What a great idea to prepare pasta with avocado. Can’t wait to try it!
This sounds absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, I’ve got to get this on the regular roster in our house. I love everything in here and I also love how easy and quick it is. We were at Costco today and I passed up buying a large bag of avocados and am now kicking myself.
Yum! In your professional opinion, do you think this would still be good if I put in a thermos for my kids lunch? Do you think the avocado would turn brown?
I have been dying to try this since I saw it on Pinterest. This may just have to go on my menu this week!
Love it!
Referred to the recipe in my blog, yummy!
I love pasta! I love avocado! I can’t wait to try your recipe
Sounds lovely but any suggestion for a substitute herb for cilantro as really can’t stand the taste.
Two Peas replied: — January 19th, 2012 @ 11:20 pm
You could use basil and lemon.
I just love this recipe…always looking for meatless recipes and we just can’t get enough of avocados. I love that it also has lime and ciltantro – yum!
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I made this the other night for dinner. It was quick, easy, and delicious! My husband thought it was a pesto sauce when he looked at his plate – haha! He liked it better with some parmesan cheese sprinkled on top but I liked it just the way it was. I had such a light refreshing flavor. Thanks so much for another great recipe! I will definitely make this again.
Two Peas replied: — January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:20 pm
Glad you enjoyed the pasta. It is on our menu all of the time:)
We tried your recipe last week and it was AWESOME! A huge hit for our whole family and my six year old who normally eats like a mouse gobbled it up. Then, she grabbed the bowl for seconds. Thank you especially for helping me find something my girls love!
Two Peas replied: — January 22nd, 2012 @ 11:19 pm
You are welcome! I am so glad the entire family liked the pasta.
This was sooo good!!! I made a huge batch… defiantly recommend a food processor as my blender couldn’t make this so I had to hand cream! But I made enough to have extra for work the next day thinking my husband wouldn’t like it.. When I woke up he had eaten both containers when he got home from his shift!!! Can’t wait to make again!
Two Peas replied: — January 26th, 2012 @ 10:38 am
Glad you enjoyed the pasta!
I have yet to make pasta w avocado sauce! I don’t know what I’m waiting for! Looks so delicious
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Tried this recipe last night. Great use of avocados. I did find, however, that my blender didn’t do that smooth, creamy like it should have. Ended up adding some extra virgin olive oil and water from the pasta boil to make it blend up.