Oh She Glows: creamy avocado pasta

Name: Oh She Glows: creamy avocado pasta Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 pitted avocado; 2-3 garlic cloves (to taste); 1/2 lemon juiced (zest to garnish); 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1/4 c fresh basil; 2 tbsp EVOO; 2 servings whole wheat pasta; freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 pitted avocado2-3 garlic cloves (to taste)1/2 lemon juiced (zest to garnish)1/2 tsp kosher salt1/4 c fresh basil2 tbsp EVOO2 servings whole wheat pastafreshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Bring several cups of water to a boil in a medium sized pot. Add in your pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until Al Dente, about 8-10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, make the sauce by placing the garlic cloves, lemon juice, and olive oil into a food processor. Process until smooth. Now add in the pitted avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.

3. When pasta is done cooking, drain and rinse in a strainer and place pasta into a large bowl. Pour on sauce and toss until fully combined. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper.

Serve immediately. Makes 2 servings.

Please note: This dish does not reheat well due to the avocado in the sauce. Please serve immediately.

**Please note also that this recipe was found online at https://ohsheglows.com. Please check out the website for other recipes.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user _TRIXIE_.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 448.7
Total Fat: 28.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 12.2 mg
Total Carbs: 47.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 12.5 g
Protein: 9.6 g

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Member Reviews

CD13924222
I made this tonight for dinner because it sounded so good. Followed the recipe, but hubby and I both thought it rather bland. - 6/2/13
SARAHFINA20
Love this - 4/18/12
ONEWEIGH
This is soooo good! I used 3 servings of pasta because it was the main dish and one serving seems kind of skimpy all by itself--there's plenty of sauce for that amount of pasta. - 3/9/12
VTCRICKET84
We made this for dinner last night and loved it! We love garlic, but next time I will only use one clove. Definitely going into our regular dinner rotation! - 2/8/12
LOVE_IS_LOUDER
I felt there was way too much lemon, slightly too much garlic (I used two cloves) and could have used some more spices. With a few tweaks, I feel this could be quite tasty!! - 8/23/11