Pasta with avocado and ricotta

Name: Pasta with avocado and ricotta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 8 oz (dry) whole wheat pasta; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 avocados peeled and mashed; 7 tbsp fresh ricotta cheese; 2 tbsp single cream; 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander; freshly grated Parmesan cheese to serve

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

8 oz (dry) whole wheat pastasea salt and freshly ground black pepper2 avocados, peeled and mashed 7 tbsp fresh ricotta cheese2 tbsp single cream2 tbsp chopped fresh corianderfreshly grated Parmesan cheese, to serve

Directions

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Toss in the pasta, give it a stir, cover with a lid and return to the boil. Meanwhile, mix the mashed avocado with the ricotta cheese and cream to make a fairly smooth sauce. Season with salt, and then stir in the coriander. Finally season with plenty of black pepper. Drain the pasta and return to the saucepan. Add the sauce and toss together thoroughly. Transfer to a warmed serving bowl and serve immediately with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Serving Size: 4

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TBELLE87.

Servings Per Recipe: 1

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 1,689.1
Total Fat: 74.8 g
Cholesterol: 60.8 mg
Sodium: 801.9 mg
Total Carbs: 210.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 43.9 g
Protein: 57.8 g

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