Yum yum yum yum YUM!
I had some avocados that were almost too ripe after the Easter weekend. I’ve been dying to do something like this for a while now.
This concoction was amazing!
- Cook pasta according to directions (reserve pasta water in case your sauce needs thinning).
- Into a food processor add avocado, garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- Mix to smooth consistence and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon mixture into warm pasta and add reserved pasta sauce as needed to encourage sauce to coat pasta evenly.
- Grill chicken and serve over pasta.
First, cut avocados and remove the seed. I use the knife trick and knock the blade into the seed, twist, and remove.
Remove the avocado from the outer layer. I usually slice the knife through the flesh, breaking it into cubes but leaving the akin intact. I then scoop the cubes out with a spoon.
Add avocado directly to the food processor.
If you have fresh garlic or lemons – use them! I didn’t. Add 1 tbsp of minced garlic and 1 tbsp of lemon juice. I added just under 1 tbsp of lemon juice because I’m a little scared of lemon. I made a pasta dish not too long ago with lemon and I added too much and it was pretty much beyond help – yuck! I didn’t taste the lemon too much in this dish so I think it may be safe to add more.
Next add 2 tbsp of olive oil. I started with two and could have stopped there but I added more because I thought it might need it to smooth things out more. Next time I think I’ll try too and add more pasta water to thin it out if needed.
I got a little help with running the food processor! 🙂
Add salt and pepper to taste. I added it here so I could taste the mixture before deciding how much it needed.
Add the sauce to the warm pasta and add any pasta water to make sure it coats evenly. I just lightly strained most of the water out but kept the pasta pretty wet.
Serve pasta topped with chicken and enjoy!
It is so delicious and rich – I definitely didn’t need all that I piled in my bowl but it was sooo good!
This looks delicious!
This looks so yummy!! Thank you so much for sharing your post on Seasons of Homemakers!!
Abbi @ Seasons of Homemakers
This looks awesome! I will be making this in the near future!
Cindy @ a Mom raising her boys