Avocado Pasta

Pick your pasta (type and details like whole wheat, gluten free, etc), using guacamole as the sauce – garnished with cherry tomatoes and corn.  Optionally, add chicken for protein.

Serves 4.

Health Information

• Avocado
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Corn

Prerequisites

• Food processor or blender
• Pot (to cook pasta in)
• Optional: Large bowl

Ingredients

Sauce

• Avocados: 2x, ripe, seeded
• Basil leaves: 1/2 cup
• Garlic: 2 cloves
• Lemon juice: 2 tablespoons
• Extra virgin olive oil: 1/3 cup
• Salt
• Black pepper

Misc

• Pasta of choice: spaghetti, rotini, macaroni, etc.  Preferably whole wheat
• Cherry tomatoes, halved
• Corn kernels, drained/thawed
• Optional: chicken breast, cubed

Instructions

Cooking

1. Combine avocados, basil, garlic and lemon juice
2. Season with salt and pepper, to preference
3. Add olive oil in a slow stream until emulsified
4. Boil water in a pot
5. Cook pasta to preference/package instructions
6. Drain water
7. Optional: Cook cubed chicken

Serving

1. Dole out sauce on top of pasta per serving, garnish with tomatoes and corn (additionally, chicken)
2. In a large bowl, combine pasta, sauce, tomatoes and corn (additionally, chicken)

Notes

• Adapted from Comfort of Cooking