I definitely am a bit addicted to avocados. I have one almost every day in my lunch. Well, this week I bought way too many because they were on sale. So I decided to make the most incredible and healthy avocado veggie pasta with them before they went bad. They made the most wonderful, creamy sauce that I tossed with veggies and gluten free pasta. So this recipe also hits a lot of the dietary restriction boxes in that it is vegan and gluten free!
Oh my goodness, this was such an incredible pasta dinner that I could feel good about eating. The sauce was so flavorful and creamy as it lovingly coated the tender pasta. It was a cinch to make and a joy to eat. Hope you all love it too! xoxo
Pasta does not have to be unhealthy! This avocado veggie pasta has the most creamy, satisfying avocado sauce with loads of artichokes and roasted red peppers over gluten free pasta. It's vegan too!
- 1 pound gluten free short pasta
- 3 whole avocados pitted and peeled
- 1/2 cup baby spinach
- 1 whole shallot
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 whole lime juiced. At least 2 tablespoons worth
- 1 dash olive oil
- 1 jar roasted red peppers drained and thinly sliced, 12 ounce size
- 1 can artichoke hearts roughly chopped, 8.5 ounce size
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First, get a large pot of water on the stove to boil. Once it is boiling, salt it generously and add the pasta. Cook it until tender for about 6-8 minutes, reserve about 2 tablespoons of the cooking water, then drain it. While the water comes to a boil and the pasta cooks, make the sauce. Combine the avocado, spinach, shallot, garlic, salt, pepper and lime juice in a food processor and run it until it becomes smooth and creamy.
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Then heat up the olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Cook the roasted red peppers and artichokes in it for just a couple of minutes, then add the sauce and reserved pasta cooking water. Let that all cook together for another couple of minutes for the flavors to marry. Finally, toss in the cooked pasta and stir it all together well. Scoop it into bowls and serve immediately. Enjoy!
This sounds great! It seems really healthy too!
It really is, healthy and yummy! Thanks very much :-).
Since I love avocados and pasta combining the two makes perfect sense. I will be making this very soon and enjoying a big bowl of it.
Thank you so much, Candy!! I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think :-).
I’ve made something like this before. So good for you and so delicious! I’m going to give your recipe a try too. Thanks!
Oh thank you very much, I hope you enjoy this version!!
Artichoke, red pepper and avocado are a wonderful combo!! Great recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!!
I would have never thought to try this! It’s pretty genius!
Thank you so much!!
Wow, I bet that was so creamy. I also have a love affair with avacodos!
Thank you so much!!
Yum! This sounds delicious! I love the idea of using avocados to make a creamy sauce.
Yes, it really makes the sauce so lovely! Thank you!