Avocado Basil Pasta

Submitted by Barb G.

"This looks so good, I belive it could be served as a salad or as a one-one dish meal. The recipe comes from Better Homes & Gardens Magazine."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 226.79 g bow tie pasta or 226.79 g wagon wheel macaroni
• 2 medium avocados, halved,seeded,peeled and coarsely chopped
• 6 slice bacon, crisp cooked,drained and crumbled
• 157.80 ml chopped fresh basil
• 29.58 ml lemon juice
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 3 clove garlic, minced
• 1.23 ml ground black pepper
• 0.61 ml salt
• 118.29 ml finely shredded pecorino romano cheese

directions

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Drain.
3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine the avocados, bacon, basil, lemon juice,olive oil, garlic, pepper, and salt.
4. Add the hot pasta and toss to combine.
5. Transfer to a serving bowl.
6. Sprinkle with cheese.

Reviews

[FlyingCook]

This was fantastic! DH asked why we had never used avocado in pasta before since it was so delicious. I made sauce as written and added a diced red bell pepper and cherry tomatoes for color and to make it a main course. Fresh, flavorful, and easy. Will definitely make again.

 

[bcherrycherry]

I left out the bacon because I am a vegetarian, but this was still so good!! I think I will make this more than red sauce pasta for sure.

 

[Charmie777]

Good and easy. I added a little red pepper flakes for kick, and used the pasta water to thin it a little.

 

[Soobeeoz]

This was great, and very easy to make. <br/><br/>I pureed the avocados in the blender along with some salt and freshly cracked black pepper, the juice of one lemon and 2/3 cup of grated parmesan, adding several big slurps of evoo infused with chilli. My avocados were quite small and, thinking the lemon may be overpowering, I mixed in some thickened cooking cream. Forgot to put in the garlic, but the semi dried tomatoes I used had been marinated in it, so there was plenty of flavour. <br/><br/>After tossing the farfalle with the avocado mixture, I threw in the basil chiffonnade and chopped semi dried tomatoes. Served it with extra parmesan, seal salt and freshly cracked black pepper and a fresh onion and parmesan batard.<br/><br/>We loved it and I plan to make it again soon. Thanks, Barb!

 

[Onambarwen]

I used an extra avocado (they were on sale). I also ended up using dried basil (good, but fresh would have been better). I added mushrooms, onions, and grape tomatoes, and used a different kind of noodles (don't know what, exactly. Short ridgy tube-shaped noodles.)<br/><br/>Was completely awesome. There was barely any left over, and that was just because everyone was so full they couldn't eat any more. Great, simple recipe.