Rich and decadent, Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce is quite possibly my favorite pasta sauce. The best part? I don’t even have to feel guilty about eating it! It is healthy!
Healthy Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce is a great alternative to traditional Alfredo sauce. Avocados, thick Greek yogurt, lemon juice, tomatoes and scallions make this wildly popular dish a favorite. Bacon optional!
I know you don’t beleive me. But this avocado cream sauce is the bee’s knees. Seriously. I might even enjoy it more than a traditional Alfredo and that is a bold statement.
An entire helping, including whole wheat pasta and bacon, comes in under 550 calories. That is practically unbelievable! And you are hiding some veggies from those kiddos.
They’ll never know. OK, maybe they guess when their Alfredo sauce is a funny hue of green. Ha!
Magically, Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce and Alfredo sauce don’t share many of the same ingredients. Maybe only garlic (which I happen to double.)
Thick Greek yogurt with creamy avocado serves as the base for garlic and lemon juice, providing the flavor and acidity we love in a nice alfredo sauce.
I add fresh cherry tomatoes and scallions for a slightly primavera feel. And then I top it with bacon, which is optional and cut the calories even more.
You can even top this avocado cream sauce with Parmesan cheese if you’d like. Although I think you’ll find it is creamy enough on its own.
What makes this avocado sauce even better? It is ready in just 15 minutes. FIFTHTEEN minutes, to a beautiful, delicious dish of Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce!
I use a whole wheat spaghetti, but feel free to use any pasta you like, even gluten-free. The sauce can even be made on its own and serve over chicken or seafood.
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Creamy Avocado Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 10 ounces (dry) whole wheat spaghetti
- 2 avocados , pitted and sliced
- 8 ounces plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 4 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley leaves , roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes , halved
- 1/2 cup scallions , chopped
- 1 cup bacon , cooked and chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- While pasta cooks, place avocado, plain Greek yogurt, Kosher salt, garlic, lemon juice, parsley and extra virgin olive oil small food processor or blender. Pulse until smooth. You can also use a blender or stick/immersion blender to combine.
- Drain pasta and add avocado mixture to the same hot pot. Heat over low, stirring occasionally, for 2-3 minutes or until hot. Add cooked pasta to avocado mixture and toss until fully coated.
- Plate pasta, top with fresh grape tomatoes, scallions and bacon.
- If you’ve tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was!
This is SO good! Second time making it tonight and the whole family loved it! I added sautéed minced onion, celery, and garlic, then chicken with the sauce! Definitely marking this as a make often!
Yum! Thanks for the feedback!
Love the avocado and bacon on this dreamy pasta. Looks delish!
sounds very amazing!!! yummy we love pasta dishes
Looks delish and healthy! I am always a arching for pasta recipe a as I never seem to be able to dress them up! Glad you shared witj us at Home Matters linky party!
I’m so intrigued by the idea of using avocado! Sounds great (and angel hair is my favorite pasta) 🙂
Looks so delicious!1
Anything wit avocados I am in for!
My favorite cut of Dreamfields pasta is Angel Hair.
Angel hair is my favorite. I just love it!
I’ve been using Dreamfields almost exclusively in my kitchen for several years now. It’s a truly great product. Love the idea of this sauce with avocado! I wouldn’t have though of using avocado in a pasta sauce, but I can totally see how it would lend a creamy texture. Absolutely have to try this now!
I want to dive right in! I love avocados, they’re perfect in this dish.
My favorite? All the pasta!! I wish I could eat avocado. I would definitely try this!
we’re huge fans of dreamfields!
I like Angel Hair .
You can’t go wrong with avocado. YUM!
I need to hop on this avocado train but I’m scared. This does look and sound wonderful though.
Anything that involves avocado, I’m there! This really looks delicious! And I love penne and rotini!
What a fabulous recipe you’ve developed here! I seriously can not wait to try it! Love everything about it!!!
This pasta looks delicious! I use Dreamfields in all my pasta dishes. And I am obsessed with all things avocado. perfection!
I’ve got my fork ready to twirl!
Honestly, I love all cuts of pasta, but my favorites might be linguine, penne, and rotini. This dish looks so amazingly delicious, Jessica! I love all the ingredients, especially the avocado. And bacon! we definitely have to add that. Thanks for the recipe =)
Angel Hair!
I like rotini.
Your recipe sounds delicious!
I love this and I really love dreamfields! 🙂
I see my husbands new ‘favorite recipe’ on the horizon. Avocado in the sauce over pasta. Yum!!!
I love your Creamy Garlic Avocado Primavera recipe using Dreamfields pasta. I always use Dreamfields pasta and we love it. I can’t wait to try your recipe, sounds so creamy and delicious.
I just love the avocado in this! Can’t wait to try it!
You had me at creamy garlic and the avocado was the cherry on top, What’s not like?! This pasta dish looks delicious!
Mmmm, this sounds amazing – avocado and garlic is the perfect saucing combo. Plus, so bright and welcoming!
My favorite: spaghetti! What a great sauce idea, Jessica!
Yum – another great recipe with so many of my favorite ingredients. Thank you for sharing!
I love sauces made from avocado. All of this! Want.
Avocado AND pasta? This is a meal for me 🙂
I don’t think I could ever get enough pasta! I could eat it all day everyday! I need to live in Italy where that kind of thing would be acceptable 🙂 I really can’t pic a favorite type of noodle. I guess it would just depend on the type of mood and sauce I’m in! Your recipe looks great! Going on my Pinterest Board!
I’m all over this dish! Healthy fats from the avocado paired with a high fiber and protein pasta…delicious combination!
lasagna of course but I’m in love with all pasta
Next time I see great avocados at the store, this is happening.
Adicted to pasta, been wanting to try cooking with avacado. I think we found a solution 🙂
I have never tried Dreamfield’s, but my favorite type of pasta is spaghetti.
I love the idea behind this sauce! My favorite pasta is angel hair usually, just because it takes the shortest amount of time to prepare!
My favorite is Penne.
I’d love to try this! Thanks for the recipe!
I absolutely love avocados and pasta is a huge favorite of mine so this recipe is a great find in my book! Thanks for blogging a winning recipe combination!
Yum! I love a good pasta dish. This looks so good!
That does sound like a great comfort food, you’re right. I like that it has avocado.
that looks so good. i wish i could cook better. maybe i’ll have my husband make it.
This recipe is super easy, Katrina! I’m sure you can handle it!
This looks so delicious! I love using raw veggies in meals. It’s so much healthier and tastes so much better.
It has avocado. I am all over this.
Looks easy and delicious! I’m not a huge pasta person, but I might make an exception for this one! 😉
I looks delicious and somewhat out of my comfort zone (never tried avocado!) I think I should give this a try I know my kids would gobble it right up!
Oh you should, Jeanine! You can do so much with it and it is so healthy!
Your pasta dish looks and sounds really tasty. Is the wheat in dreamfields non GMO. I love to know. Thanks for the recipe. If you come across a good wheat free, corn free, quinoa pasta, please let me know. Thanks, Jessica!
This looks absolutely scrumptious! I love avocado, so this is right up my alley!
I love Dreamfields Pasta, and have used and like every single one. I probably use the spaghetti the most!
Oh, this looks absolutely amazing….I love avocados, pasta and garlic!
That looks so delicious! I could eat it all up right now!
This looks delicious. I love avocados and pasta.
I love the penne
I adore avocados! This looks like a recipe that hubby and I would both enjoy. Pinning!
This looks so tasty! I love anything with avocado in it.
I love pasta but I can’t stand a blah looking pasta dish. This looks so bright and vibrant. Delicious!
I love spaghetti!
Love the use of avocado in this dish.
I like Lasagna pasta, we actually had lasagna rolls tonight…a lot easier than a pan of it and just as tasty!
This looks so delicious. I will be trying this recipe this weekend for sure.
There is an art to food photography, when the colors pop like your photo. You have some wonderful photography skills.
Thank you, Kim. I actually consider photography one of my weaknesses, so to hear this, I’m flattered!
My favorite is Angel Hair
Oh my! That does look decadent! I am a fan of any type of pasta dish and plan on trying this soon.
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever had avocado. I think it’s a texture thing, but I’d give this a try.
Really, Billie??? It is a pretty amazingly versatile vegetable and super heart healthy, which is why is pairs wonderfully with healthy Dreamfields Pasta!
Garlic, Avacado and Bacon are my 3 favorite ingredients 🙂 I can’t wait to try this recipe. I’m also slightly addicted to pasta…..so this is like perfect for me.
Pasta is one of my favorite food groups! This looks fabulous with avocado!
Wow this pasta looks amazing!
Thank you, Nancy- fits right into your Skinny Kitchen!
This looks and sounds really good. I love Alfredo sauce but I would leave out the avocado. I am allergic to it.
Oh no! You better stick with the original then.
Linguine is my favorite pasta. Oh heck I love all pasta!
Me too, Debbie. I’m an equal pasta opportunist.
Oh and my favorite kind of pasta is linguini!
Your pasta looks creamy and dreamy, YUM!!
That looks really good. I love anything when avocado is involved.
I’m a total linguini lover!!!
I have a newly discovered love of avocados, so I think this sounds totally awesome. Garlic is just the icing on the cake 😉
You almost can’t even taste the avocado. I swear, if you took a bite without knowing it was avocado, you’d never think ti wasn’t heavy cream.