As soon as you taste it, you’ll swear this creamy avocado alfredo sauce must be made with a ton of heavy cream… But there’s actually NO heavy cream in the entire recipe!
♥ It’s a low-calorie meatless meal that’s surprisingly high in protein and can be made in under 20 minutes, from start to finish.
For the past two years, I have been so in love with avocados.
I will go through at least one a week, mashing and spreading on tortillas, scooping them straight from the skin, or adding them to everything from Avocado Smoothies, to Avocado Mayonnaise, to Avocado Chocolate Mousse.
Avocados have a thick and creamy texture that lends itself so well to both sweet and savory recipes, and they’re a fantastic healthy replacement for heavy cream.
Very low in saturated fat, avocados are an excellent source of the good monounsaturated fat that—when eaten as part of a healthy diet—has been shown to lower one’s risk of both heart disease and cholesterol.
And if you’re worried about the calories in avocado, numerous studies have shown that people who eat them as part of a balanced diet feel more full after a meal and can actually end up losing weight.
That doesn’t mean avocados are only for people interested in weight loss.
These nutrient powerhouses offer almost 20 vitamins and minerals to everyone, including Vitamin K, Vitamin E, folate, copper, and potassium.
Plus, they are low in sugar and high in fiber!
Replacing the heavy cream in traditional alfredo sauce with avocado is not only a much healthier choice, it also happens to be delicious!
You’ll want to eat a double batch of this avocado alfredo for sure.
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Avocado Alfredo Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk of choice
- 2/3 cup fully mashed avocado (160g)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp salt, or more to taste
- 2 tsp oil or buttery spread – adds richness and helps sauce adhere to pasta but can be omitted
- 8 oz uncooked noodles OR spaghetti squash, black bean pasta, steamed veggies, etc.
- nutritional yeast or Parmesan, such as vegan parma, for serving
Instructions
- Whisk the first 4 ingredients and optional oil in a small saucepan. (For a smoother and creamier sauce, blend or use a hand blender to blend until smooth.) If making pasta, bring a separate pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain fully (do not rinse with water), then set aside. Heat the first small saucepan until sauce thickens and begins to boil, then stir in the pasta and remove from the heat. Serve immediately, sprinkling with nutritional yeast or Parmesan if desired.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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What is black bean pasta?
Black bean pasta is pasta made with black beans. There are other pastas made of corn, rice, quinoa, etc. This is just another variation. I’m guessing black bean pasta has a stronger flavor, though, but I haven’t tried it yet.
OMG, this looks so good. Lucky me, I have everything I need, at home, to make this.
My favorite market has avocado on sale this week. Yay! an excuse to go buy more. This looks delish, I love the idea of having a healthy alternative to cream sauce. Alfredo is one of my biggest comfort foods. Thanks for giving us a new way do indulge.
xoxo
Katie
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This recipe has me intrigued and I am keen to try it and hope that non-vegan ingredients works out like yours did.
Can I add that your website seems a bit messed up? Formatting is all funky…
🙁 Something is wrong with my caching plugin. I’ve spent the past hour and a half trying to fix it… Hopefully it will be fixed soon!!! 🙂
Hate computers sometimes…
Looks wonderful. I would like to blend this at home then take it to work and microwave it. Any knowledge on how it will microwave?
Thanks!
You can definitely reheat in the microwave! The sauce is not as much of a vibrant green the next day, but it still tastes just as good!
I love the look of this recipe, especially since I’m literally addicted to avocado! I’m a uni student so it’s great how quick and easy it is too. I can’t wait to try it – thanks for sharing!
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My youngest son saw me printing your recipe for Avocado Alfredo Pasta and asked what it was. I told him I was making something new. He replied, “Is it from Chocolate Covered Katie?”. “Yes”, I told him. “Well then it HAS to be good!” We all LOVED this recipe! It is comfort food at its finest and SO creamy and good for us! And, we also agree that the Chocolate Mudslide from your recipe book is AMAZING! We have it about once a week or sometimes more! I think my husband would drink it every day if I made it that often. 🙂 Thank you so much for all you do Katie! You are a HUGE blessing to our family!
Thank you so much for making it!
Thank you for making the dish and commenting. I’m accustomed to a more review centric site vs sharing words on the recipe itself vs the food produced and eaten.
This looks absolutely incredible! I HAVE to try it with coconut milk!
I KNOW this is delicious because I make a similar recipe for tha family all the time! My kids love avocados and pasta…so it seemed almost natural to make a pasta dish out of the two 😉
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/recipes/creamy-avocado-pasta/
Katie, as always, your recipes never fail! We had this tonight…..all I can say is we fought over who was going to lick the pan….I totally won FYI 😉 this was amazing, thank you!! I also cannot believe I haven’t made the mudslide recipe from your book! I am trying that tomorrow, can’t wait!
Thank you so much!! 🙂