This vegan avocado pasta recipe takes less than 10 mins to make! It’s creamy, fresh, and delicious!
Trust me, you’ll want to make this weekly it’s so good and combines my two fave ingredients: Avocado & Pasta! It’s the perfect quick & tasty vegan dinner!
My avocado pasta recipe is vegan, oil-free, nut-free, and can be made gluten-free using GF pasta!
Recipe for Vegan Avocado Pasta
For this vegan avocado recipe, I used avocado, red onion, cilantro, garlic and lime juice to make the avocado pasta sauce! The avocado pasta has a lot of flavor and you can add chickpeas or black beans for extra protein with your pasta of choice!
What’s great about this recipe? You don’t even need a blender to make this avocado pasta “sauce”. It’s an effortless, healthy and delicious dinner to add to your weekly meal plan.
You can also watch me on YouTube make this creamy avocado pasta & other simple recipes!
Ingredients
- Pasta of choice (use gluten-free if desired)
- Avocado
- Red Onion
- Garlic
- Lime Juice
- Cilantro
- Tomato (optional)
- Beans (optional)
Measurements in Recipe card below!
How To Make Avocado Pasta (Vegan)
1. Start by cooking your pasta according to the package instructions. Use gluten-free pasta, if you are gluten-free. While the pasta is cooking, you can prepare the avocado pasta sauce.
2. Next, finely dice the red onion and cilantro, and mince garlic.
3. In a bowl, scoop out the flesh of the avocado and add it to the bowl and add the diced red onion, chopped cilantro, minced garlic, and lime juice.
4. Mash the avocado mixture using a fork until it reaches a creamy consistency. This will serve as your guacamole sauce for the pasta.
5. Season the guacamole with salt and pepper to taste. If desired, you can also add guacamole seasoning for extra flavour or any other spices of your choosing.
6. Optionally, add diced tomatoes to the guacamole mixture and mix well.
7. Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and rinse it thoroughly with cold water to cool it down.
8. Add the cooled pasta to the bowl with the guacamole sauce. Also, add the chickpeas for protein.
9. Mix the pasta, guacamole sauce, and chickpeas until well combined, ensuring that the pasta is evenly coated with the sauce.
10. Taste the pasta and adjust the seasonings or add more salt and pepper if desired.
11. Serve the avocado pasta immediately and enjoy your quick and delicious meal!
Vegan Avocado Pasta
Equipment
- Pot to cook pasta
- Bowl for mixing avocado
- Knife
Ingredients
- 2 servings pasta of choice (170g)
- 1 Avocado mashed
- 1/2 Red Onion diced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 Lime juiced
- 1/3 cup Cilantro chopped finely
- 1 Tomato optional, diced
- 3/4 cup Black beans optional, or chickpeas
Instructions
- Start by cooking your pasta according to the package instructions. Use gluten-free pasta, if you are gluten-free. While the pasta is cooking, you can prepare the avocado pasta sauce.
- Next, finely dice the red onion and cilantro, and mince garlic.
- In a bowl, scoop out the flesh of the avocado and add it to the bowl and add the diced red onion, chopped cilantro, minced garlic, and lime juice.
- Mash the avocado mixture using a fork until it reaches a creamy consistency. This will serve as your guacamole sauce for the pasta.
- Season the guacamole with salt and pepper to taste. If desired, you can also add guacamole seasoning for extra flavour or any other spices of your choosing.
- Optionally, add diced tomatoes to the guacamole mixture and mix well.
- Once the pasta is cooked, drain it and rinse it thoroughly with cold water to cool it down.
- Add the cooled pasta to the bowl with the guacamole sauce. Also, add the chickpeas for protein.
- Mix the pasta, guacamole sauce, and chickpeas until well combined, ensuring that the pasta is evenly coated with the sauce.
- Taste the pasta and adjust the seasonings or add more salt and pepper if desired.
- Serve the avocado pasta immediately and enjoy your quick and delicious meal!
Nutrition
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This looks so delicious and refreshing. I have to try it soon