YUMMY YUMMY YUMMY!
I adapted this recipe from the beautiful Pinterest, but more specifically from this website:
http://www.flourishingfoodie.com/2012/03/creamy-avocado-pasta.html
THANK YOU for the idea!! I was so excited to try out this pasta because I'm not always a fan of super creamy thick sauced pastas. This recipe had no butter (which doesn't happen often when you enter my kitchen) and it was supposed to be vegetarian, but I couldn't help myself, bacon and avacado together sounded like the perfect pairing.
So HERE is what you need:
- 1 box of fettucine pasta (12-16 ounces, mine was 12oz)
- 1/2 pint of Grape tomatoes (any tomato would basically work here, I just liked the way these looked when I went to the store)
- 2 ripe avocados, skinned and seeded
- 2-4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1-2 tablespoons minced garlic (I didn't have an EXACT measurement here, I was using a regular spoon)
- 5 slices of bacon (or more, or less lol)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup of toasted pine nuts
- Grated Parmeasan or Romano cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
LET'S MAKE IT!
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay out bacon on 1 tray (I line a cookie sheet with foil to make for easy clean up). Cut the tomatoes in half and lay out (flesh side up) on another tray, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and a little pepper.
2) I love baking my bacon, I feel like there is less hassle, less shrinkage, and I don't find myself getting burned by bacon grease. I stick my tray of bacon in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes, I then flip the bacon and bake for another 4-6 minutes (At this point you could flip it again and bake for another minute or two depending on how crispy you like your bacon). The tomatoes can be in the oven during this process, I think I roasted them for about 30 minutes, you want them to burst and get soft (mine even charred a little bit).
3) Boil a big pot of water, salt it, and add Fettucine, I also added a tablespoon of olive oil. Cook as directed on package.
4) While the pasta is cooking, add avocados, lemon juice, garlic, a sprinkle of salt, and 2 tablespoons olive oil to a food processor. Blend to creamy consistency. If your mixture is looking a bit stiff, add some more olive oil (I had to).
5) Drain pasta and rinse, add pasta to avocado mixture in a large bowl. Add pepper (and more salt if you desire). Crumble bacon and mix into pasta, stir in some or all of roasted tomatoes as well.
6) Serve pasta topped with pine nuts and cheese (if desired).
ENJOY! My family and I surely did :)
