Avocado Asparagus Pesto Pasta prepared by Rachel Pollard

GUESS WHAT…

Avocado is a great addition to a pasta to provide a creamy taste without cream. It’s much healthier and adds a great flavor to pesto!

-Combine 1/2 cup spinach leaves with 1 clove garlic and 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil and puree
1/4 cup chopped asparagus, roasted
(at 500F for 10 minutes with a sprinkle of olive oil)
1.5 cups shell pasta, cooked
-1/8 cup reserved pasta water
salt and pepper to taste

-1/2 cup roasted chicken chopped

In a blender, combine pesto and avocado
In a bowl combine pasta and asparagus and chicken 
Pour avocado mixture over pasta and stir

Add water if needed to gain desired thickness
Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Sadly, this sauce needs to be thrown out after about 6 hours, so eat up!