Red Pepper Pasta with Avocado Cream Sauce
So it’s been one week already and we are all moved in to our new house! So far it’s been a lot of work unpacking, cleaning and patching things up…but we think we are going to love having our own house. I seriously feel like I’m living in a mansion. Going from living in a 700 square foot apartment for almost 7 years to an 1800 square foot house will make ya feel that way, I guess. My favorite parts about the house are the enormously huge kitchen and the cozy living room with the fireplace that I’ve always dreamed of having. I’ll have to post pictures as soon as I get the boxes, ladders, and overall clutter out of the way so I can actually take some decent photos.
I’ve also had some requests for “before and after” photos of my old kitchen versus new kitchen. I think my new kitchen is the size the entire apartment was! Wow, that’s really sad. Oh, my new kitchen also has WINDOWS….which means natural light….which means a lot more enjoyable times spent in the kitchen 🙂 It really makes a huge difference having space to move around and windows to look out while I’m cooking or baking. I might not be able to find where I put anything in this huge kitchen but it sure beats the gloomy, cramped kitchen I came from!
This recipe I’m sharing today is by FAR is one of my new favorite pasta dishes. I always thought avocado was just for guacamole but I was sooo wrong. It is such a delicious, creamy and rich treat that’s pretty versatile. I came across this recipe on a great blog that I recently started following and knew I had to make it the second I saw it. It was simply amazing. I never thought of incorporating avocado into a cream sauce but it’s ingenious….oh, and avocados are healthy for you! They have a lot of fat in them , but thankfully, those fats are the healthy kind. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
1 Avocado
1 Red Pepper — deseeded, quartered and sliced into thin strips
8 ounces Orecchiette Pasta (or any pasta will do)
1 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup shredded Parmesan Cheese
1 clove garlic – minced
Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Mrs. Dash Original Blend Seasoning
DIRECTIONS:
Prepare pasta according to package instructions, drain, and drizzle with some olive oil so it won’t stick together and then set aside.
Drizzle olive oil in your pot, and sauté the minced garlic.
Add in red peppers and sauté for 3-5 minutes over medium heat.
Add in cream and simmer for approximately 3 minutes.
Cut avocado in half lengthwise, remove pit and scoop into a bowl. Mash it with a fork. Once mashed, add to the boiling cream mixture.
Mix well and allow to simmer for an additional 3 minutes.
Add in cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste and, lastly, sprinkle in some Mrs. Dash to add a lemon kick to the dish.
Mix all together, pour over pasta and serve warm.
Recipe source: dannyskitchen.me
OMG Ashley!! You had me at red pepper pasta. I LOVE red peppers in my pasta. I always add them! BUT the addition of a cream sauce…. an AVOCADO cream sauce has me craving this pasta for breakfast with my coffee. Sounds gross, but I really don’t think you could go wrong with a huge plate of this!!
Thanks, Sally! I have to say, I felt like this recipe was made for me..haha It’s so delish!
Ashley, this looks phenom!! I love red peppers and avocado is practically my blood type. I eat it on EVERYTHINGGGGG. It’s 7am here right now–can I have this for breakfast?
There are no rules against having this for breakfast… haha!
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to make it and eat it! Thanks!!
I hope you love it! 🙂
That’s a lovely looking pasta. How exciting to be out of the tiny apartment and in a spacious home. I hope the unpacking goes smoothly xx
Thanks! So far so good!
So excited for you and your new house! Cannot wait to see pictures 🙂 And I love this avocado cream sauce, but have never paired it with red pepper before. (Duh. Yum.)
I will post pictures after we paint and it looks halfway decent! haha. Thanks for the comment!
Yay! Congrats on your new house! I remember when we first moved into a house from a tiny downtown Indy apartment. i remember just standing in our extra bedrooms thinking “what in the world am I going to do with all this space?!”
Christina, that’s exactly how I feel! I have more space than I even know what to do with (never thought I’d ever feel that way)
Congrats on the new house. I can totally relate having lived in a 900 sq ft place prior to this house — every inch makes a big difference 🙂 Am so glad you love this recipe…thanks for sharing!
Thank YOU for the amazing recipe! I will be making it over and over again 🙂
Hi Ashley thanks for your visit. I was born here in America and all Italian ancestors. I was brought up by a grandma that spoke broken English and cooked from her Region in Rome. I had never had the pasta with cream until I went to a restaurant.. Your avocado cream sauce is divine I love both the Italian twist you put on this one as well. Americanized is the new Authentice don’t you think? Have a great weekned!
Nothing beats authentic, that’s for sure! And that’s why I love your recipes 🙂 Thanks for commenting, Claudia!
Avocado in pasta? That’s such a great idea! I wish I thought of that and could claim it as my own 🙂
I never would have thought to put them together, but it’s amazing!
Wow! This looks amazing! I love Avocado! By the way I am so jealous of your new big kitchen! Mine is so tiny and I cant wait for a big one some day!
You will get one someday and it will be worth the wait! 🙂
that is such a yummy pasta, looks soooooo delicious!
Thanks, it’s one of my new faves!
What a mouthwatering dish. I can imagine how creamy the sauce is when using avocado. Thanks for sharing:)
Thanks for the nice comment, Nancy!
This looks amazing!! I definitely have to make a vegan version of this 🙂
Thanks, Christina!
Um…I think you just made a dish that involves my all-time favorite flavors and ingredients! This looks incredible!
It’s one of my favorites. Thanks, Dana!