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Creamy Avocado Pesto - Delish!
12 ingredients
15 min + 10 min
4 servings
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"A creamy pesto without the cream! This pesto sauce is delicious and I guarantee you'll never make it a different way again! Double recipe for a full pound of pasta."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
923
Calories
46g
Protein
47g
Fat
90g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Avocado | 1 medium (150g) | 240 |
| Pasta | 1 cup cooked (140g) | 220 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Romano Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Cherry | 1 cup (138g) | 87 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) package penne pasta
- 1/4 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (optional)
- 1 avocado, peeled and pitted
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese
- 2 cloves garlic
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup olive oil, or as needed
- 1/4 cup diced cherry tomatoes, or more to taste (optional)
- 2 tablespoons grated Romano cheese, or more to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
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