Avocado Chicken Pasta
Chicken avocado is a match made in heaven. Usually served in a salad formation, here I offer it’s younger, hotter sibling you’ve all been warned about – chicken avocado pasta. Here’s the whole thing dissected:
Avocado Pasta – No chunks of avocado, rather instead a really simple and silky avocado sauce. Chicken – Grilled chicken, coated in a really easy marinade. Tomatoes – Roasted cherry tomatoes to stir through the pasta, juices from the pan fully included!
As you can see by the heart shaped dish, I usually do this recipe for date night. It’s easy, it’s carby and great to cook in pairs. However, it also works great as a hearty family dinner. The recipe is easily doubled 🙂
Avocado Pasta Sauce
The avocado sauce has a gorgeously creamy texture, but ironically there’s zero cream involved. Better still, you only need 5 ingredients! Here’s what you’ll need:
Avocado – Ripe, but not bruised. Fresh Basil – A large handful for a gorgeous burst of flavour. Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Creates the silky sauce. Lemon Juice – Livens up the sauce. Garlic – A gentle kick of flavour.
To make the sauce: just pop everything in a food processor and pulse until silky smooth. I recommend giving it a heavy seasoning, just to bring out the best in this simple sauce.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These really are the secret weapon to this dish. A gorgeous burst of sweetness and some nice colour contrast. They bulk out the pasta too, which is great if you’re opting to leave out the grilled chicken. To get the most out of your roasted cherry tomatoes, you want to roast them low and slow. As low as 150C/300F for as long as 1+hours. However, to keep things easy, I usually pop them in the oven at a higher temp until they just begin to burst. Either way, you MUST make sure you keep the juices. So much yummy flavour! To make the pasta: toss pasta through your sauce, using starchy pasta water to thin out if needed, then stir through the cherry tomatoes with the juices.
Avocado and Chicken Pasta
I was quite conscious with this recipe that the chicken added something to the dish, yet wasn’t too overpowering. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t there for the sake of it. As such, here’s a few tips to getting juicy grilled chicken:
Tips for juicy Grilled Chicken
Do I have to add chicken?
If you’re not a meat eater that’s absolutely fine, you can leave it out and the pasta will still be delicious.
How to grill Chicken Breast (quick summary)
The Perfect Date Night Dinner
Like I said, this dish is the perfect dinner for two. Not only because it fits neatly into a heart shaped bowl (lol), but mainly because it’s truly delicious, and who doesn’t want a delicious dinner on date night? Also, it’s incredibly quick and easy to make. Nobody really wants to be slaving away in the kitchen trying to follow a ridiculously hard recipe on date night. Lastly, pasta. Because if love isn’t eating extreme amounts of pasta together then I don’t know what love is.
What to serve with chicken avocado pasta?
Here I’ve opted for a really simple side salad and some garlic bread (cheesy garlic bread or cheesy pesto garlic bread also work great!) Oh, and some cheap heart shaped candles work great too 🤣 If you’re looking for more chicken avocado recipes definitely make sure you check out my Chicken Avocado Roll Ups! For more similar recipes check out these beauties too:
Chicken Pasta Recipes
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Alrighty, let’s tuck into the full recipe for this chicken and avocado pasta shall we?!
How to make Chicken Avocado Pasta (Full Recipe & Video)
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