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Marnie's Pasta With creamy avocado sauce by marnie bello serves: 4

But this pasta with its creamy delicious lemony basil-y summer-in-your-mouth avocado sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup

ripe avocado, pitted

1/2 tbs

lemon

3 tbs

cloves of garlic

1/2 tsp

salt

1/3 cup

fresh basil

6 oz

bucatini or other noodles

1/2 cup

freshly ground pepper to taste

2 tsp

butter

1 lb

rigatoni pasta

1 lb

sausage

1 box

garlic bread

Directions:

Bring several cups of salted water to a boil in medium pot. Add in pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
Make the sauce by placing garlic cloves and lemon juice into a food processor. Process until smooth. Add in the avocado, basil, and salt. Process until smooth and creamy.
Pour sauce over pasta, adding a bit of pasta water if necessary to make it looser. Taste for salt. Garnish with lemon zest and black pepper.