Pasta or spaghetti with a spicy avocado sauce made with ripe avocados, roasted hatch green chiles, tomatillos, roasted garlic, cilantro, and olive oil. Topped with crumbled queso freso and green onions.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Latin fusion, Tex-Mex
Keyword Avocado, New Mexico hatch chile peppers, Pasta, Pasta with avocado sauce, Spaghetti, Spicy avocado sauce
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 8to 10 servings
Ingredients
For the spicy avocado sauce:
12roasted New Mexico hatch chile peppersroasted and peeled (can also use Anaheim peppers, poblano peppers, or regular bell peppers for a non-spicy variation)
10tomatillos~1 lb, roasted or grilled
1-2heads of garlicroasted or grilled
2-3green onions
2ripe avocados
½cupof olive oil
1small bunch of cilantro
2small limesjuiced
Salt to taste
For the avocado pastas:
2lbsof spaghetti or your choice of pastascooked according to package instructions or your preference
Crumbled queso fresco or cotija cheese
Chopped green onions
Additional diced or sliced avocadooptional
Cilantro leaves
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients for the spicy avocado sauce in the blender.
Blend until you have a smooth sauce.
The sauce can be served immediately or refrigerated until needed. Stir and let it return to room temperature when serving.
Cook the spaghetti or pastas according to package instructions, drain, and place in a large bowl.
Add the spicy avocado sauce and mix well. Serve the avocado pastas with crumbled queso fresco, chopped green onions, cilantro leaves, and diced avocado.