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A creamy avocado and parmesan sauce is tossed with fresh pasta and loads of buttery, garlicky shrimp in this tasty Shrimp & Avocado Pasta recipe! It’s to die for.Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Avocado, lemon, garlic, freshly cracked salt and pepper… Is there anything more pure or fresh than this simple, delicious pasta?? :) My kitchen smelled amazing yesterday as I was making this! Such a bright combination of flavors and aromas.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

I am so excited to share this recipe with you today from a new cookbook called Absolutely Avocados by my friend Gaby Dalkin of What’s Gaby Cooking. Gaby is the avocado queen and her new book has 80 amazing avocado recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and even dessert! This book would definitely be my first stop for fun, new, delicious recipes using avocados. Gaby is obsessed with avocados, so I know she has the best recipes on how to use them for every occasion!! :)

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

You know I picked a pasta recipe to make first! :) I didn’t have to read past the first four ingredients — shrimp, avocado, lemon and pasta — to know this would be so right up my alley. Add in garlic, scallions, and Parmesan? It just sends it right over the top.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

How to Make Shrimp & Avocado Pasta

Start by boiling the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and set aside.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Meanwhile, cut the avocado in half. Gaby shows you exactly how to buy and cut an avocado with step by step pictures in her book.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Remove the pit, and spoon out the avocado from the skin and place the avocado into the bowl of a food processor. Add the Parmesan and lemon juice and process for 1 to 2 minutes while streaming in 2 tablespoons of olive oil until smooth and creamy. Scape down the sides of the food processor bowl with a spatula as needed. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and set aside.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Next add the butter and reminaing 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Add the shrimp and cook until they are pink an cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Like so!

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Add the scallions and red pepper flakes and stir to combine.

Add the cooked pasta and avocado-Parmesan sauce and toss to combine.

Linguine with shrimp, avocado, & parmesan cheese. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Easy dinner, done!

Serve it up topped with more Parmesan if desired! Such a fun and delicious pasta. Thanks for sharing with us Gaby!

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Shrimp & Avocado Pasta

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: American

Description

A creamy avocado and parmesan sauce is tossed with fresh pasta and loads of buttery, garlicky shrimp in this tasty Shrimp & Avocado Pasta recipe! It’s to die for.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ripe Hass avocado
  • 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 pound linguine
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

  1. Cut the avocado in half lengthwise. Remove the pit from the avocado and discard. Remove the avocado from the skin, and place the avocado in the bowl of a food processor. Add the Parmesan and lemon juice to the food processor bowl. Pulse the mixture for 1 to 2 minutes while streaming in 2 tablespoons of the olive oil until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides of the food processor bowl with a spatula as needed. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Set the avocado mixture aside.
  2. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add the linguine and cook according to the package directions. Once the pasta is al dente, drain and set aside.
  3. Add the butter and remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the shrimp and cook until they are pink and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Add the scallions and red pepper flakes and stir to combine. Add the cooked pasta and the avocado-Parmesan sauce to the shrimp mixture and toss to combine using a pair of kitchen tongs. The pasta should be evenly coated with the avocado-Parmesan mixture. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  4. Serve immediately, with more Parmesan if desired.

Reprinted with permission from Absolutely Avocados by Gaby Dalkin.

To see more recipes from Absolutely Avocados, check out these links below:

Bacon, Avocado and Corn Salad on Picky Palate
Fried Avocado Tacos on Heather Christo Cooks
Irish Nachos on Family Fresh Cooking
Mango Cilantro Guacamole on Two Peas and Their Pod
Cheese Pupusas with Tomatillo Avocado Salsa on Table for Two
Vegetarian Avocado Sushi Bowls on Running with Tweezers
Goat Cheese Guacamole w/ Pita Chips on Shutterbean

And for more recipes plus a peek inside the Absolutely Avocados cookbook, be sure to visit this page on What’s Gaby Cooking!

Hope you enjoy! :)

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46 Responses
  1. Rita

    Absolutely delicious and so easy that our teen could do it. Needs a bit more sauce than suggested, we increased the avocados and other ingredients to make a 1.5 size batch of the sauce. Yummo!






  2. Joyce

    I had shrimp, I had avocado. Wanted to do something different with them. I followed the recipe exactly, and this was amazing! Definitely a keeper. So quick and easy. And it reheated fairly well too since we had leftovers (just barely warmed it up).






  3. Carol Richardson

    This recipe is quick and delicious and easy to prepare with a fork if the avocado is ripe enough. A wonderful creamy alternate for alfredo. The pepper flakes really make the dish but I will cut them in half depending on who I am serving. I like an earlier comment of holding back some pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. I really love that this is a sauce which will work as well over zoodles or spaghetti squash as it does on pasta which will make my low-carb folks happy. Thank you for the recipe.






  4. Angelle Trimble

    Saw this today and immediately went in to the kitchen and made it. YUM! definitely a recipe keeper! OF course I added 2 more avocados, a lot more cheese, garlic powder, and fresh cilantro.

  5. Tim Dolan

    I made this for dinner tonight. Absolutely delicious! The avocado lends a rich, creamy flavor without adding a lot of fat. 

  6. Stephanie

    Thanks so much for this recipe. I’ve made it many times and it’s become a favorite. Last night, I threw some chopped yellow peppers in with the shrimp sauté and added cherry tomatoes at the end. And I always keep a little extra pasta water on the side, since it gets a bit thick when I’m mixing the pasta and the sauce. Mmm mmm good

  7. Beth Richwine

    Had this pinned for some time now and had some shrimp to use. Tonight was the night to make this recipe. It was easy to make and so so so good!! Light and fresh will make again for sure! Want to try on zucchini noodles but not sure they can hold up. Thanks for another awesome recipe!

  8. RJ

    Today will make 4x making this dish, served with a Russian River Char. Very easy, tasty dish. Great flavors, nice and light,

  9. Bailey L.

    Made this with spaghetti squash, and it was devine! So easy and delicious! My boyfriend loved it, and I’m making it again next week, such a win! I love the step by step pictures, really beautiful and helpful. Thank you!

  10. Christine

    The recipe was great AND we got to watch Howie diving off the diving board while we enjoyed the meal. We have 2 Bostons too so watching that video definitely made our night! Thanks for sharing.

  11. Mary

    This recipe was delicious! I cut back on the butter (1 T) and oil for the pan (also 1 T instead of 2) to make it a little lighter, and it was still plenty creamy and luscious. (I also only used 10 ounces of pasta, so there was plenty of sauce.) The whole family loved it, especially my toddler.

  12. Carla

    This looks awesome!!! I’m not a huge parmesan/cheese fan, do you think I can substitute something else instead to make it creamy? Butter? Cream? What do you think?

    Thanks :)

  13. amy

    if i don’t have a processor, do you think i could just mash the avocado and add the juice and parmesan before mixing instead?

  14. Laurie

    This looks absolutely yummy! Is it possible to “pin” it to my pinterest site or should I just “copy and paste”?
    Thanks!

  15. Angie @ Big Bear's Wife

    awww I have that same cute little butter dish. What a great recipe! I would love that cookbook! yum!

  16. Carla @ Carlas Confections

    I need that book! Every recipe I have seen out of that book looks seriously amazing! Especially this pasta :)

  17. Sophie

    I totally love the way you make recipes and the pictures you take of them. You’re so amazing! Please upload more recipes for us!! xoxo

  18. Kate Minor

    Wow, this looks so good! I guess putting avocados with pasta never really occurred to me. But I love avocados and pasta so I will definitely try this. :)

  19. chrsita morgesntern

    Will make this today. I love Avocados and Garlic and all the other ingredients as well. Thanks for sharing.
    Christa

  20. Nika @Vintage Paper Designs

    You just gave me a great idea for dinner tonight!
    Those photos could sell me anything.
    Have a nice weekend.

    Nika

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