Taste Testing Zendaya’s Viral Avocado Pasta Recipe | Celeb Bites

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option that adds a cheesy flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more affordable cooking oil.

Boil water in a pot and add the entire box of penne pasta.

Cook the pasta for five minutes until al dente.

Cut two avocados into pieces and add them to a blender.

Juice a lemon and add two tablespoons of lemon juice to the blender.

Add half a cup of basil leaves to the blender.

Pour in a quarter cup of olive oil into the blender.

Add four peeled cloves of garlic to the blender.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Blend the mixture until smooth, adding water if necessary for blending.

Strain the cooked pasta and prepare it for the sauce.

Add the blended avocado sauce to the pasta and mix well.

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