Avocado Chili Pasta Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
NORMA WRENN NPXR56B
8 oz creamette rotini, uncooked
1 large avocado, peeled; pitted; and
1 diced
1 tbsp lemon juice
15 oz can hormel chile no beans
1 cup tomato, seeded; diced (about
1 1 medium)
1/2 cup green onions, sliced
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced
Recipe
Preparation
Cook rotini according to package directions; drain and keep warm.
Combine avocado and lemon juice in a small bowl; toss well, and set
aside.
Combine chili and next 4 ingredients in a small saucepan; cook over
medium heat until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Stir in
avocado; cook 2 minutes. Serve over rotini. Yield 4 to 6 servings.
Source: Cafe Southern Living Five-Star Dining, Southern Living
Cooking School.
Servings:
4
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