Avocado Asparagus Pesto Pasta

This was a crazy idea that actually worked! My sister suggested adding avocado to boring pesto (Shout out to Sarah!) So I did just that along with adding some asparagus. This creamy sauce is great for us dairy sensitive people and it's vegan. This pasta can be served with roasted chicken as well. Serves 4

Ingredients
1 small avocado, sliced into about 5 pieces and skin removed
1/2 cup spinach pesto 
1/4 cup chopped asparagus, roasted
(at 500F for 10 minutes with a sprinkle of olive oil)
1.5 cups shell pasta, cooked
-1/8 cup reserved pasta water
salt and pepper to taste
Optional:1/2 cup roasted chicken chopped


In a blender, combine pesto and avocado
In a bowl combine pasta and asparagus
*and chicken if used
Pour avocado mixture over pasta and stir
Add water if needed to gain desired thickness
Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Sadly, this sauce needs to be thrown out after about 6 hours, so eat up!