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Last Updated on June 24, 2019 by Ellen Christian
This easy pesto recipe is a great choice when you are short on time at dinner. Lately, I have found myself turning to fast food when I don’t have a lot of time to prepare a homemade dinner. This isn’t a habit I want to get into so I have decided to make more of an effort to find easy homemade recipes that don’t time a lot of time to make. We often have an excess of fresh herbs in the garden. Since I enjoy my herbs when they are fresh more than when they are dried, I try to use them when I have them.
Easy Pesto Recipe Anyone Can Make
I found this easy pesto recipe in the book She Cooks, She Scores (reprinted with permission). Pesto is an Italian sauce that’s a great alternative for those that cannot have tomatoes. Pesto ingredients include basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil. It is generally served over pasta and can be a refreshing change from the typical red spaghetti sauce. The rabbits ate our tomato plants when they were tiny this year so I don’t have any to can. Pesto sauce is a great way to enjoy pasta when you are pressed for time. Best of all, you can prepare a large batch of this easy pesto sauce recipe and then freeze some for future use.
Ellen Christian
Yields 4
Serves 2 TBSP
Pesto is generally served over pasta and can be a refreshing change from the typical red spaghetti sauce.
15 minPrep Time
15 minCook Time
30 minTotal Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
- 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley
- 2 tsp garlic, chopped
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients except for the olive oil.
- Blend until the ingredients are incorporated and smooth.
- With the processor running, add olive oil in slowly.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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I prefer my pesto warm so I put it in a pan and on very low heat, heat it up. Then I serve it over pasta. You don’t need to heat up pesto to enjoy it. You can simply mix it with cooked pasta and serve it that way. Or, you can also spread pesto on bread or use it as a dip. I hope that you’ll make this simple pesto sauce recipe for pasta! You may want to try it with my easy garlic biscuits.
You may want to try this pesto pasta with aubergines (eggplant).
Ellen is a busy mom of a 22-year-old son and 27-year-old daughter. She owns 5 blogs and is addicted to social media. She believes that it doesn’t have to be difficult to lead a healthy life. She shares simple healthy living tips to show busy women how to lead fulfilling lives. If you’d like to work together, email info@confessionsofanover-workedmom.com to chat.
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