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The Best Basil Pesto Recipe: You'll Want to Put This Easy & Delicious Basil Pesto On Just About Everything by Donna John

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a year ago

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Basil pesto is not only packed with flavor, it’s also super easy and quick to put together. You'll want to use this delicious pesto recipe on pasta, in this caprese panini recipe, on grilled chicken breasts, grilled shrimp, in this peas with pesto recipe, on rice cakes, in a salad dressing or even on pizza (well, just about everything)! We think you'll love it. What's your favorite way to use pesto? Tell us below.

Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil leaves
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
2/3 cups olive oil
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

Here's how you make it:

Put the basil, garlic and pine nuts in a blender. Pulse until chopped.
With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil.
Pour the mixture into a bowl and stir in the Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Jennison Grigsby

Sounds easy and tasty!

Like Reply 1 5 years ago

Elisa A. Schmitz 30Seconds

I love pesto! Thanks for the easy recipe, Donna John!

Like Reply 5 years ago

Ann Marie Patitucci

Pesto is my favorite, but I've never tried making it. I've always been scared to mess it up! :) Thanks, Donna John !

Like Reply 1 2 years ago

Angel C

Love pesto. I have also substituted a small handful of walnuts instead of pine nuts since usually don’t have those on hand and they are $$$$$$! Also you can add a little lump of cream cheese believe it or not to the mix and it makes it just a bit creamy and delish. Not too much.

Like Reply 2 2 years ago

Donna John

Me, too! I picked my basil yesterday to make it, but we ended up getting a pizza to eat during the Astros game. Making it tonight. A few weeks ago I made Gale Gand's recipe, which you use butter in. It was very good! Tonight, going to make my ol' go-to version (this one!). Gale Gand uses pinenuts and walnuts in her version. Love the idea of cream cheese! Going to try that. food: Special Basil Pesto Recipe: Chef Gale Gand Adds Something Interesting to Her Basil Pesto Angel C Elisa A. Schmitz 30Seconds

Also, I froze some this year so I can enjoy it after my basil dies. Which, unfortunately, is happening right now, which is why I cut it back yesterday.

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