Ingredients

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	2 cups basil leaves fresh leaves only & firmly packed 2 cups
	3/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
	3/4 cup olive oil use extra-virgin
	3 garlic cloves
	1/4 cup pine nuts

Nutritional information

1628.5

Calories

1495 g

Calories From Fat

166.2 g

Total Fat

29.7 g

Saturated Fat

52.8 mg

Cholesterol

927.3 mg

Sodium

12 g

Carbs

3.4 g

Dietary Fiber

2 g

Sugars

31.6 g

Protein

453 g

Serving Size

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Quick & Simple Pesto Classic Pesto Recipe

Name: Quick & Simple Pesto Classic Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3-4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: : 2; : 3/4; : 3/4; : 3; : 1/4

Features:

Cuisine:

American

I roasted the pine nuts and the garlic instead of putting them in raw. Delish! Loved this dish...Oh, and I added a little lemon, salt and pepper. Sprinkled some roasted pine nuts, basil ribbons and parm cheese on top. Beautiful and easy delish dish

30 min
Serves 3
Easy

Ingredients

Directions

Quick & Simple Pesto Classic Pesto Recipe Sauce, This is a pretty easy recipe for a classic pesto sauce. It can be served with pasta for “Pasta & Pesto” or spread on toasted Italian bread or on sandwiches and salads… You can blend it into bread or muffin mix. You can make Pesto Pizza. You can even add heavy cream if you desire a “creamy pesto sauce”. The key is to use only FRESH BASIL. Note: Pine nuts are AKA Pignoli Nuts, I roasted the pine nuts and the garlic instead of putting them in raw. Delish! Loved this dish…Oh, and I added a little lemon, salt and pepper. Sprinkled some roasted pine nuts, basil ribbons and parm cheese on top. Beautiful and easy delish dish, I roasted the pine nuts and the garlic. Turned out great. I did sprinkle a little extra pine nuts and ribbon basil on top with a touch of olive oil and Parmesan cheese. The dish was delish.

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Steps

1 Done	Combine All Ingredients in Blender or Food Processor & Cover.
2 Done	Blend on Medium Speed About 3 Minutes, Stopping Occasionally to Scrape Sides, Until Smooth.