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This Easy Homemade Pesto is delicious and super simple to throw together in a pinch. It’s great on pasta, pizza, sandwiches or as a dipping sauce!
Ingredients Needed For Easy Homemade Pesto
- fresh basil leaves
- pecorino romano
- pine nuts
- olive oil
- garlic cloves
Kitchen Tools Used In This Recipe
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Sometimes you look at your herb garden and see your Basil is out of control! Then you know it’s time to make Pesto. I swear I harvested half of that plant and it’s still out of control!
Place your basil, grated cheese, pine nuts and garlic in your food processor. I decided to use Pecorino Romano because I love it (well, I love ALL cheese), but grated Parmesan works great too.
Place the lid on the bowl and flip your food processor on. Start to slowly pour in the olive oil and process until all ingredients are well blended.
Serve immediately with your favorite pasta. Transfer remaining pesto to an air-tight container and refrigerate for up to a week.
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Easy Homemade Pesto
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Description
This easy homemade pesto is delicious and super simple to throw together in a pinch. It’s great on pasta, pizza, sandwiches or as a dipping sauce!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves
- 1/4 cup pecorino romano
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
Instructions
- Place Basil, Cheese, Pine Nuts and Garlic in a Food Processor
- Flip Food Processor to ‘On’
- Slowly pour in Olive Oil
- Continue processing until well-blended
- Use immediately with your favorite pasta or transfer to air-tight container
- Refrigerate up to one week
Notes
- This recipe makes about 6 – 1 TBSP servings.
- Can substitute Parmesan for Pecorino Romano
- Can substitute Walnuts to Pine Nuts
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Side Dish
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 138