PESTO SAUCE
This simple sauce can be made ahead, and even frozen for future use. A tasty way to liven up pasta, chicken or shrimp.
Provided by canarygirl
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- While preparing other ingredients, toast pine nuts in a 350ºF oven on a cookie sheet.
- This only takes a couple of minutes--as soon as you can smell the nuts toasting, remove them from the oven.
- They should be very lightly browned, but not dark.
- Meanwhile, remove stems from parsley and basil, and remove hearts from garlic.
- Put all ingredients except olive oil in a food processor, and process for about 30 seconds, or until everything is very finely chopped.
- Add olive oil in a steady stream until desired thickness.
- Thicker pesto is better for sandwiches or spreading, while thinner works well for pasta or marinating chicken or shrimp.
- The sauce is now ready for use!
- I like to marinate chicken in 1/2 the pesto for a few hours, reserving the remainder for pasta--just bake 1 1/4 lb marinated chicken strips in a 400º oven for 10 minutes, and toss with cooked mostocholi noodles that have been tossed with the remaining pesto.
- This is also lovely with shrimp.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 536, Fat 55, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 11, Sodium 196.4, Carbohydrate 6.2, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1, Protein 8.5
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Lion's Den
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pesto sauce, but this recipe changed my mind. It's so flavorful and creamy, and it's the perfect addition to pasta or chicken.
Mano Cheema
[email protected]This pesto sauce is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! I've used it on pasta, pizza, and sandwiches, and it's always a hit. The flavors are perfectly balanced and it's the perfect addition to any dish.
Chris Livengood
[email protected]I made this pesto sauce and it was really good! I used it on pasta and it was the perfect complement to the dish. The sauce is creamy and flavorful, and it really elevated the pasta.
Emmanuel sarpong
[email protected]This pesto sauce is delicious! I love the combination of basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. It's the perfect addition to pasta, pizza, or even just as a dip for vegetables.
Lisa Maldonado
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pesto sauce, but this recipe changed my mind. It's so flavorful and creamy, and it's the perfect addition to pasta or chicken.
All Time Love
[email protected]This pesto sauce is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! I've used it on pasta, pizza, and sandwiches, and it's always a hit. The flavors are perfectly balanced and it's the perfect addition to any dish.
Jageshwar Ishar
[email protected]I made this pesto sauce and it was really good! I used it on pasta and it was the perfect complement to the dish. The sauce is creamy and flavorful, and it really elevated the pasta.
Abdullwahab Abbas
[email protected]This pesto sauce is delicious! I love the combination of basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese. It's the perfect addition to pasta, pizza, or even just as a dip for vegetables.
PRIME_ lk
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pesto sauce, but this recipe changed my mind. It's so flavorful and creamy, and it's the perfect addition to pasta or chicken.
Chloe Stanfield
[email protected]This pesto sauce is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! I've used it on pasta, pizza, and sandwiches, and it's always a hit. The flavors are perfectly balanced and it's the perfect addition to any dish.
Asim roy
[email protected]I made this pesto sauce and it was really good! I used it on chicken and it was the perfect combination of flavors.
James Popolizio
[email protected]This pesto sauce is delicious! I used it on pasta and it was the perfect complement to the dish. The sauce is creamy and flavorful, and it really elevated the pasta.
justice micah
[email protected]I love this pesto sauce! It's so versatile and I use it on everything from pasta to chicken to vegetables. It's also really easy to make and doesn't take long at all.
rokon Islam
[email protected]This was my first time making pesto sauce and it turned out great! The instructions were easy to follow and the sauce came together in no time. It's so flavorful and I can't wait to use it on my next pasta dish.
rasal khan
[email protected]This pesto sauce is so easy to make and it tastes amazing! I've used it on pasta, pizza, and sandwiches, and it's always a hit. The flavors are perfectly balanced and it's the perfect addition to any dish.
Prem Chapagain
[email protected]I just made this pesto sauce and it is absolutely delicious! I used fresh basil from my garden and it really made a difference in the flavor. The sauce is so creamy and flavorful, and it's the perfect addition to pasta, grilled chicken, or even just