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Photo is a pile of basil leaves, a glass measuring cup with olive oil, a pile of shredded parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, and a pile of pine nuts, on a wooden cutting board.

Homemade Pesto

Delicious homemade pesto is easy to make and needs no cooking, just blending.
Servings per Recipe: 1 recipe
Calories per Serving: 1278
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh basil leaves, washed, stems removed, and packed into cup
  • ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon pine nuts
  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced

Instructions

  • Place basil leaves in small batches into a food processor and process until well chopped.
  • Add about ⅓ of the nuts and garlic and blend again.
  • Add about ⅓ of the cheese and blend slowly while adding about ⅓ of the olive oil.
  • Stop to scrape food processor contents down the sides of container towards the bottom. Process until a smooth thick paste is formed.
  • Repeat process until all ingredients are used.

Notes

Pesto freezes well, so if you would like to make this in bulk, you can freeze the extra pesto for later use.
Nutrition data is for entire recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 1278cal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 135g | Sodium: 407mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g
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