FRESH PESTO - PIONEER WOMAN RECIPE - (4.4/5)

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Fresh Pesto - Pioneer Woman Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by lindaauman

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted (see note)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup olive oil, more for storing

Steps:

  • Add basil leaves to a food processor or blender. Throw in grated Parmesan, pine nuts, garlic, salt, and pepper. Turn on the food processor and drizzle in enough olive oil to get it to the consistency you want. To store pesto, add a thin layer of extra olive oil to the top (to prevent any air from getting to it), cover with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 2 weeks. (You can also freeze up to 1 month). Uses for pesto: * Used it as a pizza sauce: just spread it on the pizza crust as you would regular pizza sauce. Especially perfect with veggie pizza or chicken pizza. Yum. * Stirred it into quiche filling. The quiche was filled with leeks, mushrooms, and Swiss cheese...a generous tablespoon of pesto completely transformed it. * Mixed it with heavy cream and poured it over pasta a fresh tomatoes. A triumph. * Stirred it into a chicken pasta salad: bowtie pasta, chicken chunks, lima beans, peas, carrots, corn, with a mayo/sour cream/half-and-half dressing. A generous addition of basil made it over-the-top irresistible. * Mixed it with mayonnaise for a perfect panini spread. Grilled chicken. Tomato slices. Chopped olives. Pesto mayonnaise. And the girl was so, so happy. * Added a generous amount to the sauce for my chicken parmigiana last night. A tablespoon wasn't enough. Two tablespoons wasn't enough. I think I wound up adding about 1/3 cup before it was all over...and the sauce was better than ever. I closed my eyes and gave thanks for basil.

karas hany
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I made this pesto last night and it was a hit! My whole family loved it. I will definitely be making it again.


Sean Bauer
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This pesto is delicious! I used it on chicken and it was so flavorful and juicy. I will definitely be making this again.


My Home
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I love this recipe! The pesto is so easy to make and it's so delicious. I've used it on pasta, pizza, and even as a dip for veggies.


Esther Emma
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I made this pesto and it was delicious! I used it on pasta and it was so flavorful.


Alicia Atkinson
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This pesto is amazing!


M Bux
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I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and the pesto is delicious.


Jamie Ford
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This pesto is delicious! I used it on pasta and it was so flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.


Buro Masud
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I made this pesto last night and it was a hit! My whole family loved it. I will definitely be making it again.


Aymane Gamer
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This pesto is so good! I used it on chicken, and it was so flavorful and juicy. I will definitely be making this again.


Joseph Ometan
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I love this recipe! It's so easy to make and the pesto is delicious. I've used it on pasta, pizza, and even as a dip for veggies.


Obioma Samson
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This pesto is amazing! I used it on pasta, and it was so flavorful and fresh. I will definitely be making this again.