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Garlic Pesto - BEST homemade pesto loaded with garlic, Parmesan cheese, basil and pine nuts. This garlic pesto recipe is great for potatoes, pasta and more!

Easy and quick homemade pesto sauce made with garlic, Parmesan cheese, basil and pine nuts.

Easy and delicious garlic pesto sauce, in a bowl.

I love pesto. When I dine out, I always opt for entrees with pesto, be it appetizers, pasta, pizza, steak or seafood.

I have never tried making it at home, until very recently when I chanced upon the amazing recipe by Minimalist Baker.

Easy homemade Italian pesto sauce served in a bowl and a sauce spoon.

If you have never made pesto before, you should try it out.

It’s extremely easy to make and calls for only a few ingredients: fresh basil, pine nuts, olive oil and Parmesan cheese.

It’s that simple. Use it on potatoes, pasta, steak or seafood.

It’s absolutely amazing!

How Many Calories per Serving?

This recipe is only 359 calories per serving.

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Garlic Pesto

Garlic Pesto – BEST homemade pesto loaded with garlic, Parmesan cheese, basil and pine nuts. This garlic pesto recipe is great for potatoes, pasta and more.

5 from 12 votes

By Bee Yinn Low

Yield 2 cups

Prep 5

Total 5

Ingredients

▢ 2 cups tightly packed fresh Italian basil leaves with small stems
▢ 3 cloves garlic (roughly chopped)
▢ 3 tablespoons pine nuts
▢ 4 tablespoons lemon juice
▢ 1/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese
▢ 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
▢ Water
▢ Salt to taste
▢ Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Add the basil, garlic, pine nuts, lemon juice, Parmesan cheese into a food processor. Blend well.
Add the olive oil slowly into the food processor. If the pesto is too thick, add a little warm water to loosen it. Transfer the pesto out and add salt and black pepper. Stir to mix well.
The pesto is now ready for use.

Notes

You may keep the pesto in the refrigerator for a few days. Use it on pasta, steak, shrimp, plain toast, potatoes, etc.

Course: American Recipes

Cuisine: Garlic

Keywords: Garlic Pesto

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Pesto

Amount Per Serving (2 cups)

Calories 359 Calories from Fat 315

% Daily Value*

Fat 35g54%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 11mg4%

Sodium 194mg8%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 8g16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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Peggy

Posted: 4 years ago

You can freeze pesto! A friend of mine put it in ice cube trays for individual meals.
Your recipe leftovers, if there were any, would be perfect for this!

Rasa Malaysia

Reply to Peggy

Thanks so much Peggy!

Cooking Crave

Posted: 5 years ago

WOW nice, will try this very soon. My favorite blog for recipes, keep it up

Reply to Cooking Crave

Thank you!

James Bond

Posted: 6 years ago

The Garlic Pestos color is so nice,i think it will so testy.

Sara @ Last Night's Feast

Great recipe!

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