Basil Pesto Recipe (5 Minutes)
Make this 5-minute homemade basil pesto recipe with basil, pine nuts, parmesan, garlic, & olive oil. This sauce tastes amazing on everything!
5 min
8
Italian
5.0 (47)
Ingredients
Instructions
Place the nuts into a food processor. (You can also use a powerful blender, but in this case chop the nuts first and then use the blender for steps 2-3.) Pulse several times until they are broken up into smaller pieces. Don't over-process, or you'll end up with nut butter!
Add the basil, grated parmesan, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper to the blender. Push the basil leaves into the olive oil. If your food processor is very large, see my tips above before you add the oil.
Pulse intermittently, scraping sides occasionally with a spatula, until the desired consistency is reached.
Nutrition
- Calories
- 137 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content
- 1.7 g
- Protein Content
- 2.3 g
- Fat Content
- 14.1 g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2.2 g
- Cholesterol Content
- 3.6 mg
- Sodium Content
- 146.3 mg
- Fiber Content
- 0.3 g
- Sugar Content
- 0.2 g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 10.8 g
- Serving Size
- 1 serving
