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    Home » Sauces, Marinades & Condiments

    Easy Basil Pesto Pasta

    Published: Apr 27, 2020 · Modified: Jul 17, 2020 by Zimmy · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

    Top down view of a skillet of pasta surrounded with a bowl of pasta, pesto,  cheese and a grater

    At the beginning of March, we picked up a container of 3 fresh basil plants, and I am so glad we did! Almost 2 months later, it is still providing us it’s fragrant, flavourful leaves to finish sauces, flavour marinades, top pizzas or make a delicious and easy basil pesto pasta! 

    Top down view of a bowl of green pesto and three basil plants.
    Ingredients
    • 2 cups fresh basil leaves (stems removed)
    • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
    • ⅓ cup pine nuts
    • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese
    • 8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • salt & freshly ground black pepper
    Preparation

    Put the basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan and oil in a food processor, and blitz until smooth. Season to taste, with salt & pepper.

    Add the pesto to your favourite pasta and enjoy!

    Hope you enjoy this Easy Basil Pesto Pasta recipe! I would love to hear your feedback in the “comments” below!

    Here are a few other recipes where I used an easy basil pesto recipe:

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