Easy Basil Pesto {Plus a Video!}

This Easy Basil Pesto combines fresh basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, pine nuts, and olive oil. It’s a simple sauce that comes together in minutes and is perfect for serving with pasta, bread, chicken, and a variety of other dishes!

Pesto is one of my many great loves in life.

There’s the hubster (obviously), pizza, chai lattes, coffee, crème brulee, pasta, mushrooms, mozzarella, caprese anything, and pesto. Actually, I could add about 100 more items to this list, but I’ll keep it short and sweet for you today.

So, it kind of baffles me as to why it took me this long to make my own pesto sauce. I mean, I am a food blogger and I consume pesto as much as I can, so what was I waiting for?

Well, I’m happy to report that I checked off a must-make dish that’s on my bucket list of recipes to make! Speaking of bucket lists, do you have one specifically for food? I guess it’s only natural that I do, since I blog as my full-time job, but instead of getting shorter, it just keeps getting longer! But that’s ok, because it means that I will never run out of ideas or new creations.

This Easy Basil Pesto combines fresh basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, pine nuts, and olive oil. It’s a simple sauce that comes together in minutes and is perfect for serving with pasta, bread, chicken, and a variety of other dishes!

If pesto anything makes your heart beat just a little bit fast, then this Easy Basil Pesto was made for you. After all, it’s simple to prepare, which is my motto here on Pumpkin ‘N Spice!

And the uses for this Easy Basil Pesto are endless! Pour it over some pasta, toss it with some rice, stuff it into chicken, spread it onto some toasted bread…see what I mean? Or, if you’re like me, you could almost eat it by the spoonful, it’s just that good!

Did I mention how quick this Easy Basil Pesto is to prepare? Simply toss the ingredients into a food processor and blend away. It’s important to drizzle in the olive oil slowly so that it incorporates to the mixture, without separating too much.

Within minutes, this Easy Basil Pesto is ready to be devoured. It also stores well in the refrigerator or freezer, so that you can always have a jar of deliciousness on-hand.

So grab that food processor and the ingredients to make this flavorful and simple Easy Basil Pesto!

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Easy Basil Pesto {Plus a Video!}

This Easy Basil Pesto combines fresh basil leaves, Parmesan cheese, garlic cloves, pine nuts, and olive oil. It's a simple sauce that comes together in minutes and is perfect for serving with pasta, bread, chicken, and a variety of other dishes!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword pesto

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 357kcal

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh basil leaves stems removed
• ¼ cup pine nuts
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 garlic cloves
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup olive oil

Instructions

• In the bowl of food processor, add the basil and pine nuts. Pulse several times until combined. Scrape the sides of bowl, if needed.
• Add Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pulse until it comes together.
• Slowly add in olive oil while processor is running. Scrape down sides of bowl, if needed.
• Store in an airtight container or jar in the refrigerator for up to one week (or the freezer for up to two months).

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 193mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 1058IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 175mg | Iron: 1mg