Easy Creamy Pesto recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons sour cream
3 tablespoons pesto, or more to taste

Nutrition Info

345.2 calories
carbohydrate: 4.5 g
cholesterol: 105.3 mg
fat: 35.4 g
fiber: 0.5 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 20.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 740 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in heavy cream. Add flour and mix well to remove clumps. Season with salt and pepper.

  2. Stir sour cream and pesto into the saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, simmer, stirring, until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes more.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I use pre-made or prepared pesto. Pesto concentrate also works great. Very simple and really tasty sauce. Great over pasta, veggies, and chicken. Enjoy!

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