EZ Red Pesto Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups fresh basil leaves
1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, or to taste
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
⅔ cup olive oil
½ cup pine nuts
1 clove garlic, minced
½ lemon, juiced
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

282 calories
carbohydrate: 5.2 g
cholesterol: 8.8 mg
fat: 27.2 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 6.9 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 209.9 mg
sugar: 0.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Blend basil leaves, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, pine nuts, and garlic together in a blender until a smooth paste forms. Stir in lemon juice, season with salt and black pepper.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Very easy and fast red pesto for your pasta or chicken dish that anyone can make. You can spice this up with Spanish pepper (just a little), if desired. You can substitute lime juice for the lemon juice, if desired.

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