EZ Red Pesto Sauce

Name: EZ Red Pesto Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
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

Rating: 4.67 stars

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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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Recipe Summary

prep:

15 mins

total:

15 mins

Servings:

Yield:

8 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 8 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

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

Directions

Step 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.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

282 calories; protein 6.9g 14% DV; carbohydrates 5.2g 2% DV; fat 27.2g 42% DV; cholesterol 8.8mg 3% DV; sodium 209.9mg 8% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (3)

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Anonymous

07/05/2018

The family loved it. It was simple and quick. Didn't have an issue with the salt and we used half Parmesan and half pecorino Romano. Yummy. Read More

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5 star values: 2
4 star values: 1
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2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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Anonymous

07/05/2018

The family loved it. It was simple and quick. Didn't have an issue with the salt and we used half Parmesan and half pecorino Romano. Yummy. Read More

Buckwheat Queen

03/03/2016

Made as written and enjoyed it very much. Thank you for the recipe. Read More

Shannon Stone

10/13/2020

I always make basil pesto, but I wanted to try something new. This recipe was very easy to make an absolutely delicious, even better than my basil pesto. The only thing I changed was substituting chopped walnuts for pinenuts as I didn’t have any on hand and it still turned out great! Read More

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The family loved it. It was simple and quick. Didn't have an issue with the salt and we used half Parmesan and half pecorino Romano. Yummy.

Made as written and enjoyed it very much. Thank you for the recipe.

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