Best Homemade Pesto Recipe

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts are more affordable and provide a similar texture.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and lower in fat.

Harvest the leaves off of fresh basil and wash them in water to remove any residuals.

Pat the basil leaves dry after washing.

Put the washed basil leaves into a food processor.

Add 4 cloves of peeled garlic to the food processor with the basil.

Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the processor.

Add 1 tablespoon of pine nuts to the mixture.

Add 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese to the food processor.

Blend the mixture until it is well combined and has a pesto consistency.

Cook 6 oz of fresh egg Linguini according to package instructions.

Mix the pesto sauce with the cooked egg Linguini and serve.

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