11 basil pesto al Recipes

artichoke hearts, drained, quartered, cont. grape tomatoes , halved lengthwise, black olives, drained , sliced in half lengthwise, green bell pepper, diced, cheese-filled egg tortellini , cooked al dente, drained (fresh or frozen), olive oil , more if needed, parmesan cheese, the kind in the can, basil pesto, salt , more if needed, minced garlic, mozzarella cheese, cubed, half of a 1 lb. box rotini pasta , cooked al dente, drained

pesto sauce, frozen baby sweet peas or equal in fresh peas, farfalle (bow tie) or fusilli (cork screw) pasta, cooked to al dente, shaved parmessan cheese, salt and pepper to taste, fresh basil leaves , cut in slivers

chicken, cooked and cut into bite sized pieces, cream, pesto sauce, parmesan cheese, grated, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, penne pasta , cooked al dente, olive oil, dried chili pepper flakes, basil leaves

olive oil, for cooking, onions, chopped, minced garlic, cento italian tomatoes, hunts diced tomatoes with basil oregano and garlic, red wine, good quality (i use a cabernet sauvignon), low sodium chicken broth, basil leaves, washed and chopped or 1 1/2 tsp dried basil, red pepper flakes, vodka (optional), sugar (optional, we like our sauce on the sweeter side ), pesto sauce (see note below ), sea salt or 1 pinch kosher salt, chilled unsalted butter, whipping cream, parmesan cheese, freshly grated

trofie pasta (small twisty pasta), olive oil, garlic clove (crushed ), freshly grated basil, pecorino romano cheese (grated ), chopped parsley, pine nuts, salt and pepper

fresh basil leaves, finely chopped, sized garlic cloves, finely minced, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, pine nuts, toasted or 1/3 cup walnuts, extra virgin olive oil, salt and red pepper flakes, shrimp, large, peeled and deveined, batch basil pesto (recipe above, divided), olive oil, lemon juice, fresh (2 or 3 lemons), parmesan cheese, fresh lemon zest, salt & freshly ground black pepper, linguine , cooked al dente, pasta cooking water

salt , for the pasta water, fresh picked mint leaves, fennel fronds, fresh picked basil leaves, fresh picked parsley, garlic, salt packed capers, soaked,rinsed and drained, tomatoes, roughly chopped, freshly ground black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, plus extra for garnish, extra-virgin olive oil, sea salt, ziti, freshly grated locatelli pecorino

extra-virgin olive oil, fresh basil , leaves picked, blanched almonds, chopped, freshly grated caciocavello, salt and freshly ground black pepper, whole ripe tomatoes, garlic , lightly smashed, dried spaghetti, chili flakes

oil , olive, basil, fresh, pine nuts, garlic , cloves, salt , to taste, pepper, white , to taste, butter, shallot, chopped, basil, fresh, chopped, broccoli , chopped into tiny florets, carrots , julienned, zucchini , julienned, snow peas, heavy cream, pasta , angel hair, cooked al dente, parmesan cheese, freshly grated