- prep: 10 min
- cook: 20 min
- total: 30 min
Summary
Blanching fresh basil leaves before blending is the key to this vibrant, ultra-herby pesto. Perfect for pasta, it also dresses up pizza, scrambled eggs, and more.
Ingredients
- 1 pound pasta
- Kosher salt
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons pine nuts, divided
- 5 cups (loosely packed) basil leaves (about 2 ounces), plus more for serving
- 1 garlic clove, peeled, cut in half
- 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 604 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 44 g 68.19%
- Saturated Fat: 11 g 57.09%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 38 mg 12.73%
- Sodium: 402 mg 16.75%
- Calcium: 250 mg 24.96%
- Potassium: 224 mg 6.4%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 12.42%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 40 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 5 g 18.16%
- Sugar: 3 g
- Protein: 15 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 3 g
- Vitamin A 8.24%
- Vitamin C 0.87%
- Vitamin D 1.35%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat8
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat1
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq