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🍽️ Genovese Pesto

774 kcal · 30 min

Ingredients

• 400 g Penne
• salt
• 4 bunches basil
• 125 ml olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp pine nuts
• 1 tsp salt
• 50 g Pecorino
• 50 g Parmesan

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the garlic cloves.
2. 2. Wash the basilica thoroughly.
3. 3. Shake the basil dry.
4. 4. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
5. 5. Heat a non-stick pan without fat.
6. 6. Toast the pine nuts in the pan.
7. 7. Pour the oil into a blender.
8. 8. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender.
9. 9. Blend the ingredients until a smooth mass forms.
10. 10. Stir the pesto with a little hot pasta water before serving.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 774
• Protein: 24 g · Fett/Fat: 43 g · Carbs: 73 g