Fettuccine With Pesto Sauce

Submitted by Ginas Cucina

"This a Pesto recipe I came up with after trial and error. You could add more garlic but caution the HOTTER it will get."

 

• Ready In: 12mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 cups of packed fresh basil leaves
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
• 1 1⁄4 cups extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄2 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
• 1 lb fettuccine

directions

1. place basil, garlic, pine nuts, and cheese in a food processor and process about 15 seconds.
2. With processor still on pour oil in through the tube in a steady stream till all the oil is used.
3. Turn off processor.
4. Cook fettuccine in salted boiling water to your taste.
5. Drain pasta well.
6. Add a some sauce to the pasta and mix pasta with the sauce.
7. Serve pasta and add sauce to your liking.

Reviews

[dianegrapegrower]

Very nice. My basil was frozen, from last year's garden. So fine flavor, but ugly color. So added some fresh parsley to perk up the color. Only used 1/4 c. olive oil, and worked fine.

 

[grnkisinger]

excellent! i did use parmeggiano-reggiano cheese & angel hair, though. thanks for sharing.

 

[ChefTifara]

I was looking for a traditional and basic pesto for pasta. Gina, this is SO good, and just what I was looking for. We had to subsitute walnuts for the pine nuts because I did not have time to hit the grocery before my dinner guests came. My basil was a bit mild, so I did add another 3/4 cup basil leaves to balance out the 3 cloves of garlic. Delicious!