Pesto-Cream Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 4:26pm

Ingredients




2 cups fresh basil (leaves, stems and all)
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup olive oil

Preparation

1 Put the first 4 ingredients into a food processor and pulse on the "chop" setting until finely chopped. 2 Then with the processor on "puree", start slowing drizzling the olive oil into the mixture until everything is fully incorporated. 3 To use this pesto as a sauce for pasta: 4 As the pasta comes out of the boiling water, heat 1/2 cup of heavy cream over medium heat in a separate saucepan until just warm. Add your pesto and whisk it into the cream. Pour this mixture over your pasta and toss to cover.