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A dish of creamy pesto sauce pasta in a black bowl beside parmesan cheese made by Victoria Sande.

Creamy Pesto Sauce


  • Author: Victoria Sande

Description

Creamy and dreamy.


Ingredients

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For the pesto:

  • 2 cups basil leaves
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup walnuts
  • 1 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Juice from 1 lemon

For the Cream Sauce:

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved in a small amount of milk
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
    Pasta of choice

Instructions

For the pesto: 

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients in a food processor until finely chopped. Add the olive oil and lemon juice while blending.

For the cream sauce: 

  1. Melt butter in a skillet.
  2. Add milk and milk-cornstarch mixture and stir until warm. 
  3. Add cheese, and once it is melted, add pesto.
  4. Stir and keep warm until the pasta has been cooked. Add pasta directly to the skillet to coat in sauce.