Enjoy fresh pesto sauce in under five minutes. This easy, homemade basil pesto recipe is made using real-food ingredients and comes together quickly. Perfect for pizza night, simple pesto pasta dished or pesto wraps. Having fresh homemade pesto sauce on hand or knowing you can whip it up in a pinch makes dinnertime a little less stressful! With minimal ingredients, this fresh basil pesto recipe is dairy-free, gluten-free and actually completely vegan! Plus, it’s got some sneaky veggies in it which makes it perfect for kiddos.
Aside from the fact that most store-bought pesto sauces contain parmesan (being dairy-free this doesn’t really help me), many also contain sunflower oil. Sunflower oil (and all processed vegetable oils) can cause some funky body effects. Basically, our bodies cannot break them down as they are man-made and chemically processed. The downside is that sunflower oil is very cheap and often in everything. Which means, when something is as simple as homemade pesto, made in under five minutes, you might as well save yourself the health risk and whip up a batch 😉 Personally, homemade basil pesto a savior for dinnertime. We use it on grilled wraps, pizza or noodle bowls. It’s so used in a super tasty chicken pesto pizza recipe found in the Busy Mom’s Cookbook. If you’re looking for even more easy, healthy dinner recipes, check out The Busy Moms E-Cookbook- simple dinners for bus moms, where I’ve gathered 30 healthy dinner recipes that can be made in thirty minutes or less. From easy vegan tacos to beef and quinoa chili, simple chicken pasta to a bok choy and mushroom bowl. These dinner recipes share a few things in common: To make dinner-time even LESS stressful, I’ve also included several bonus tips on food prep, pantry staples and how to make healthy eating simple. Grab your copy of The Busy Mom’s E-Cookbook (when you click on the button a new window will open that will take you to securely process the payment) A five-minute, dairy-free basil pesto recipe! Combine all ingredients into a powerful blender and blend until smooth. This recipe makes one cup ish (15 tablespoons). One serving is 2 tablespoons. I use a blend of quality oiliv, avocado and flax oil for the homemade pesto. If you’re looking to step your pasta dishes up a notch then you should most definitely go fresh! This basil pesto is full of nutrient-dense foods as well as flavor. It makes a great homemade staple for pastas and pizzas.Fresh Basil Pesto
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 131 kcal
Nutrition Facts
Fresh Homemade Pesto
Amount Per Serving
Calories 131
Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 2mg0%
Potassium 66mg2%
Carbohydrates 2g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 255IU5%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Wow this looks great and I have a basil plant the is flourishing. I can’t wait to try this basil pesto out! I have had pesto in a few salads and it is very good. It looks a little weird but it has a great flavor.
Cheers
It definitely looks a bit weird when you’re not used to it haha I personally love this pesto over chickpea pasta or marinated onto chicken- so yummy!
Just yummy. WE always make our own Pesto as we have a basil bush in our garden. We use pretty much the same ingredients but instead of blending it up, someone always has to chop the basil into tiny pieces. We just like when not everything is blended too much together. But yours looks really nice too. I might use the blender next time as it will be so much quicker.
Lea, xx
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Yes we have a basil plant too! It’s wonderful because the fresh stuff just tastes so much better. Hrm, I actually never thought to chop it- that’s a wonderful idea! It would be great with some diced tomatoes in a pasta too… back to my kitchen!lol
Can’t wait to try this! It looks incredibly yummy and healthy!
Thanks! I LOVE it on chickpea pasta- so simple but so healthy!
So easy to make and sooo tasty <3 I love a good basil pesto xx
This looks so yummy and healthy! I don’t know how my toddler would like this, but my husband and I love fresh ingredients for our pasta!
Perfect! My toddler loves pesto so I think I luck out- it’s an easy way to get more veggies into her 😉
Yummm this look delicious! I would love to put this on my zoodles!!
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Mmm that would be tasty! Also yummy on spiralized carrot!
I love Pesto!!! I can’t wait to make this!
Thanks- I love it too! It works on literally everything
This looks really good. I am going to have to try and make this tossing it in some pasta and maybe some chicken.
Making pesto chicken pasta us one of my FAVORITE ways to use this pesto!
Yummy! I absolutely love everything with pesto . Totally want to try this very soon
I’m a sucker for pesto too- works on everything!
This looks delish! I’ve never made pesto before, but this seems to be something I should save for later to put on some pasta, yum!
Thanks Emily! It’s really simple to make and much more potent than store bought- perfect for pasta!
this looks amazingly delicious! cannot wait to try!
Most pesto recipes always use pine nuts which I can NEVER find where I am. Glad to know I can use walnuts instead. Definitely going to try this one!
That was my issue too! That and I won’t snack on leftover pine nuts, they taste funny lol walnuts work really well- enjoy!