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Lou's Pesto Cream Sauce Recipe

Lou's Pesto Cream Sauce Recipe

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Crush garlic, lemon zest, salt, pistachios, and pine nuts to a smooth, thick paste with a mortar and pestal.
Transfer to a blender and add 1/2 cup olive oil.
Blend until very smooth.
Add basil leaves in batches, stopping the machine and pushing the leaves down from time to time until a smooth paste is achieved.
Transfer to a sauce pan.
Add 2/3 cup of water to the blender and pulse/clean to get the rest of the paste, scrapping down the sides.
Pour water into sauce pan with basil paste.
Heat, stirring to combine.
When heated through, stir in cream and cook until sauce has thickened a bit.
Remove from heat and stir in cheese.
Serve over rough pasta such as Rusticane-Pasta or Lanterne-Pasta.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	253.19 Kcal (1060 kJ)
Calories from fat	229.09 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	25.45g	39%
Cholesterol	28.8mg	10%
Sodium	441.12mg	18%
Potassium	95.06mg	2%
Total Carbs	2.81g	1%
Sugars	0.56g	2%
Dietary Fiber	0.69g	3%
Protein	4.93g	10%
Vitamin C	6mg	10%
Iron	0.7mg	4%
Calcium	137.4mg	14%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	313.36 Kcal (1312 kJ)
Calories from fat	283.55 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	31.51g	39%
Cholesterol	35.65mg	10%
Sodium	545.96mg	18%
Potassium	117.65mg	2%
Total Carbs	3.48g	1%
Sugars	0.69g	2%
Dietary Fiber	0.85g	3%
Protein	6.1g	10%
Vitamin C	7.4mg	10%
Iron	0.8mg	4%
Calcium	170.1mg	14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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