Healthy Pesto Sauce

This Healthy Pesto Sauce is about to become your new favorite sauce. It’s simple to make, yet packed with good-for-you ingredients. Use it with your favorite pasta, on salads, and as a savory spread for sandwiches!

Categories Sauce

Difficulty Easy

Keyword how to make pesto sauce, pesto sauce, pesto sauce recipe

Prep Time 3 minutes

Cook Time 1 minute

Total Time 4 minutes

Servings 12 tbsp

Calories 132 kcal

Author Lacey Baier

Ingredients

2 1/2 oz fresh basil
1/2 cup pine nuts can substitute walnuts
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2-4 cloves garlic depending on how strong of a garlic taste you like
1/2 tsp sea salt plus more to taste
1/4 tsp ground black pepper plus more to taste

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse to your desired consistency.
You can also pulse the garlic and pine nuts together before the other ingredients to break them down a little bit more.
Store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Pesto Sauce

Amount Per Serving (1 tbsp)

Calories 132 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Fat 14g22%

Saturated Fat 2g10%

Cholesterol 2mg1%

Sodium 140mg6%

Potassium 54mg2%

Carbohydrates 1g0%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 336IU7%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 43mg4%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.