Just 5 ingredients. Fresh basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts (or almonds or walnuts), olive oil and freshly grated parmesan cheese. Pine nuts can be ridiculously expensive so feel free to use almonds or walnuts for equally delicious Pesto!
It’s summer and your basil is deeply green and vibrant and just begging to be turned into pesto. It’s a classic sauce that adds amazing flavor and zing to so many dishes and best of all, it’s ridiculously easy to make! Five ingredients and 10 minutes and you can indulge in one of summer’s easiest and most versatile treats.
Toss your pesto with hot whole grain pasta, use with sauteed chicken breasts, make pasta salad, drizzle over sliced tomatoes and mozzarella or slather it on toasted ciabatta bread with slices of grilled eggplant, roasted peppers and provolone cheese. It’s unbelievable on hot corn on the cob. Seriously. The possibilities are endless.
Italian Food
Fresh Greens with Italian Sausage and Beans
Italian comfort food! Easy, healthy, homey, delicious. All you need is Italian sausage, greens and beans of your choice, some garlic, onion and chicken broth. This is the perfect Sunday night supper.
Tuscan Chicken Under a Brick
Crispy, garlicky and delicious, Tuscan chicken under a brick is easy to make and brimming with flavor.
Baked Shrimp Scampi
Wonderful, garlicy and buttery Shrimp Scampi. The addition of panko bread crumbs makes these extra crispy. Assemble it ahead of time and pop in the oven at dinnertime. Buon Appetito!
Easy Perfect Pizza
This crust is exactly what we hoped for! It’s thinner and crispier than you might be used too, but it’s actually much more authentic. In Italy, they don’t use nearly as much cheese or those thick and bready crusts like we do in America. It’s actually lighter and crisper and really allows the toppings to shine. And, that’s just what we were looking for!