Pesto

This recipe is courtesy of my stepmom. It's a great recipe :) Pretty easy to make, too.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups (packed) of fresh basil (do not chop)
• 1/2 cup of EVOO
• 2-4 cloves of crushed and peeled garlic (we used 2 cloves, and that was plenty; just ask the people who sit by me in class...haha!)
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup of toasted pine nuts
• Fresh shredded parmesan cheese
• Hot cooked & drained pasta

Directions:

1. Place basil, EVOO, garlic cloves, and salt into food processor and process. (We also added the pine nuts to the food processor; just our personal preference).

2. Pour pesto over the pasta.

3. Top with lots of parmesan cheese and pine nuts (if you didn't add them to the food processor).