• Home
    • Recipes
      • Recipe Index
      • How-To & Cooking Tutorials
      • Popular Recipes
      • 31 Days of…Series
    • Meal Plans
      • Weekly Meal Plans
      • Freezer Meal Plans
      • Meal Plans – 20 Meals for $150
    • Classes
      • Whis-Kid
      • Grocery Budget Makeover
      • Electric Pressure Cooking 101
      • My Efficient Kitchen
    • Shop
    • Blog
    • Contact
      • About
      • Advertise
      • Become an Affiliate

    $5 Dinners | Recipes, Meal Plans, Coupons

    Budget Friendly Recipes, Meal Plans, and Cooking Tutorials for the Busy Home Chef

    Cooking Curriculum and Life Skills for Kids!

    Homemade Pesto from the Garden

    July 6, 2009 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 12 Comments

    7shares
    • Share
    • Tweet
    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

    Sign up to receive FREE weekly emails with recipes, coupons and other money saving tips right into your inbox. Become a friend on Facebook too AND/OR join the $5 Meal Plan Family and get meal plans delivered to you each week!

    Learn how to make Homemade Pesto from the garden with this simple recipe:

    homemade pesto3
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe Save Recipe Recipe Saved!

    Homemade Pesto from the Garden

    Prep Time5 minutes
    Servings - 4 persons

    Ingredients 

    • 1/3 cup pine nuts
    • Handful of mint leaves
    • Several handfuls of basil leaves
    • Handful of spinach leaves
    • 2 garlic cloves
    • 3-4 Tbsp olive oil
    • Salt and pepper, to taste

    Instructions

    • Add pine nuts and mint in the food processor.

    Because I didn’t use it right away, I froze it in 2 portions…one I plan to use for a chicken pesto recipe, and the other with pasta!

    7shares
    • Share
    • Tweet

    See more $5 Dinners Cooking Tutorials here

    Filed Under: Homemade Recipes, How To Cook, Recipes from the Garden Tagged With: Cooking Tutorial Money Saving, spinach

    Comments

    1. Tiff says

      July 6, 2009 at 12:32 pm

      Seriously, I could gobbled this stuff down by spoonfuls. The mint sounds refreshing. Do you toast your pine nuts?

      Reply
    2. Kim says

      July 6, 2009 at 12:49 pm

      I never realize how much I love pesto until I made it with part spinach (instead of all basil). I always thought it was too strong. But yours with mint in addition I think would be even better! And I never thought of making it without the parmesan, but it certainly would cost less and even be healthier. Thanks for the idea!

      Dr.Kim from FamilyNatural.com

      Reply
    3. Danielle says

      July 6, 2009 at 1:30 pm

      That looks so great! We have never had pesto in a meal before. I am going to have to try it!

      Reply
    4. Mary W says

      July 6, 2009 at 3:07 pm

      I freeze pesto as well. I primarily freeze in small amounts to add to soup, pizza, etc. later in the year. For that I use a muffin tin. Put muffin liners in the tin and a couple of spoons of pesto. After it’s frozen take the pesto and paper liners out and freeze in a freezer bag or container. Take out as many (or few) as you need later.

      I notice you didn’t add parmesan cheese. Is there a particular reason? Cheaper? Or do you add later?

      Reply
    5. dawn says

      July 6, 2009 at 10:04 pm

      Oh Mary, that’s a great idea (the muffin liners)!!!! i made a bunch last year & i think i liked it better in march than i did fresh! someone posted a chicken-pesto quesadilla — such a simple idea — completely addictive! i’ll have to plant some spinach now, just to try this out. d’you think it’d be just as good w/ walnuts instead?

      Reply
    6. LuAnn says

      July 7, 2009 at 2:28 am

      Hubby LOVES pesto!

      Reply
    7. Angela says

      July 11, 2009 at 11:37 am

      I make a pesto with these same ingredients, and it is absolutely DELICIOUS! I add a little parmesan in mine if I have it, and either use it over chicken, pasta, or shrimp/salmon. It is absolutely delicious in summer with seafood or shellfish. Very light and simple. Of course, living on the coast we get cheap fresh seafood, so it’s easier to make a $5 dinner from seafood down here 🙂 Even my 19 month old loves pesto!

      Reply
    8. Ellen says

      July 28, 2009 at 11:43 am

      Pine nuts are not cheap. Can you substitute ?

      Reply
    9. Kelly says

      August 24, 2011 at 3:49 pm

      I made this and found a stash in the freezer so I mixed it with diced, grilled chicken, and put it on low carb tortillas with tomatoes and regular greek yogurt. So good!

      Reply
      • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

        August 25, 2011 at 8:25 pm

        That sounds divine Kelly!!!

        Reply
    10. Lynn says

      September 3, 2011 at 9:32 pm

      I really want to make my own pesto! I will have to try your recipe. My kids gobble down a dish that I make with pesto in it. Chicken with bow tie pasta and diced tomatoes and pesto. Yum!! It will be cheaper if I make it myself!

      Reply

    Trackbacks

    1. Chicken, and Spinach, and Pesto! Oh My! « Librarian…Shot the Food! says:
      August 5, 2010 at 9:45 pm

      […] Homemade Pesto from $5 Dinners […]

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    I’m Erin Chase…

    Also known as the
    $5 Dinner Mom.

    I have a little problem. I cannot make a meal that costs more than $5. It’s unnatural, but my pocketbook thanks me.

    Learn more here!

    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

    Favorite Meal Planning & Cooking Resources

    Whis-Kid Cooking Lessons Grocery Budget Makeover My Freezeasy Erin Chase Store 5DD Freebie Library

    © 2021 5 Dollar Dinners | Disclosure Policy | Copyright Information | Terms of Service/Privacy Policy | Become an Affiliate | Find us on Google+ | Design & Tech Support by Klong Designs



    Copyright © 2021 · 5 Dollar Dinners Genesis Child Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in