Creamy Pesto Sauce
" This is great with Pasta! "
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (222.4 g)
- Calories 621.4
- Total Fat - 57.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 24.7 g
- Cholesterol - 112.2 mg
- Sodium - 758.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 11.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 2.8 g
- Protein - 15.9 g
- Calcium - 418.5 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Whisk the flour with light cream with whipping cream until smooth and combined; set aside.
Step 2
Heat butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
Step 3
Add in onion and saute until softened (about 3 minutes.
Step 4
Add in garlic and cayenne; cook about minute or until softened.
Step 5
Stir the cream mixture once again before adding.
Step 6
Using a wooden spoon or whisk stir in the cream/flour mixture whisking/stirring constantly over medium-high heat until bubbly and thickened.
Step 7
Mix in the Parmesan cheese and pesto until combined and heated though (about 3 minutes) start with 1 cup Parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup pesto, then add in more to taste).
Step 8
Mix in the mozzarella cheese until melted.
Step 9
Season with salt and pepper to taste (watch the salt amount, the pesto and Parmesan cheese have plenty of salt)
Tips
No special items needed.