Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, basil pesto tomato sauce. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
A quick-to-prepare tomato sauce flavored with pesto that is very versatile. Stir in pesto just before serving. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, sugar, salt and pepper.
Basil pesto tomato sauce is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Basil pesto tomato sauce is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook basil pesto tomato sauce using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Basil pesto tomato sauce:
- Take 1 bag spinach
- Take 2 diced tomatoes or substitute one small can
- Prepare 1 half package of fresh sliced mushrooms your favorite kind
- Prepare 1.5 table spoons of minced garlic
- Take 1 small jar of basil pesto sauce
- Prepare 1 small yellow onion
- Get generous amount of Italian herb blend
- Get generous dash of black pepper to taste
- Take to taste salt
- Get olive oil
- Take 1 sliced or diced zucchini
- Get 1 small can of tomato paste
Quick to prepare and very good, too! This simple tomato based sauce flavoured with only garlic, fresh basil and a touch of oregano is as simple as it is delicious. I stopped relying on mass produced stuff almost a decade ago once I discovered how easy it is to make my own! For a spaghetti meat sauce, try my Spaghetti Bolognese.
Steps to make Basil pesto tomato sauce:
- Dice the onion to your preferred size. Sautee over Medium heat in a little olive oil with garlic.
- Add onion and garlic to small saucepan. Add the diced tomato and turn to medium heat. Add mushrooms, and zucchini.
- Add 1/4 cup of water, and the basil pesto sauce.
- Bring to a simmer and turn on low heat, stirring. Cover and stream the vegetables. For 2 minutes.
- Add 1/4 cup of tomato paste, the Italian herbs, salt and pepper. Add a little more water, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. For your desired consistency, add more water.
- Serve over pasta with chicken, and top with parmesan cheese. Optional lol But I think its the best way.
We recommend using freezer-safe glass containers, or double layers of freezer bags to store sauces. Homemade basil pesto is so easy! Learn how to make basil pesto with this recipe, plus find tips on how to properly toss it with pasta, freeze pesto, etc. It's hot outside, so let's to talk about basil pesto! Pesto is one of my absolute favorite, ultra-flavorful sauces.
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