Pesto

In the summer months I grow my own basil and make my own pesto. I usually make a bunch and freeze it. I don't have an exact recipe because I just add a little bit of this and that. For that reason I am making it this time with the Costco pesto.

My husband served his mission in Italy and this is how they would do things. It's super easy and delicious. The kids even like this so I literally make it about once a week or at least once every other week.

This is what you need: Pasta, pesto, about 2 medium sized tomatoes, and Fresh Mozzarella. I buy the cheese from Costco as well. I only use about 3/4 of of the loafs. I'll share other recipes to use the rest of the Mozzarella which include Pizza and panini. 

 I boil some water and cook my pasta according to directions. We usually use Penne but you can use any kind you have on hand. My other favorite is Rotini.

While the pasta is cooking I dice up my Fresh Mozzarella and tomatoes.

Drain the pasta put back in pot. Add your pesto. I add about 3/4 cup of pesto, plus or minus a little. I just add until it looks good and it's all evenly covered. 

 After I have mixed it a little I add the tomatoes. This will cool it down just a tad. You don't want it too hot or else the Mozzarella will melt too much. It's really yummy melted but it's hard to serve.

Homemade pesto is a lot more intense of a green color but this still tastes pretty good. After I'm done, I put the pesto in the freezer to keep it fresh. It defrosts pretty quick for the next time. You can refrigerate it and use it on pizza or Panini.

Dish up and eat. We like to eat this with Parmesan Chicken and Crusty Artisan bread, Sourdough, or Bread Sticks.