Pesto Louisa Carbone

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/3 cup basil, chopped
• 1/2 lb cream cheese
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 put everything, except cream, in blender or processor (or you can do it by hand, as grandma carbone would have done!).
• 2 when all is pureed, put into a bowl and gradually blend in heavy cream.
• 3 serve over hot penne, small shells or some other textured pasta for the sauce to adhere to.