MACARONI CHEESE + PESTO?

[frank grimes jr.]

ffs
pesto is just oil, garlic, and ground up basil.
you guys act like its come kinda culinary cure for the plague.

I now harbor a deep grudge in your name.
It's quite likely to last an eternity.

[bass hertz]

ffs
pesto is just oil, garlic, and ground up basil.
you guys act like its come kinda culinary cure for the plague.

I now harbor a deep grudge in your name.
It's quiet likely to last an eternity.

pine nuts

[abelard]

ffs
pesto is just oil, garlic, and ground up basil.
you guys act like its come kinda culinary cure for the plague.

fool, pesto is ground pine nuts, garlic, basil, parsley and parmesan. real shit comes from Genova and is fucking peng

seriously, pesto has cheese in it.

edit. seen

[frank grimes jr.]

Honestly I put all kinds of whatnot in my pesto.
What ever is plentiful in the kitchen. Will substitute with almonds or roasted walnuts... add some baby spinach to the basil.
Replace the green stuff with nice fresh tomatoes and add some creme with a dash of balsamic vinegar.

The key is asiago and plenty of coarse salt.

[knell]

ffs
pesto is just oil, garlic, and ground up basil.
you guys act like its come kinda culinary cure for the plague.

fool, pesto is ground pine nuts, garlic, basil, parsley and parmesan. real shit comes from Genova and is fucking peng

seriously, pesto has cheese in it.

edit. seen

bass hertz should be on the food network

at least he can always default to "LOLOL I TROLLD U" when he says the most retarded things ever, since no one is sure of his sincerity as a poster

[helix]

Pesto translates to "paste" I'm pretty sure. Which gives you a LOT of latitude as to what it contains.

[bright maroon]

yep..

the two most common base methods of Italian cooking are called battuto and sofritto

a pesto being a battuto..

and saute being the sofritto..

Here's a nice ASIAN Pesto recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai
- minus dairy/macadamia in place of pine nuts

Asian Pesto Chicken Salad- by Ming Tsai and Arthur Boehm
from Simply Ming
Serves 4

If ubiquity means anything, pasta salad with chicken ranks right up there in
popularity with hamburgers and cole slaw on the American picnic table. But too often
it can be bland or heavy. This spicy grilled-chicken version gives you all the
satisfaction of everyday pasta salads and more. First, instead of the usual fusilli, it's
made with orzo, whose small rice shapes coat beautifully. Second, the salad's dairy
free, so you can serve it at room temperature without worry. Finally, it goes together
really quickly—good news when you want a delicious but unstressful party dish.
Make this with warm or room-temperature chicken, as you prefer—and, for best
texture, avoid tossing the ingredients together until the last minute.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE PESTO SAUCE
2 jalapeno chiles, stemmed and seeded
8 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon sugar
1 heaping tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
1 cup roasted salted macadamia nuts or roasted salted peanuts
Zest of 2 lemons
2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
1 cup fresh mint leaves, packed
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, packed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

FOR THE SALAD
2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil, if needed
1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo
4 boneless chicken breasts with skin
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/4 cups Asian Pesto, plus additional for drizzling
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
Juice of 2 lemons
1/2 pound baby spinach, washed and dried

METHOD

MAKE THE PESTO SAUCE
1. In food processor - chiles, garlic, sugar, ginger, nuts, zest, and 1 cup of the oil and blend until smooth.
Add the basil, mint, and cilantro and blend while slowly adding the remaining oil until a thick puree is formed.
Season with salt and pepper.
Store in a tightly covered jar and refrigerate.

ASSEMBLE THE SALAD
1. Prepare an outdoor grill, heat to hot, and spray the grid with nonstick cooking oil.
Alternatively, heat a grill pan or heavy sauté pan over high heat, add the oil, and swirl to coat the pan.

2. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
Cook the orzo until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well.

3. Meanwhile, season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
Grill the chicken, turning once, until the juices run clear when the meat is pierced @10 minutes.
Alternatively, grill the breasts in a pan over medium-high heat, turning once, about 10 minutes.
Cut the chicken with its skin into 1/4-inch-wide slices.
Allow the chicken to come to room temperature if you prefer, or proceed with the warm chicken slices.

4. In a large bowl, combine the chicken with 1 cup of the pesto, the orzo, and the tomatoes.
Season with salt and pepper. ]
In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup of pesto with the lemon juice, then toss with the spinach.
Season with salt and pepper.

5. Divide the spinach mixture among 4 plates.
Mound the chicken salad on the spinach, drizzle with additional pesto, and serve.

[bass hertz]

yep..

the two most common base methods of Italian cooking are called battuto and sofritto

a pesto being a battuto..

and saute being the sofritto..

Here's a nice ASIAN Pesto recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai
- minus dairy/macadamia in place of pine nuts

Asian Pesto Chicken Salad- by Ming Tsai and Arthur Boehm
from Simply Ming
Serves 4

If ubiquity means anything, pasta salad with chicken ranks right up there in
popularity with hamburgers and cole slaw on the American picnic table. But too often
it can be bland or heavy. This spicy grilled-chicken version gives you all the
satisfaction of everyday pasta salads and more. First, instead of the usual fusilli, it's
made with orzo, whose small rice shapes coat beautifully. Second, the salad's dairy
free, so you can serve it at room temperature without worry. Finally, it goes together
really quickly—good news when you want a delicious but unstressful party dish.
Make this with warm or room-temperature chicken, as you prefer—and, for best
texture, avoid tossing the ingredients together until the last minute.

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE PESTO SAUCE
2 jalapeno chiles, stemmed and seeded
8 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon sugar
1 heaping tablespoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
1 cup roasted salted macadamia nuts or roasted salted peanuts
Zest of 2 lemons
2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup fresh basil leaves, packed
1 cup fresh mint leaves, packed
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves, packed
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

FOR THE SALAD
2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil, if needed
1 1/2 cups uncooked orzo
4 boneless chicken breasts with skin
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/4 cups Asian Pesto, plus additional for drizzling
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
Juice of 2 lemons
1/2 pound baby spinach, washed and dried

METHOD

MAKE THE PESTO SAUCE
1. In food processor - chiles, garlic, sugar, ginger, nuts, zest, and 1 cup of the oil and blend until smooth.
Add the basil, mint, and cilantro and blend while slowly adding the remaining oil until a thick puree is formed.
Season with salt and pepper.
Store in a tightly covered jar and refrigerate.

ASSEMBLE THE SALAD
1. Prepare an outdoor grill, heat to hot, and spray the grid with nonstick cooking oil.
Alternatively, heat a grill pan or heavy sauté pan over high heat, add the oil, and swirl to coat the pan.

2. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil.
Cook the orzo until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain well.

3. Meanwhile, season the chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
Grill the chicken, turning once, until the juices run clear when the meat is pierced @10 minutes.
Alternatively, grill the breasts in a pan over medium-high heat, turning once, about 10 minutes.
Cut the chicken with its skin into 1/4-inch-wide slices.
Allow the chicken to come to room temperature if you prefer, or proceed with the warm chicken slices.

4. In a large bowl, combine the chicken with 1 cup of the pesto, the orzo, and the tomatoes.
Season with salt and pepper. ]
In a medium bowl, combine the remaining 1/4 cup of pesto with the lemon juice, then toss with the spinach.
Season with salt and pepper.

5. Divide the spinach mixture among 4 plates.
Mound the chicken salad on the spinach, drizzle with additional pesto, and serve.

Damn you Maroon!!! I busted my ass to fix that recipe and look how it came out.....

[knell]

Pesto translates to "paste" I'm pretty sure. Which gives you a LOT of latitude as to what it contains.

sort of right... wiki disagrees

The name is the contracted past participle of pestâ ("to pound, to crush", from the same Latin root as the English word pestle)

[BaronVon]

pesto has cheese in it you mug, of course it will go

Wtf kind of pesto have you been buying?

I have genuinely never had pesto that also had cheese in it.

And for the later years of my adolescent life I would eat pasta and pesto 3/4 times a week.

So you've never actually had Pesto then. One of the main ingredients of Pesto is parmigiano-reggiano or pecorino cheese.

[helix]

Pesto translates to "paste" I'm pretty sure. Which gives you a LOT of latitude as to what it contains.

sort of right... wiki disagrees

The name is the contracted past participle of pestâ ("to pound, to crush", from the same Latin root as the English word pestle)

I was close.

[bright maroon]

Bass Hertz...





You are dumb

[miscreant]

pesto has cheese in it you mug, of course it will go

Wtf kind of pesto have you been buying?

I have genuinely never had pesto that also had cheese in it.

And for the later years of my adolescent life I would eat pasta and pesto 3/4 times a week.

So you've never actually had Pesto then. One of the main ingredients of Pesto is parmigiano-reggiano or pecorino cheese.

I'll check my little jar of pesto when I get back to the house. Pretty sure its just basil garlic and olive oil but we shall see.

[mikey_g]

ffs
pesto is just oil, garlic, and ground up basil.
you guys act like its come kinda culinary cure for the plague.

pesto is well posh
could get beat up for putting pesto on your food in some places.

[bass hertz]

hummus > pesto

[mikey_g]

hummus > pesto

hmmm. i love pesto but i eat loadsa hummus so you may have a point.

chip and hummus sandwich ftw

[EBR]

- Back in the day we used to add a couple of these to the mac n cheese in true ghetto style. Who didnt have extra Taco Bell hot Sauce packets hanging around ?

[gwa]

hummus > pesto

hmmm. i love pesto but i eat loadsa hummus so you may have a point.

chip and hummus sandwich ftw

both equal as each other

cheese on toast with hummus and chilli and black pepper is a staple munch on

[gwa]

- Back in the day we used to add a couple of these to the mac n cheese in true ghetto style. Who didnt have extra Taco Bell hot Sauce packets hanging around ?

spicy man n cheese is the one

[particle-jim]

3 pages and still no mention of tha REAL mac and cheese?

you people disappoint me