Have you met the MIGHT MEATY PESTO? If you haven't, let me introduce you! Usually, when we have pesto in pasta, you almost never see anything else in it but the pesto sauce (basil leaves, garlic, parmigiano, pine nuts, olive oil, salt and pepper). But in my home of meat eaters, that usually doesn't cut it. As requested by The King, there has to be other components in the pesto sauce like the way his Mom makes it. So here is my first attempt at making the pesto sauce more fit for royalty.
1 cup of pesto sauce (fresh or bottled)
Olive oil, for sautéing
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 Tbsp finely chopped garlic
1/2 cup finely chopped green olives
1/2 cup finely chopped ham
1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms
1/4 cup dried malunggay/moringa flakes
salt and pepper to season
Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent.
Add the olives, ham, and mushrooms.
After a couple of minutes, add the pesto sauce and the malunggay flakes. Simmer for 5 minutes and season.
Top on pasta.
Simple, beautiful, delicious. Enjoy!
