Comments on: Grilled Chicken with Walnut Pesto Sauce and Warm Arugula Salad…

By: Xai

Xai — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:43:17 +0000

The sauce was a little bland so I added pure maple syrup and almond milk. It tasted great afterwards and used it as a salad dressing too. Thanks so much for the recipe.

By: Alicia @ The Humble Foodie

Alicia @ The Humble Foodie — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:56:11 +0000

I agree! I’m planning my first week of Whole 30 meals at the moment–I’m hoping it will be easier to stay on track with a solid week’s worth of groceries and recipes prepared. One of my favorite meals is spaghetti squash with pesto and leftover chicken, and I have a big jar of almonds just waiting to be used in Sarah’s recipe! Looking forward to trying it.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:24:22 +0000

Made the pesto this weekend, then baked some chicken in it… I cannot stop eating it! It is multiple exclamation points amazing!!!

By: Kit

Kit — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 05:08:54 +0000

Just wanted to say — I have made this pesto three times now, with different kinds of nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, cashews) and it is FANTASTIC every time. I thought I was going to have problems on my Whole30 because I missed my Parmesan so much, but this is completely delicious without the cheese. This page is permanently bookmarked in my browser.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:55:25 +0000

Hi Jordan, I would use whatever seeds you like best! The pesto will have a better consistency that way. I like the idea of using toasted pumpkin seeds, that would give it a very yummy flavor in my opinion! let me know how it turns out!

By: Jordan

Jordan — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:41:57 +0000

I’m new to Paleo and stumbled across your website. I am loving it! I want to cook Paleo for my family, but my son is anaphylactic to nuts. Is there a substitute for walnuts/nuts in your pesto recipe? Could I use pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds? Or could I eliminate them from the recipe?

Thanks!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:39:45 +0000

As long as it’s the kind that is big enough to hold everything, I think it would work fine!!

By: cris

cris — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:52:32 +0000

can a Magic Bullet be used in place of food processor?

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:29:20 +0000

This is an old post, but I just had to come by and say that this is absolutely delicious. We were blown away by how much the pesto really tastes just like pesto. (Makes me wonder if walnuts could sub for parmesan in pasta sauce, too, haha.) When we were done our chicken, there was just a little pesto left, not really enough to save, and I ate it by itself. It was just way too good to waste. Thank you so much for sharing it!

By: Tonja

Tonja — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:51:12 +0000

This looks amazing! *drool*

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:03:55 +0000

For about 5 days in the fridge but I will freeze mine and it’s good for a couple of months in the freezer!!

By: Kim Byrne

Kim Byrne — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:41:50 +0000

If you were to make a big patch of the pesto sauce, how long will it stay good for?

Thanks.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:18:24 +0000

Glad you liked it Eric! : )

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:21:58 +0000

I just made the Pesto Sauce. I felt like 1 tsp of sea salt was a bit much. When I make it again I will use 1/2 tsp of sea salt. Besides that, it was easy and full of flavor.

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:06:09 +0000

Looks delish. Kinda new to this Paleo diet…actually trying to wean my way in which isn’t exactly easy after being addicted to carbs for my whole life. But I’ve seen what its done for a few of my friends and I’ll willing to give it a shot. If nothing more the low-carbs should help me lose, as I’ve unfortunately become insulin resistant like the rest of America.

By: Diane @ Balanced Bites

Diane @ Balanced Bites — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:58:37 +0000

Yum! I posted a similar recipe on my blog not too long ago using most of the same ingredients but it’s a macadamia nut/cilantro version! Same deal, just some herb and nut swaps to try.

By: Chandra

Chandra — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:06:39 +0000

I LOVE your pesto recipe, especially since most Pesto’s use Pine Nuts and I am allergic.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 04:11:30 +0000

Made this for dinner tonight, it was really good! Thanks for the ideas!

By: Janet

Janet — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:24:22 +0000

Awesome pesto! How long would you say the pesto is good for? Since there’s no egg or anything that can spoil really easily. Just curious…

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:19:31 +0000

Hey Kelly! Well, I don’t allow junk food in my house so no, they don’t eat much junk. We go out to ice cream now and then and when we do go out to eat, which is not that often, they order what they want to, but they all make pretty good choices even outside of the house, but we have been eating strict paleo for almost 3 years so it’s been a journey to get to where we are now. I’m all about getting the kids involved in buying and making our food which really helps them all get excited about eating paleo, we also are honest with the older ones and try to teach them why we eat the way we do and to them it’s just normal now… I hope that helps!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:37:23 +0000

Wow! I just found your website. All your recipes look amazing, and easy to make! Thanks! I can’t wait to try this recipe tonight. Do your boys get to eat much junk food? I have 2 little ones and it’s so hard to stay paleo with them in the house!

By: Tennille

Tennille — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:38:39 +0000

Thank you so much for this recipe!!!!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:38:43 +0000

Hey Kevin,
Cool pic – great job it looks yummy! : )

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:00:47 +0000

Made this tonight. DELISH! That pesto sauce was great. Here’s the proof: http://twitpic.com/276l1l

Who said New Yorkers can’t cook? Thank you!

By: Keri

Keri — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:38:48 +0000

Can’t wait to try this! My husband and I recently jumped on the Paleo bandwagon. I really enjoy eating meals as opposed to random foods that fit the Paleo standard, but I’ve been having trouble coming up with Paleo meals on my own. Thanks so much for sharing all your tips/recipes!