I'm not calling this a recipe because when I cook, I don't measure. And I'm not calling it "Cleaning Out The Fridge and Pantry and Adding Pesto" because, although completely accurate, it's a little less appealing. But I will tell you what I had for lunch today.
First, the important part: the pesto!
I took my entire collection of basil leaves from the freezer and added some fresh ones from my AeroGarden, which totaled about 1/4th of a cup. I added about the same amount of olive oil and grated Romano/Parmesan cheese blend. Then I took a heaping scoop of minced garlic and whatever oregano I could cut off my tiny oregano plant and threw it all in the Magic Bullet until it was liquid. I actually ended up adding a little more oil at the end so it was more of a sauce consistency rather than mashed potato consistency.
I tossed the sauce with macaroni noodles, cut up grilled chicken breasts from the other night, and some chopped up slices of precooked bacon. I felt like I could have called it "Gourmet cooking for the lazy person," because it took 10 minutes and it turned out great!

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