Green Chile-Cilantro Pesto Sauce

Name: Green Chile-Cilantro Pesto Sauce
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 lb of pasta)
Ingredients: 2 cups, lightly packed fresh cilantro; 1 1/2 cups, grated Parmesan cheese; 4 , (4-ounce) cans chopped green chiles; 1 , jalapeño chile, seeded and chopped fine; 1/4 cup, pine nuts, toasted; 2 , garlic cloves, peeled; 1/2 cup, olive oil

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2008

This twist on pesto sauce gets its heat from green chiles and jalapeños.

SERVES 4 to 6 (Makes enough to sauce 1 lb of pasta)

TIME 20 minutes

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