Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When I went keto and started trying to eliminate seed oils, it always bugged me that there was no premade pesto on the market that had a healthier oil. So I figured some others may want an easy recipe to make a delicious pesto at home as well.
Live Stream making pesto alfredo pasta- youtube.com/live/yvVjmzBYehY
Trying Kaizen 6g Net Carb Pasta and Mac & Cheese- youtu.be/TtfD2jrGyX8
Trying 2 Pastas and making Macaroni Salad- youtu.be/OB-SiP174K4
Kaizen 2g Net Carb Pasta- amzn.to/4m63X3C
Kaizen 6g Net Carb Pasta- amzn.to/4nX8yXA
Natural Heaven Brown rice: amzn.to/3kkE2s4
Natural Heaven Lasagna Noodles - amzn.to/3EXrqON
Natural Heaven Spaghetti- amzn.to/40Ac1kV
Aviate Pasta- amzn.to/4kZy1x4
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(These are affiliate links, which means you are supporting my family and channel when you purchase products using these links, thank you very much for your continued support of my channel, it means a lot to me!)
00:00 Intro
00:46 Talking Basil
03:23 Making Pesto
12:10 Making Pasta
14:36 Tasting and Pasta Review
15:53 Outro
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I created a patreon account. I have many ideas for the future of this channel and maybe even creating my own keto line of desserts at some point. I'm going to be posting some inspirational stuff over there along with more information about my life, past, present and future. I'm excited to take this extra step and do some extra content for supporters. Some behind the scenes of my recipe testing successes and fails alike. Maybe even some merch down the line! If you would like to support me and this channel, please consider becoming a patron.
Patreon: patreon.com/KetoUpgrade
Address:
Alycia J Distefano
P. O. Box 56
Derby, NY 14047
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Pesto-
2 Cups Fresh Basil
1/4 Cup Pine Nuts (More to taste, any nut you prefer)
1/4 Cup Parmesan (To taste, can use Parmigiano Reggiano or Romano)
Several Cloves of Roasted Garlic or 1 Clove Raw Garlic (to taste)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil and/or Avocado Oil Enough to make it as saucy as you like
Salt and Pepper to taste
Can also add baby spinach to stretch the pesto
Macros: The only thing with substantial carbs is if you use a lot of roasted garlic, these are macros with 1 clove fresh garlic and no spinach- makes about 1 Cup enough for four portions of a pesto pasta with chicken and veg
1313 Calories
139g Fat
8g Total Carbs
2g Fiber
16g Protein
Blog Post to Full Recipe- ketoupgrade.info/post/easy-healthy-pesto-sauce
When I went keto and started trying to eliminate seed oils, it always bugged me that there was no premade pesto on the market that had a healthier oil. So I figured some others may want an easy recipe to make a delicious pesto at home as well.
Live Stream making pesto alfredo pasta- youtube.com/live/yvVjmzBYehY
Trying Kaizen 6g Net Carb Pasta and Mac & Cheese- youtu.be/TtfD2jrGyX8
Trying 2 Pastas and making Macaroni Salad- youtu.be/OB-SiP174K4
Kaizen 2g Net Carb Pasta- amzn.to/4m63X3C
Kaizen 6g Net Carb Pasta- amzn.to/4nX8yXA
Natural Heaven Brown rice: amzn.to/3kkE2s4
Natural Heaven Lasagna Noodles - amzn.to/3EXrqON
Natural Heaven Spaghetti- amzn.to/40Ac1kV
Aviate Pasta- amzn.to/4kZy1x4
My Curated Amazon Shop Page- amazon.com/shop/ketoupgrade?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsfshop_JS4F0TTTES6FHS472KAV
(These are affiliate links, which means you are supporting my family and channel when you purchase products using these links, thank you very much for your continued support of my channel, it means a lot to me!)
00:00 Intro
00:46 Talking Basil
03:23 Making Pesto
12:10 Making Pasta
14:36 Tasting and Pasta Review
15:53 Outro
Buy Me a Coffee- buymeacoffee.com/ketoupgrade
PodoPure
podopure.com/?ref=ALYCIAHESKETH
20% off Coupon Code- Ketoupgrade
Perfect Keto Link: shop.perfectketo.com/ALYCIA20
Code for 20% off- ALYCIA20
Toku Flow Link tokuhealth.com/ALYCIA
Coupon Code for 20% Off- ALYCIA
Ketoupgrade is a participant in the Perfect Keto Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Perfect Keto. As an Perfect Keto Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
I created a patreon account. I have many ideas for the future of this channel and maybe even creating my own keto line of desserts at some point. I'm going to be posting some inspirational stuff over there along with more information about my life, past, present and future. I'm excited to take this extra step and do some extra content for supporters. Some behind the scenes of my recipe testing successes and fails alike. Maybe even some merch down the line! If you would like to support me and this channel, please consider becoming a patron.
Patreon: patreon.com/KetoUpgrade
Address:
Alycia J Distefano
P. O. Box 56
Derby, NY 14047
PayPal- paypal.me/KetoUpgrade?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US
Instagram-@Ketoupgradechef instagram.com/ketoupgradechef/?hl=en
Reddit-u/KetoUpgrade reddit.com/user/KetoUpgrade
Facebook Page - facebook.com/Keto-Upgrade-101196711864226
Business Inquires:
Keto Upgrade e-mail - ketoupgrade.info@gmail.com
Pesto-
2 Cups Fresh Basil
1/4 Cup Pine Nuts (More to taste, any nut you prefer)
1/4 Cup Parmesan (To taste, can use Parmigiano Reggiano or Romano)
Several Cloves of Roasted Garlic or 1 Clove Raw Garlic (to taste)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil and/or Avocado Oil Enough to make it as saucy as you like
Salt and Pepper to taste
Can also add baby spinach to stretch the pesto
Macros: The only thing with substantial carbs is if you use a lot of roasted garlic, these are macros with 1 clove fresh garlic and no spinach- makes about 1 Cup enough for four portions of a pesto pasta with chicken and veg
1313 Calories
139g Fat
8g Total Carbs
2g Fiber
16g Protein
Blog Post to Full Recipe- ketoupgrade.info/post/easy-healthy-pesto-sauce
