Spaghetti is a staple food in our household. We love a classic marinara or bolognese, but sometimes we like to mix things up with some pesto. The vibrant green sauce is a great way to bring bright color and herbal flavor to your dinner year-round.
Pesto is incredibly versatile and it works great on pasta, sandwiches or pizza. It can also be drizzled over grilled meats or vegetables for extra flavor. One issue, though, is that when you open it, pesto starts to go downhill pretty quickly. And if you’re a Costco shopper and buy a big jar of Kirkland pesto you really have a lot to use. But there’s an easy way to prolong the life of your pesto. Reddit user @mpmsfca shared the fantastic hack and we’re definitely going to give it a try.
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Costco Pesto Hack to last beyond expiration.
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The Best Way to Save Costco Pesto
“Our family loves Costco pesto, but we can’t always finish the container in the 3 to 4 weeks that it’s usually valid from an expiration perspective,” they said on Reddit. “Today we took a whole container and distributed into two brand new ice trays. Now we have pesto whenever we want and don’t have to throw away half-used containers.”
If you want to save your pesto, all you have to do it freeze it. While a few people said they put the whole jar in the freezer, separating it into the ice trays lets you to use just the amount you need, ensuring that you have pesto whenever you need it.
When you are ready to use it, you can pop out the frozen pesto cubes and place them on a plate to thaw or you can warm them over very low heat on the stove.
One note: pesto is oil-based which means it can stain. If you want to use this method, pick up a couple of cheap ice trays at The Dollar Store so you don’t ruin your regular ice cube trays.
“I did the same but with $2 trays from Target and they have a cover! Love this hack!!” someone said on the Reddit post.
“Alternatively, you can put it in a large Ziploc bag and close it, flatten it out evenly, use a chopstick to make indents in it so it’s divided up into small squares, freeze flat on a baking sheet until mostly solid, then break them apart. Basically the same thing as this but without an ice cube tray,” another person commented. That’s also a great idea and happens to be our go-to way to freeze chopped garlic.
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