Combine all ingredients in food processor or blender and blend thoroughly. Taste and add salt if necessary - if you use Parmesan cheese the flavor will be saltier. Pour into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 24 hours. Pop out cubes and store in plastic freezer bags.

Green Chile Pesto Sauce with Pasta: Thaw out cubes by letting them sit in a dish at room temperature for a couple of hours or by microwaving 10-20 seconds at a time until warm, not hot (use about 6-8 cubes for every two people being served). You may want to add more olive oil at this point. Mix pesto with hot, cooked pasta, top with toasted pine nuts and serve with a green salad, a loaf of fresh bread, and white wine.

Use Green Chile Pesto Sauce as a topping for ../Breads/Focaccia.htm bread, or make Green Chile Pesto Pizza (top pizza crust with pesto sauce, cheese, and bake).

* Toast pine nuts by sautéing briefly (1-2 minutes) in dry non-stick frying pan until golden in color.