So now, that it’s the middle of summer, I’ve got a bit of problem: I’ve got too much damn basil!

i have so much basil right now and no time to cook stuff: i dont want to waste it so what should i do?

I ended up making basil oil and basil syrup.

I love it for its taste as well as its fragrance. Depending on the dish, your sweetening options can range from honey to sugar or even fruit. So this year, I planted twice as much. Hubby doesn’t eat cheese, so I couldn’t make a huge batch of pesto to use it up, which left me to think about what I could do with it. I made 18 batches of pesto to add to what I made earlier. How do i fix this, or at least make it better? If it's not too, too overwhelming maybe you could just increase the volume of your chili. I knew I had to cut the basil, as it was going to seed and bushing out way too much. Basil is my favorite herb. The basil plants are still healthy and growing. If you have used too much oregano, your main problem will be the bitterness of the dish. The "problem" is, because I have about 16 plants, just pinching off the flowers (must do this or plants begin to die) yields me a whole bunch of basil. What to Do With Too Much Basil. Basil needs 6 to 8 hours of sun; in the South and Southwest, it benefits from afternoon shade. Too much basil? Last year I planted some basil, but it died. You can only add so much basil to salads, etc. They did great. I have too many tomatoes and too much basil. Add cayenne. Its adaptogenic qualities make it perfect for treating the negative effects of stress. Did I mention, there have been basil give aways too. A dash or two of cayenne pepper powder may distract from too much basil in your dish. If you added far more than the recommended amount, a bell pepper may not be enough. It happens to the best of us. Last night I tried placing the leaves in a Ziploc bag with olive oil, hoping to preserve them until I decide what to do with them. You do not want a savory dish to taste sweet, just less bitter. Maybe it is do to the chicken contribution. Maybe you got too excited at the farmers’ market and grabbed too many bunches, or that plant you picked up at Trader Joe’s months ago is exploding with leaves and crowding the pot. Add potatoes ISO ideas for what to do with them all. I added too much basil in a big vat of spaghetti sauce I was cooking up and now it tastes like a christmas tree. A person can only eat so much pesto – right? Forget trying to make a jar of sauce taste how you want it and do some cooking. Right now we have parsley, mint, purple and green basil, thyme, and dill growing like crazy. I started several plants from seed, but they didn't do well, so I picked up a couple of starter plants from a local nursery.