10 Best Pesto Recipes
Basil pesto sauce is used in a number of recipes and it takes the recipe to another level. Let’s find the best pesto recipes.
Easy Pesto Recipes
1. Basil Pesto
It is an authentic Italian pesto and you can use it in salads, sandwiches and many other recipes.
You need a food processor for this.
It hardly takes 10 minutes to make.
The ingredients include basil leaves, pine nuts, lemon juice, salt and parmesan cheese.
2. Pesto Pasta
This is one of the best pesto recipes.
Pasta is a big hit in our home so I always try different variations of pastas.
The ingredients include pesto, pasta cooking water, salt and pasta.
You can add Parmesan on top while serving.
3. Creamy Pesto Chicken
It is a quick and easy dinner recipe.
This recipe takes just over half an hour to make.
The ingredients include grape tomatoes, skinless chicken breasts,
It is best served with pasta or rice.
4. Walnut Pesto
It is another way to make pesto sauce.
You can make this in just 15 minutes.
The ingredients include walnuts, black pepper, basil, garlic and extra virgin olive oil.
It is best served fresh but if you have leftovers keep it in an airtight container in the fridge. It will be good for up to a week.
5. Pesto Pizza
This is one of the mots popular pesto recipes in our home and of course the name says it all, its pesto pizza.
We as a family are pizza lovers.
It takes almost two and half hours to make.
To make it preheat the oven to 475°F.
The ingredients include pizza dough, pesto, mozzarella cheese, basil and cornmeal.
6. Vegan Pesto
This is for vegans.
It is a quick and easy recipe.
The recipe is gluten-free and takes only 5 minutes to make.
The ingredients include basil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pine nuts or walnuts.
7. Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
It is one of the best pasta recipes for picnics and potlucks.
It is a versatile recipe and so I love it more.
You can serve it in just 10 minutes.
The ingredients include cheese tortellini, mozzarella balls, cherry tomatoes, pesto and onion.
8. Nut Free Pesto
If you have nut allergy but still want to enjoy pesto sauce, this is for you.
It is a quick recipe and hardly takes 5 minutes to make.
The ingredients include garlic, parmesan cheese, salt, basil and ground pepper.
9. Tomato Cucumber Avocado Salad With Basil Pesto
This Mediterranean salad is packed with fresh veggies.
It takes half an hour to make.
The ingredients include red cherry tomatoes, red onion, avocados, basil pesto and cucumber.
10. Pesto Gnocchi
It is one of the easiest comfort food.
This is perfect for busy weeknights.
You can keep the leftovers in an airtight container fridge and it will be good for up to 3 days.
The ingredients include gnocchi, heavy cream, pesto, tomatoes and salt.