55 pesto recipes

Pasta with pesto and grilled chicken: linguine tossed with jarred or homemade pesto and charred chicken pieces. Quick 30-minute dinner, warm or room temperature.

Pasta al pesto with homemade basil and pine nut pesto, tossed with steamed carrots, sauteed zucchini, and snow peas. A fresh, vegetable-loaded Italian pasta dinner.

Vegan pesto tofu manicotti: shells stuffed with mashed soft tofu, basil pesto, scallions, peppers, and mushrooms. Topped with marinara and shredded soy mozzarella, baked until bubbly. Plant-based dinner-party comfort food.

Fresh pesto pasta with basil, sauteed garlic, pine nuts, miso paste, and lemon juice. A dairy-free, vegan pesto that gets its umami depth from miso instead of Parmesan.

Pesto potato-sausage salad with red potatoes, browned kielbasa, cherry tomatoes, and a basil pesto-vinegar dressing. Served warm or at room temperature with just 5 ingredients.

Sun-dried tomato pesto: oil-packed sundried tomatoes blended with parmigiano-reggiano, toasted walnuts, garlic, and warm olive oil. A deeper, more savory alternative to basil pesto.

Pasta with spinach pesto made from fresh spinach, pine nuts, Parmesan, garlic, and olive oil pureed smooth. A milder, more affordable twist on traditional basil pesto that freezes well for up to 6 weeks.

Fettuccine with broccoli pesto made from raw broccoli florets, walnuts, Parmesan, and olive oil, tossed in a garlic-lemon cream sauce. A green twist on classic pesto pasta.

Smoky chipotle-ancho chili pesto with roasted red bell pepper, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil. A bold, vegan Mexican-inspired sauce for pasta, grilled meats, or sandwiches.

Fettuccine tossed with a fresh tomato-basil pesto: a no-cook food-processor sauce of basil, garlic, pine nuts, ripe tomato, olive oil, and Parmesan. Summer pasta dinner ready in just over 30 minutes.

Pesto-topped baked salmon with crispy garlic pan-roasted potatoes, a 5-ingredient weeknight dinner ready in about 30 minutes. Microwave the spuds first, then sear them golden while the salmon bakes.

Quick creamy basil pesto pasta topped with pan-fried chicken breast, ready in under 30 minutes. Homemade pesto blended with cream coats every strand for a rich, herbaceous weeknight dinner for two.

Sorrel-chive pesto with fresh sorrel, chives, pine nuts, shallots, orange zest, and olive oil blended into a tangy herb paste. A no-cheese pesto variation that stores for months.

Sicilian tomato pesto with toasted pine nuts, fresh basil, Parmesan, and red pepper flakes folded with chopped tomatoes and tossed through linguine. Bright, rustic, and ready in 30 minutes.

Cooking potatoes and spinach combination is great.

Chicken breasts topped with roasted chile-spinach pesto and Monterey Jack, wrapped in buttery phyllo dough and baked golden. Served over a garlic-basil cream sauce.