55 pesto recipes

Beans with rare steak and pesto: grilled steak sliced rare over mashed cannellini beans with fresh basil-parsley pesto. A Tuscan-style dinner that's lean, protein-heavy, and deeply savory.

Farfalle tossed in a creamy cilantro pesto made with cottage cheese and yogurt, finished with garlic and red pepper flakes. Light, fresh, and easily made vegan.

Farfalle pasta with broccoli pine nut pesto made from blanched broccoli, garlic, olive oil, and white wine vinegar processed into a coarse green sauce with red pepper flakes.

Shrimp risotto with fresh Roma tomatoes and sun-dried tomato pesto stirred into creamy arborio rice. White wine-glazed shrimp spooned on top to finish.

Authentic Italian trenette pasta tossed with fresh basil pesto, tender potatoes, and crisp green beans. A Ligurian classic using one pot for everything, ready in 40 minutes.

Grilled chicken burgers infused with reduced coconut milk, red curry paste, and fresh basil. Topped with Thai peanut pesto and a crisp Asian pear slaw. A flavor-packed Thai twist on the classic burger for 6.

A light, brothy stew packed with chicken breast, baby spinach, and white beans, finished with a fresh basil-parmesan pesto stirred right in. Ready in under 30 minutes.

Very nice flavor to this dish. Simple to make and satisfying.

This penne with sun-dried tomato pesto is definitely a quick and easy way for you to enjoy a delicious and healthy meal!

Refreshing and packed with goodness. This easy sandwich is a great breakfast to start up a new day or a quick-fixing lunch.

A quick, easy and refreshing sandwich is perfect for a morning breakfast.

Salmon jacket potatoes stuffed with canned salmon, anchovies, mushrooms, and pesto, baked until hot and served with a fresh tomato-basil-garlic sauce. A British-style loaded baked potato.

Layered cheese torta with pesto cream cheese, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, and toasted pine nuts. A stunning no-bake appetizer that chills overnight and keeps for weeks.

Creamy baked ricotta and goat cheese swirled with basil pesto, sliced thick and served over a chunky ratatouille of eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes. A gorgeous vegetarian main or side.

Salmon and basil ravioli: homemade basil-flecked pasta dough filled with canned salmon and curd cheese, poached in fish stock and served with a fresh tomato-pesto sauce.

Fall off the bone lamb with sweet capsicum (bell pepper) and tomatoes. Stand a shank on top of a 'mountain' of garlic mash potato in a bowl; ladle bell peppers and soupy stock all around. Mop up with crusty bread