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Recipes tagged with: pesto

Caprese Pasta Salad with Creamy Pesto
  • Complexity: easy

Caprese Pasta Salad with Creamy Pesto

Baby tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil are tossed with pasta in a creamy pesto sauce for this simple, summer dish

Homemade Hand-Cut Pasta with a Simple Pesto
  • Complexity: advanced

Homemade Hand-Cut Pasta with a Simple Pesto

Homemade pasta that requires no pasta rolling machine tossed in a simple arugula and walnut pesto

Kale Pesto
  • Complexity: easy

Kale Pesto

This bright green pasta gets its color from blanched kale instead of basil.

Parsley Pesto
  • Complexity: very easy

Parsley Pesto

Pesto can basically be made with any herb (parsley, basil, sage, cilantro) and nuts (almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, pistachios) you prefer. This version goes great over pasta, bread or grilled chicken. 

Pesto Pasta with Peas and Arugula
  • Complexity: easy

Pesto Pasta with Peas and Arugula

Simple Pesto Pasta with peas, arugula and pine nuts.
Pesto Pizza with Burrata, Prosciutto and Arugula
  • Complexity: easy

Pesto Pizza with Burrata, Prosciutto and Arugula

Crispy, chewy pizza crust topped with pesto, burrata, prosciutto and arugula. 

Saffron Couscous with Almond Pesto
  • Complexity: medium

Saffron Couscous with Almond Pesto

Saffron gives this couscous a bright yellow hue. A light drizzle of almond pesto keeps this dish simple but delicious. 

Simple Pesto Pasta for Two
  • Complexity: very easy

Simple Pesto Pasta for Two

This simple pesto comes together in about 5 minutes which means dinner is ready in under 15.