Pesto pasta recipes

This leafy green cabbage-like vegetable is a genuine superfood - it's great whizzed up in place of basil in an Italian sauce

This vegetarian bake from reader Lucy Nanor is packed with spinach and peas along with creamy pesto and mascarpone sauce

Put out all the ingredients for classic pasta salad with pesto dressing and let the kids pick whatever they like to stir in – it's great for fussy eaters

This supper couldn't be easier. Make our filling pesto pasta recipe for a quick, family-friendly dish you can throw together with storecupboard ingredients

Whizz up delicious homemade pesto in under 15 minutes using just five ingredients. This herby Italian-style sauce is great stirred through pasta for a quick meal

Throw together some storecupboard ingredients and pop under the grill for a simple midweek meal

A new delicious version of the Italian favourite, pesto pasta, with broccoli

A simple one-pan pasta dish with bacon, mushrooms and pesto - ready in under 30 minutes

This alternative pasta bake is great for making in batches- assemble the layers of mascapone, chicken, basil and butternut then freeze or bake

Make a vegan pesto to add to pasta, pizzas, salads and sandwiches. It will keep in the fridge for up to a week

This is a wonderful, zingy dish, perfect for a lunch out in the garden - use our recipe for homemade pesto to make it extra special

Grow your own herbs? Snip a good mixture of them for this very special pasta dish

Switch up your classic family lasagne with pesto, broccoli, mascarpone and chunks of sausage in a dish that's rich in calcium, folate, fibre and vitamin C

Enjoy our creamy pesto and kale pasta as a tasty and nutritious supper. Make it with just a handful of ingredients and storecupboard staples

Make your own delicious pesto sauce in just 15 minutes

Whizz up kale, pumpkin seeds, basil and garlic to make this easy kale pesto. It's perfect stirred through wholemeal spaghetti for a healthy vegan meal

Make a homemade pesto with parsley, basil and cashew nuts to stir through this comforting pasta. It makes for an easy, healthy family meal

Grab some Italian pesto and greens from your storecupboard and rustle up this pot - penne or fusilli work well

Potato gnocchi make a welcome change from pasta. Give them a go in this simple veggie supper for two

For a change from the traditional basil variety, this quick and easy peppery pesto is delicious dolloped on pasta or drizzled over summer salads

This seasonal pesto is a good way of using up any herbs that are knocking around the kitchen

Pesto, pine nuts, Parmesan and artichokes lift this storecupboard supper a little higher

Transform your foraging finds into a tangy sauce by combining wild garlic leaves with parmesan, garlic, lemon and pine nuts. Or, use fresh young nettles

This unusual pesto is also wonderful with potato gnocchi, on crostini, in panini, or stirred into risotto at the end