Pesto pasta recipes

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

Use leftovers from our Roast pepper & chorizo salad to make this easy pasta dish - see the recipe, below right

You’ll make this again and again, it's good for you, low fat and simple to make

A child-friendly take on pasta alla genovese. Kids can help make the green sauce and toss the whole mix together

Add some veg to pasta and pesto for a cheap, healthy springtime supper dish

This green sauce is delicious stirred through pasta, spread on toast with crumbly cheese, or as a dip

Try a new take on classic pesto. Combine pea and mint to make a fresh and simple sauce to mix into spaghetti. It's sure to become a family favourite

Kids will love this healthier take on pesto and pasta, with broccoli upping their veg intake. It takes just 20 minutes to make and is low on calories.

This wholesome soup is packed full of greens and takes just 10 minutes to knock up

Try a new take on pesto and blend red peppers, cashew nuts and parsley then serve spooned through hot pasta

Plump juicy prawns, pesto-style Italian parsley and lemon sauce 'gremolata' are perfect partners when teamed with pasta