Pesto recipes
32 Recipes
Pep up your dinner with a dose of punchy pesto. This green sauce can be easily adapted too.
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
There's nothing nicer than a fresh pizza, except a fresh pizza smothered in pesto and creamy ricotta!
Italian green basil sauce makes a good base for this stuffed, vegetarian dish with creamy mascarpone and light rocket salad
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
Eggs are a great way to pack protein into a vegetarian diet, and these filled omelette wedges are super satisfying, too
An easy, versatile sauce of herbs, Brazil nuts and cheese - perfect added to pasta or spiralized courgetti for a quick meal
A shop-bought bread mix is the trick to making a no-fuss crust for these veggie parcels - add leftover chicken or pork for a meatier meal
Enjoy our creamy pesto and kale pasta as a tasty and nutritious supper. Make it with just a handful of ingredients and storecupboard staples
Lemon zest and crème fraîche make this seafood pasta dish with king prawns and green beans rich and zingy - enjoy it hot or cold
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
These Italian dumplings are like light balls of ricotta gnocchi, or the filling for ravioli - use freshly foraged nettles for a simple sauce
These herby tear-and-share bread rolls have mozzarella and sun-dried tomatoes baked into them - perfect for a picnic or for dipping into soup
A shop-bought ciabatta bread mix makes the perfect cheat's pizza dough for this speedy supper for two
This green sauce is delicious stirred through pasta, spread on toast with crumbly cheese, or as a dip
Baked salmon topped with pesto and sour cream sauce served with grated root vegetables makes a quick and wholesome midweek meal
Make your own Italian sauce from nuts, garlic and watercress, add a touch of lemon and serve with pasta
This superfood supper is packed with ingredients to give your body a boost, such as red onion, nigella seeds, walnuts, rapeseed oil and lemon
Swap soggy sandwiches for tortilla wraps filled with chicken, cheese and veggies in this tasty packed lunch recipe that kids will love
Use leftovers from our Roast pepper & chorizo salad to make this easy pasta dish - see the recipe, below right
Stuffed with spinach, pesto rice and melting mozzarella, these tomatoes make a speedy veggie supper
Homemade pesto knocks spots off shop-bought jars. This earthy blend is a new take on the versatile Italian sauce
Whizz up a pesto with a difference by blending basil, coriander, peanuts, chilli and lime, then serve on egg noodles with flash-fried prawns
This alternative pasta bake is great for making in batches- assemble the layers of mascapone, chicken, basil and butternut then freeze or bake
