Pesto recipes
Pep up your dinner with a dose of punchy pesto. This green sauce can be easily adapted too.
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App onlySpring green chicken stew with cheddar dumplings. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Make a transitional Sunday lunch for when spring is just around the corner. Fresh pesto lifts the flavour of this stew, but you can substitute it with a jar
Braised courgettes & butter beans with pesto
Slow-cook courgettes to soften them and combine with butter beans and a punchy pesto. Scatter over some feta or goat’s cheese, if you like, and serve with crusty bread
Roast pepper pesto with pasta
Use leftovers from our Roast pepper & chorizo salad to make this easy pasta dish - see the recipe, below right
Tomatoes stuffed with pesto rice
Stuffed with spinach, pesto rice and melting mozzarella, these tomatoes make a speedy veggie supper
App onlySpring greens filo traybake pie. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Make our super-simple filo pie with spring greens. If you have a flameproof deep-sided tray, use that. If not, a casserole dish works well
Walnut & red pepper pesto pasta
Homemade pesto knocks spots off shop-bought jars. This earthy blend is a new take on the versatile Italian sauce
Thai pesto prawn noodles
Whizz up a pesto with a difference by blending basil, coriander, peanuts, chilli and lime, then serve on egg noodles with flash-fried prawns
Secret green sauce spaghetti
Sneak some extra green veg into pesto-based pasta sauce
App onlyTomato, burrata & prosciutto loaded focaccia. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Enjoy these loaded foccacia with a leafy salad on the side for a satisfying lunch. You can use fresh, shop-bought pesto if you don’t have time to make your own
Chicken, squash & pesto lasagne
This alternative pasta bake is great for making in batches- assemble the layers of mascapone, chicken, basil and butternut then freeze or bake
Fresh lasagne with pesto
This veggie pasta dish is perfect for entertaining - it can be made ahead, leaving you free to chat to your guests
Roasted red pepper & parsley pesto with penne
Try a new take on pesto and blend red peppers, cashew nuts and parsley then serve spooned through hot pasta
Sea bass with kale pesto & sultana salsa
Rustle up something a bit lighter after months of wintry dinners with this crispy pan-fried sea bass. It's topped with fresh kale pesto and a simple sultana salsa
Focaccia with pesto & mozzarella
This homemade pesto bread is a delicious accompaniment to Italian food
Spring vegetable soup with basil pesto
A former magazine cover star, this satisfying soup is special enough for entertaining and easy enough to size down
App onlyCourgette caprese ciabatta. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Make a lunch to be proud of with these courgette caprese veggie sandwiches, packed with mozzarella, fresh pesto and tomatoes
Kale pesto
This leafy green cabbage-like vegetable is a genuine superfood - it's great whizzed up in place of basil in an Italian sauce
Tartines with roasted tomatoes & mint pesto
French open-faced cheese and tomato toasted sandwiches, drizzled with light mint and garlic pesto and spread with ricotta
App onlyAnchovy red pesto pasta with crispy garlic pangrattato. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.
Turn a tin of anchovies into a hearty meal for four, with pasta and a breadcrumb topping. It's a great way to use this affordable storecupboard ingredient
Classic pesto
Whizz up a homemade pesto in under 15 minutes using just five ingredients. This herby Italian-style sauce is great stirred through pasta for a quick meal
Pesto chicken stew with cheesy dumplings
A slow-cooked chicken casserole with Italian basil flavours that makes a perfect weekend one-pot
Pistachio pesto salmon & vegetable traybake
Rustle up this salmon and sweet potato traybake for an easy family midweek meal. If you’re short on time, shop bought pesto works just as well
