19 simple pesto Recipes

dry fettuccine pasta, butter , or to taste, minced garlic, pesto

garlic cloves, peeled, fresh basil leaves , no stems, cleaned, washed and packed, pine nuts , carefully toasted or 2 tbsp unsalted butter, very cold, grated optional in lieu of the, sea salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil , more as needed, parmesan cheese, best quality, grated

unsalted butter, yellow onion, finely chopped, arborio rice, dry white wine, low-sodium chicken broth, grated parmesan, kosher salt, black pepper, store-bought pesto

mayonnaise, parmesan cheese, dry basil (more or less as desired but i like a fair amount), garlic powder

soft whole wheat bread (or whole grain bread), avocado, basil pesto (storebought or homemade), roasted red pepper (jarred is fine ), cucumber, sliced into thin rounds, sliced red onion, pitted kalamata olives, thinly sliced, handful spring mixed salad green, balsamic vinegar , reduction (or regular )

basil leaves (fresh leaves only & firmly packed 2 cups), parmesan cheese (grated ), olive oil (i use extra-virgin), garlic cloves, pine nuts

french baguette, olive oil, shredded mozzarella cheese, grape tomatoes, good basil pesto, minced garlic (optional)

reduced-fat mayonnaise, commercial pesto, whole wheat pitas, cut in half, leaf lettuce leaves, simple grilled vegetables, crumbled goat cheese

head garlic , roasted, fresh basil leaves, grated parmescan cheese, olive oil

chopped fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, brazil nuts, grated parmesan cheese, minced garlic, chili powder

manicotti pasta shells, cooked chicken, finely chopped, chive & onion cream cheese, frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained, tastefully simple dried tomato & garlic pesto sauce (i could not find this combo, so i bought sun dried tomato pesto and added minced garlic to make my o), shredded mozzarella cheese, for mixture, shredded mozzarella cheese, for topping, pasta sauce (use 1 jar for each dish )

cream cheese, favorite basil pesto sauce, sun-dried tomatoes (not oil packed)

steak, pita bread, prepared pesto sauce (i used classico basil pesto), light cream cheese, goat cheese, stalks asparagus, mushrooms (i used cafe), tomatoes, olive oil, garlic salt, salt, garlic clove

uncooked small seashell pasta, red wine vinegar, sugar, extravirgin olive oil, dijon mustard, salt, freshly ground black pepper, garlic clove, minced, preshredded parmesan cheese, diced simple baked ham (about 5 oz), chopped fresh basil, pine nuts, toasted

roasted red peppers (from a jar), sun-dried tomatoes (i used dried which had been allowed to soak in boiling water for 5 minutes), almonds (with the skin on , sliced is ok), garlic clove (or more to taste), parmesan cheese (any sharp tasting yellow cheese will do) or 20 g pecorino cheese (any sharp tasting yellow cheese will do), olive oil, salt and pepper