Pesto Recipes

We tend to think of herbs as garnishes, but parsley takes a starring role in this fresh pesto.

Take some help from the store: Feta and pesto dress up grilled zucchini.

This simple and delicious appetizer is very festive--red and green for the holidays.

This dairy-free pesto comes from a member who lives in the heart of cilantro country--northern California. You'll love it.

This easy weeknight dinner may look time-intensive, but it only takes 25 minutes to make (using just four ingredients)!

This is a quick and super simple recipe, adapted from one by Giada De Laurentiis

Delicious as a side-dish or a snack!

The trick to learning to like vegetables you hate is to disguise their appearance and flavor. Think about what it is you dislike about that particular vegetable.
I asked Fred why he's anti-green beans. It turns out that he remembers the long, mushy canned beans from childhood.
Step 1: Chop the beans into 1-inch pieces.
Step 2: Change texture. Sauté them in a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper on high heat until they're crispy on the outside and still slightly firm.
Step 3: Change the flavor: Add pesto (with homemade lemony basil from the co-op) and an extra bit of parmesan cheese!
Results: "Is this pasta?" Fred asks as I hand him a plate of beans.

Great on Pasta

Yummy!

While this burger tastes like a meatball sub, it's far lighter and healthier. With only four ingredients, this 20-minute meal is sure to be a family favorite.

a quick and easy recipe. Omit the margarine on the noodles to save on fat and calories

Use on your favorite baguettes, pizza, pastas or stir in some low fat sour cream or cream cheese to make a quick spread.

This flavorful squash can always be found in the kitchen at the ranch as a creative replacement for white pasta. Add grilled chicken and a tomato salas and you have a meal. The avocado pesto is also delicious as a sandwich condiment or drizzled over sliced tomatoes.

This is a recipe that sounds (and tastes) fancy but is actually quite easy to make--and ready in just 15 minutes.

I serve this with 1/2 cup of rice or pasta with basil pesto .
Makes 4 servings of 1 breast each.

Take the pumpkin beyond pie. Roasting a pumpkin in wedges cuts down on cooking time, and makes for a fun and tasty side dish.

This pizza is not your usual game-day pie--it goes all the way! Even better: it has just four ingredients!

fresh basil from the garden makes this delicious low carb pesto

individual pot pies with mashed potato top

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EASY to make and FABULOUS! Chardonnay recommended as cooking wine, but can also use Savignon Blanc - make sure it's DRY. Note that nutritional information is if you drink the sauce, too, so likely lower in most nutrients noted.

A delicious pesto with vibrant color.

This recipe has won over the most adamant anti-asparagus human I've ever known!

Toss with whole wheat pasta for a delicious, and healthy dinner! For those who eat meat, add grilled chicken.

This is an intensely flavorful dish that is quick, easy, impressive to friends and gets kids to even eat things that are good for them!

Very delicious recipe that my wife and I found, not sure where originally but I'll pass it along.

Here's a sandwich I made up, inspired by a pretty decent sandwich I ate at the airport, oddly enough. I recommend getting a flavorful pesto, the kind I bought was a bit bland. The tzatziki sauce pulled it through. Also, the flavors meld together quite well when chicken mixture is made overnight or two.

Fresh from the garden... trying a new twist on an old recipe. Easy to make in the food processor (do not try to make this in a blender!!!). Serve with pasta or in an omlette.

Delicious! If you have a food processor it should only take about 5 minutes to prepare. By hand, it takes around 30 minutes, but it's a great workout! :)

From Donna Hay Magazine
***PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS RECIPE AS IT IS NOT ORIGINAL - I HAVE "SHARED" IT SO I CAN LINK IT TO MY HUSBAND'S SPARKPEOPLE CALCULATIONS***

Makes about 180 ml.

Useful as a condiment as well as a pasta topping, try stirring a spoonful into a plate of soup. Delicious with tomato!