Pea pesto adds a delicious point of difference to this easy but tasty gnocchi recipe.
The 54 besto ways with pesto for a quick and easy dinner
Love basil and classic Italian flavours? Fresh and full of herbs, pesto promises to bring a zing to anything you pair it with. Here’s 54 ways with pesto for dinner tonight.
Sneak some greens in with our zucchini pesto pasta
Matt Preston is a fan of fast, flavourful food. Here are one of his favourite ready-in-a-flash dishes. “Feel free to play with the herbs in this pesto. Try tarragon and parsley. The pesto can also be used as a dressing for grilled veg, chicken, white fish or even hard-boiled eggs.”
Mushroom rolls with pesto cream
"Once baked, you can use a small serrated knife to cut these tasty rolls in half and serve them as a snack-sized appetiser, if you prefer.” – Tracey Pattison
Pesto spaghetti salad with baby truss tomatoes and burrata
Sometimes you just can't beat a pasta salad, and this super-easy pesto spaghetti is hard to beat. Perfect for packing into your picnic hamper, this simple lunch recipe is ideal to make on the weekend or even as a quick weeknight dinner option. Featuring a homemade pesto recipe, this delicious pesto pasta recipe is a winner.
Lamb cutlets with mint pesto
"This is our lighter take on a Sunday roast, just like Grandma would make. Pro chef tip: if there’s leftover pesto the next day, this will elevate pasta night - fold through with loads of pecorino, some chopped Sicilian olives and anchovies." – Joey Astorga This recipe is by chef Joey Astorga from The Waratah
Roasted broccolini, zucchini and pea couscous salad with broad bean, mint and walnut pesto
Not eating enough greens? This multi-texture salad has you covered.
Spelt spaghetti with roasted lemon rocket pesto
Fast, fresh and unbelievably flavourful. What more could you want?
Spaghetti with pesto, crushed potato and salmon
"This recipe defies all the 'rules' of pasta and seafood, and cheese and potato, too. It's definitely one to try." – Phoebe Wood
Pesto rigatoni mac 'n' cheese
We love this green variation on mac'n'cheese and let's face it, everyone needs their fix of melted cheese during the colder months. Try our healthier take on this cult classic, you won't be disappointed.
Yotam Ottolenghi's brown-butter butter beans with lemon and pesto
You’ll be going back for second servings of Yotam Ottolenghi's rich, buttery beans. He takes the humble legume to delicious new places with this simple recipe.
Sausage pitas with herb pesto
This easy sausage pita is a quick way to satisfy your pizza cravings.
Yotam Ottolenghi's pesto pasta with white beans and haloumi
This vegetarian weeknight dinner comes together in half an hour and is made super special with the addition of haloumi – it looks like a fluffy cloud when grated, and it gives the pasta just the right amount of salty tang.
Baked gnocchi with pesto parmesan bechamel
If you've ever wondered how to make gnocchi even better, the answer is a homemade pesto bechamel and baking the dish to perfection. Comfort food at its best, this makes a top dinner on chilly autumn or winter weeknights.
Herby pork meatballs with pesto spaghetti
Rewrite the spaghetti and meatball rules with this no-waste herby pesto.
Walnut, oregano and pecorino pesto fusilli
Full of fresh, flavourful herbs, this fast fusilli recipe will be a guaranteed crowd pleaser.