Recipes with basil pesto
109 recipes
Really Simple Pasta & Bean Salad
Pasta and white bean salad with roasted red peppers, pesto, and light mayonnaise dressing. A quick, protein-packed cold salad that comes together in under 30 minutes.
Tuna Pesto & Pasta
Quick tuna pesto pasta with basil pesto, Parmesan, green peas, and fat-free mayo tossed with twist noodles. A lighter take on creamy pesto pasta that comes together in one skillet.
Eggless Tofu-Pesto Quiche
Vegan tofu pesto quiche with soft tofu and basil pesto blended smooth, poured over mushrooms and tomatoes in a pie shell. An eggless, dairy-free quiche with just 5 ingredients.
Baked Ricotta with Ratatouille
Creamy baked ricotta and goat cheese swirled with basil pesto, sliced thick and served over a chunky ratatouille of eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes. A gorgeous vegetarian main or side.
Pot Roasted Lamb Shanks with Bell Peppers
Fall off the bone lamb with sweet capsicum (bell pepper) and tomatoes. Stand a shank on top of a 'mountain' of garlic mash potato in a bowl; ladle bell peppers and soupy stock all around. Mop up with crusty bread
Zucchini Pesto Quiche
Rich, herb-loaded quiche with zucchini, basil pesto, Swiss and Monterey Jack cheese, garlic, and a touch of cayenne in a flaky pie crust. Two cheeses and pesto make this a standout brunch or dinner.
Pesto Salmon & Sea Scallops with Lemon/Garlic Beurre Blanc
Pesto-crusted salmon fillets and sea scallops baked together and served over a lemon garlic beurre blanc. An elegant seafood dinner plated restaurant-style in 30 minutes.
Artichoke-Feta Tortilla Wraps
Baked artichoke-feta tortilla wraps with cream cheese, pesto and roasted red pepper on whole wheat tortillas, served with yogurt-chive sauce. Easy vegetarian party appetizer.
Classic Minestrone Soup Con Pesto Alla Genovese
Hearty Italian minestrone packed with beans, eggplant, zucchini, spinach, cabbage, and pasta, topped with a bright homemade basil pesto. A one-pot vegetable soup that eats like a meal.
Fit for Life Pizza
Fit for Life Pizza: a dairy-free, cheese-less pizza on a whole wheat and white flour crust, topped with roasted eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, and onions over pesto, finished with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and fresh basil. Hearty, Mediterranean-style vegan pizza night.
Minestrone Genovese (Vegetable Soup with Pesto)
Minestrone genovese: classic Ligurian vegetable soup with white beans, potatoes, butternut squash, zucchini, and pasta, finished with fragrant basil pesto stirred in at the end.
Basil Breakfast Strata
Overnight breakfast strata layered with prosciutto, basil torta cheese, arugula, ripe tomatoes, and pesto-soaked French bread. Assemble the night before, bake until puffy and golden, and serve a crowd-worthy brunch.
Italian 8-Layer Pie
Layer spinach, fennel, salami, and ricotta-pesto filling in a towering savory pie wrapped in buttery homemade crust for an Italian feast that feeds a crowd.
Pasta and white bean salad with roasted red peppers, pesto, and light mayonnaise dressing. A quick, protein-packed cold salad that comes together in under 30 minutes.
Quick tuna pesto pasta with basil pesto, Parmesan, green peas, and fat-free mayo tossed with twist noodles. A lighter take on creamy pesto pasta that comes together in one skillet.
Vegan tofu pesto quiche with soft tofu and basil pesto blended smooth, poured over mushrooms and tomatoes in a pie shell. An eggless, dairy-free quiche with just 5 ingredients.
Creamy baked ricotta and goat cheese swirled with basil pesto, sliced thick and served over a chunky ratatouille of eggplant, zucchini, and tomatoes. A gorgeous vegetarian main or side.
Fall off the bone lamb with sweet capsicum (bell pepper) and tomatoes. Stand a shank on top of a 'mountain' of garlic mash potato in a bowl; ladle bell peppers and soupy stock all around. Mop up with crusty bread
Rich, herb-loaded quiche with zucchini, basil pesto, Swiss and Monterey Jack cheese, garlic, and a touch of cayenne in a flaky pie crust. Two cheeses and pesto make this a standout brunch or dinner.
Pesto-crusted salmon fillets and sea scallops baked together and served over a lemon garlic beurre blanc. An elegant seafood dinner plated restaurant-style in 30 minutes.
Baked artichoke-feta tortilla wraps with cream cheese, pesto and roasted red pepper on whole wheat tortillas, served with yogurt-chive sauce. Easy vegetarian party appetizer.
Hearty Italian minestrone packed with beans, eggplant, zucchini, spinach, cabbage, and pasta, topped with a bright homemade basil pesto. A one-pot vegetable soup that eats like a meal.
Fit for Life Pizza: a dairy-free, cheese-less pizza on a whole wheat and white flour crust, topped with roasted eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, and onions over pesto, finished with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and fresh basil. Hearty, Mediterranean-style vegan pizza night.
Minestrone genovese: classic Ligurian vegetable soup with white beans, potatoes, butternut squash, zucchini, and pasta, finished with fragrant basil pesto stirred in at the end.
Overnight breakfast strata layered with prosciutto, basil torta cheese, arugula, ripe tomatoes, and pesto-soaked French bread. Assemble the night before, bake until puffy and golden, and serve a crowd-worthy brunch.
Layer spinach, fennel, salami, and ricotta-pesto filling in a towering savory pie wrapped in buttery homemade crust for an Italian feast that feeds a crowd.
