42 pesto recipes

A pesto-slathered pizza topped with fontina, mozzarella, Parmesan, sliced Roma tomatoes, and fresh basil on a Boboli crust. Three cheeses, ten minutes, zero leftovers.

Homemade garlic-rosemary focaccia split and filled with basil pesto, sliced mozzarella, and fresh tomatoes. Italian sandwich perfection built from pizza dough in about an hour.

I just want to say this is really a nice recipe, very yuuumy.

Thai-style clay pot shrimp with glass noodles, homemade cilantro-garlic-pepper pesto, ginger, and a savory sauce of fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Fragrant, slurp-worthy, and on the table in an hour.

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.

I would have never tried this sandwich by my cousin Maria, who loves pesto, tried this out and raved about it. It's gourmet good!!!

Grilled bruschetta stacked with pesto, charred eggplant, roasted red pepper, and melted mozzarella, served on a pool of marinara. A hearty vegetarian appetizer inspired by Vermont's Deerhill Inn.

Pasta with Alfredo-pesto sauce combines homemade basil pesto with hot cream and Parmesan for a rich, herby green cream sauce tossed with capellini or spaghetti.

No-cook spinach pesto pasta sauce with fresh basil, parsley, pine nuts, ripe tomatoes, garlic, and Parmesan. Blender-quick, served at room temperature over hot pasta.

Chipotle grilled trout rubbed with a smoky paste of chipotle peppers, walnuts, and parsley, then grilled fast. The walnuts thicken the rub into a pesto-like crust. Great with hush puppies and salsa.