44 pesto recipes

Easy homemade pesto with fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil blended in minutes. Five ingredients for a vibrant sauce that beats anything jarred.

This cilantro pesto was so yummy, now I know what to do when I need to use up the fresh cilantro and parsley. I spread it on toast, pizza, even on crackers. So good!

It's hard to believe a handful of spinach with a few simple ingredients can turn into something very special. You might want to make a double batch.

Broccoli and hazelnuts make this nutty, tangy and tasty pesto, it can be mixed into pasta or spread onto bread, wraps. And it is so quick and easy to make.

This simplest of pesto recipes becomes an easy and delicious cracker spread by adding softened cream cheese.

A quick and easy spread for crostini - little toasts. Easy to pepare for last minute company. Very fresh and light tasting, quite healthy too!

Simple fresh flavors that marry perfectly together make this eye-pleasing personal pizza juicy and fresh. For the photo we used our own fresh pesto and made our own pizza crust from scratch, heck we even ground the flour ourselves in our flour mill. In a hurry? No worries, use a pre-made pizza shell and prepared pesto for delicious fresh pizza in a flash.

Pesto focaccia topped with sliced tomatoes and melted mozzarella, baked until bubbly and golden. A 5-ingredient Italian flatbread pizza ready in 20 minutes.

These delicious yet nutritious sweet potato gnocchi is coated with refreshing and tangy watercress pesto. It's a dish that's packed with flavor and fills you up with all the goodness and yumminess.

Make your own delicious sandwich by using these a few fresh ingredients, and it is so quick and easy!

Basil pesto, marinated artichoke hearts, fried egg and some hot pepper sauce are topped on a slice of rosemary-olive oil bread.

Peppery arugula salad with marinated artichokes, cherry tomatoes, and basil pesto vinaigrette. Quick, healthy Italian-inspired salad ready in 8 minutes.

Don't feel like cooking up a storm, make this delicious sandwich with store-bought whole wheat English muffin, basil pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, and swiss cheese. For extra heat, add a few slices of picked jalapenos.

Instead of pizza sauce, used basil pesto, and the combination of the toppings worked deliciously well together. Cheddar and parmesan really added tons of yummy cheesiness, which was absolutely delicious with the toppings.

Pesto Toscano made with fresh kale, garlic, and olive oil instead of traditional basil. A robust Tuscan pesto with just 4 ingredients, no nuts, and no cheese required.

Lemon-thyme pesto skips the basil for a brighter, herbal twist on the classic. Parsley, pine nuts, fresh lemon, and thyme blend into a sauce ready in 15 minutes for pasta, fish, or chicken.