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26 Pesto Recipes for When You Want Greens and Cheese
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The no-cook sauce that will never let you down.
Basil Pesto
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The most vibrant pesto isn’t just about the ingredients; it’s also about the order in which you blend them.
Cilantro Pesto Pasta
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This vibrant cilantro pesto recipe blends blanched herbs, Cotija cheese, garlic, and toasted pepitas. Toss with pasta for a fresh and bold spaghetti pesto.
Pesto Pasta with V8® Healthy Greens
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Your New Go-To, Easy Weeknight Dinner
Spring Orzotto
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A quicker take on risotto featuring bright peas and your favorite pesto.
White Pesto Pasta
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Built of toasted nuts, creamy ricotta, and salty Parmesan, you don’t even need a food processor to make this riff on the normal pesto you know and love.
Pesto-ish Risotto
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A laid-back risotto (not an oxymoron!) in a summer state of mind.
Shrimp and Basil Stir-Fry
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There’s so much more you can do with your farmers’ market basil than making pesto!
Greenest Mint and Ginger Pesto
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An electrifying pesto that stays bright green for days on end. With the addition of ginger, and jalapeño, it’s a versatile condiment to have on hand.
Herb Dressing
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A drizzle of this herb pesto will complement virtually any savory dish, and it takes only minutes to make.
Pasta with Chopped Pesto
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This chopped pesto requires nothing more than a cutting board and a knife.
Pasta with Pesto, Shrimp, and Cured Ham
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A version of this recipe helped chef Danny Bowien win the Pesto World Championship in Italy in 2008. He was kind enough to let us adapt it a bit.
What Our Editors Cooked for Their Kids This Week
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Homemade pizza, chicken piccata, and more.
My Favorite Pesto Isn’t Basil, It’s Cilantro
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This serrano-spiked sauce does everything classic pesto can do, only zestier.

Jesse Szewczyk

Pesto So Good, I Can't Stop Eating After Dinner Is Over

Adam Rapoport

My Most-Requested Recipe Starts With a Bag of Frozen Peas
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It's so easy, I'm almost embarrassed to share. 

Carey Polis

This Easy Pesto Pasta Recipe Changed the Way I Think About Pesto
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Pesto Trapanese is all I want to eat this September.

Adam Rapoport

How to Make Pesto Out of Just About Anything
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PSA: You don't need pricey pine nuts or even basil to make everyone's favorite green sauce. Here's how to make pesto out of whatever you've got lying around.

Amiel Stanek

Andy Makes BA's Best Pesto
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Join Andy Baraghani in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes BA's very best pesto. The key for this classic pesto recipe is to add the basil at the very end instead of blending everything all at once. That way the basil doesn’t get bruised or lose its flavor and maintains its vibrant green color.

Get the recipe: BA’s Best Pesto
Chris Makes Kale Pesto Pasta
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Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as he makes pasta with kale pesto. Substitute pine nuts for the walnuts if you'd like. To serve with pasta, stir in ½ cup pasta cooking liquid to the pesto until smooth and toss to coat, or serve as a topping for chicken. Check out the recipe here: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/kale-pesto-with-whole-wheat-pasta%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-5ced9c777479dc724fd44f1c">
Carla Makes White Pesto Pasta
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Join Carla in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen as she makes pasta with white pesto. This is the direct inverse of the normal basil pesto you know and love. It’s built on a combination of toasted nuts, creamy ricotta, and salty Parmesan, with a little kick coming from raw garlic and fresh oregano. You don’t need a food processor, a mortar and pestle, or a blender—in fact, the entire sauce comes together in the same bowl you can use for serving.
Andy Makes Ramen Two Ways
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Springy ramen noodles and a cilantro-miso sauce bring a welcome twist to a classic pesto recipe. And the noodles are just a vessel for the savory, gingery, simple weeknight sauce. Get the recipes! Miso Pesto Ramen: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/miso-pesto-with-ramen-noodles Ginger Scallion Ramen Noodles: https://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/ginger-scallion-ramen-noodles%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-65cb92ed8b7a03a140dceb04">
Recreating a General Tso’s Chicken Recipe From Taste
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We challenged resident Bon Appétit supertaster Chris Morocco to recreate a General Tso’s chicken recipe in the Bon Appétit Test Kitchen. The catch? He’s doing it blindfolded with only his other senses to guide him.

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Pesto and Potatoes
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This Basically dish pairs pesto and potatoes for a tasty dinner that is super easy to make.