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Best Pesto Recipes and Meal Ideas

Pesto is a delicious accompaniment to many dishes. Explore the best pesto recipes HelloFresh has to offer.

All Pesto Recipes

From vegetarian pesto recipes to fish and chicken, you’ll find so many pesto recipes to inspire your next midweek meal.

Pesto Pasta Recipes

Pesto and pasta are a match made in heaven. Find out how to make creamy pesto pasta sauces with our tasty recipes.

Green Pesto Recipes

Green pesto is a kitchen staple, as it’s a quick and easy way to add flavour to meals.

Red Pesto Recipes

Light and zingy, red pesto is a perfect ingredient for summer meals - it’s delicious tossed in a salad or served alongside fish.

Vegetarian Pesto Recipes

Pesto is popular in vegetarian cooking because it adds a lot of extra flavour to meals, without the need for meat.

A little pesto goes a long way

How to: Pesto - FAQs

How to make pesto?

The best advice for how to prepare pesto is to use a blender or food processor when making it fresh as opposed to a pestle and mortar, which is much harder work. Blend together fresh basil leaves, pine nuts and peeled garlic cloves together with Parmesan cheese shavings and olive oil.

How to make a creamy pesto sauce?

Because the sauce is so flavoursome, use pesto sparingly so the overall effect isn't too overpowering. Try adding some Greek yogurt to your pesto recipes for a creamier and milder taste.

How to make pesto without pine nuts?

A handy tip is that you don't have to stick to the main ingredients – experiment with walnuts and coriander or mint along with Romano cheese as substitutes for the standard ingredients. Anyone with a dairy intolerance can leave out the cheese completely.

How to store pesto?

When freshly made with no preservatives, pesto sauce should be kept in a sealed, airtight container such as a jar. It can then be stored in the refrigerator for about a week.

Can you freeze pesto?

Yes, pesto can be frozen. To do so, the ideal method is to scoop servings into an ice cube tray – this makes smaller portions to handle when defrosting. As an alternative, use plastic freezer bags to store manageable quantities of sauce in the freezer. When frozen, it will keep for around 6 months. To freeze it for longer, use a small jar or plastic container – this will keep for up to 12 months.
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