24 delicious ways to use pesto in your recipes

There is just something special about pesto that can take a recipe from good to mind-blowing. The combination of fresh basil, salty cheese and crunchy nuts provides brilliant flavour and texture to many dishes.

We’ve gathered together a selection of our favourite ways to include more pesto in your recipes, whether it be homemade or store-bought.

With everything from lasagnes and pasta bakes, to fresh salads and marinated meats, these pesto recipes will have you inspired to add more flavour into your life.

Flick through our gallery for some tasty weeknight dinner recipe inspiration.

Chicken and tomato pesto lasagne recipe.

Smoked ocean trout and asparagus frittata with rocket pesto recipe.

Avocado pesto with prawns and pasta recipe.

Spinach, pesto and parmesan lasagne recipe.

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Green bean and pesto frittata recipe.

Salmon with lime and coriander pesto recipe.

Poached eggs in a roll with pesto recipe.

Tomato, pesto and olive tart recipe.

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Smoked salmon spaghetti with pea pesto recipe.

Pesto-marinated chicken breasts on Mediterranean vegetables recipe.

Potato, zucchini and pesto bake recipe.

Kumara and basil pesto log recipe.

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Roast vegetable pesto stacks recipe.

Baked beans, pesto and smoked cheddar jaffle recipe.

Cheesy pesto polenta recipe.

Eggplant and pesto baked pasta recipe.

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Zucchini fritters with pesto and egg recipe.

Spicy tomato with ricotta ravioli and rocket pesto recipe.

Spinach and broccolini pasta with rocket and walnut pesto recipe.

Pesto chicken turnovers recipe.

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Chilli coriander chicken kebabs with pesto recipe.

Triple cheese and chilli rice balls with pesto recipe.

Roast chicken and beetroot with pesto butter recipe.

Zucchini and tofu noodles with coriander pesto recipe.

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