Recipes Ideas with Pesto – Pesto is a delicious flavorful sauce made from herbs and nuts. Pesta adds great flavor to a variety of dishes including pesto pasta, pesto chicken, pesto soups, and many more. We’ve put together this list of recipes that feature pesto in some way. From pastas and salads to sandwiches and meats, these recipes with pesto are sure to add that extra zing to your meal. Enjoy!

15 Recipes Ideas with Pesto - 15 Easy Recipes That Use Pesto

1. Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Pesto, Avocado, and Tomato

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This chicken pasta salad recipe is like a circus of flavors at every bite!
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2. Creamy Pesto Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes

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Creamy pesto chicken dinner comes together in just 30 minutes and is packed with flavor. A restaurant style pesto chicken breast recipe you can serve on anything your want!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

3. Creamy Pesto Gnocchi

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Creamy pesto gnocchi is an easy and comforting weeknight recipe you’ll keep making again and again. Gnocchi is cooked in a delicious creamy pesto sauce loaded with flavor!
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4. Easy Pesto Vinaigrette

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Pesto vinaigrette dressing is super flavorful and zesty. Drizzle this pesto dressing over any of your salads to send it up to the next level!
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5. Cucumber White-Bean Salad with Tomato & Pesto Vinaigrette

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Our white bean salad only take minutes to prepare, and is packed full of healthy veggies. You'd better bookmark this white bean salad recipe, because we know you’ll use it a lot!
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6. Creamy Pesto Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes

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Creamy Pesto Pasta is quick and easy to throw together in no time. You'll enjoy this creamy pesto pasta recipe any night of the week!
Cooking time: 30 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

7. Baked Cheese Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms

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These baked cheese stuffed mushrooms are easy to put together and make a wonderful app or light lunch. It’s going to be hard to eat just one of these cheesy stuffed mushrooms!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box

8. Creamy Pesto Chicken Meatballs

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These creamy chicken meatballs are comfort food at its tastiest!
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9. Creamy Garlic Pesto Chicken

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This easy pesto chicken recipe is delicious, creamy, simply amazing!
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10. Caprese Avocado Salad with Mozzarella, Pesto, Tomato, and Balsamic

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This Caprese avocado salad boasts layers of flavors and is the perfect fix for a light lunch or healthy dinner.
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11. Chicken Pasta in Creamy Pesto Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

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This creamy pesto chicken pasta recipe is a restaurant-style meal, packed with flavor and ready in 30 minutes.
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12. Chicken Pesto Pasta

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A delicious dinner ready in 25 minutes from start to finish!
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13. Easy Pesto Chicken Pasta

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Creamy pesto chicken pasta is a quick and easy chicken pasta recipe, perfect for any occasion!
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14. Pesto Baked Pork Chops

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Put these pesto baked pork chops on the menu and you're sure to make a hit.
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15. Caprese Salad with Pesto Dressing

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You'll feel so refreshed with this quick and zesty salad.
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15 Easy Recipes That Use Pesto: Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Pesto, Avocado, and Tomato

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Yield: 6 servings    Prep Time: 10 min     Cook time: 0 min

This chicken pasta salad recipe is like a circus of flavors at every bite!

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Ingredients you need for the Healthy Chicken Pasta Salad with Pesto, Avocado, and Tomato

2 medium cooked chicken breasts, shredded or chopped (we used rotisserie chicken) 2 ripe avocado pitted and diced 1 pound cooked rotini pasta or similar 1 1/2 tablespoon basil pesto 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved Salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste Dressing1/2 cup white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon Salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon basil pesto 1 teaspoon mayonnaise, optional

Directions

1. To make this chicken pasta salad recipe: In a large bowl, add the salad ingredients, the shredded chicken, avocado, onion, cherry tomatoes, and pesto.

2. In a jar, combine the ingredients for the dressing: vinegar, Italian seasoning, Olive oil, pesto, mayonnaise (if using), salt and pepper.

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