Start with that pesto in your fridge and end with dinner.
Traditional pestois made with basil, pine nuts, and parmesan cheese.
Both are found in the pasta sauce section.
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Refrigerated pesto will have the freshest herb flavor but also a much shorter shelf life.
The dinner recipes below are quick, easy, and use a hefty portion of pesto.
They’re perfect for when you have pesto in the fridge that you’ve been wanting to use up.
Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek
Fresh basil tops the sandwich alongside tomato and mozzarella, with pesto spread on the bun.
Ciabatta buns hold it all together without getting soggy.
2-Ingredient Pesto Beans
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Simply Recipes / Coco Morante
Theyre actually the only ingredient requiring chopping in this recipeeverything else just goes straight into the skillet.
A few fresh basil leaves on top are a great addition if you have some around, too."
Pesto Pasta Salad
Hold on to the flavors of summer with a garden-fresh pasta salad.
Elise Bauer
Plus, Im always looking for new ways to use kale that dont require me to massage it beforehand.
Shrimp and Artichoke Pasta
Pasta dinners are my weeknight go-to.
The spaghetti is tossed in the pesto before adding the sauteed shrimp and artichokes.
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Canned artichokes are a fine substitute for frozen, just remember to drain them before adding to the pasta.
All you need are 6 ingredients and youll have a crowd-pleasing pasta dinner.
Pesto and fusilli pasta are the main ingredients, which makes this a very flexible recipe.
Elise Bauer
Use whatever pesto you have on hand or experiment with an untraditional variation, such aspea pesto.
Substitute ground turkey and have dinner on the table in 30 minutes.
2-Ingredient Salad Dressing
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Elise Bauer
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