Homemade pesto recipes

Have a go at making your own pesto. Our easy homemade pesto recipes include classic basil, wild garlic, broccoli, watercress and red pesto, plus plenty of simple meals to make with them.

Classic pestos: Learn how to make perfect basil pesto (pesto alla genovese) and our best pesto pasta recipe. We’ve got all the popular pesto spins, including watercress and mint versions.

Seasonal variations: Try wild garlic pesto in spring. How about a zingy tomato red pesto in summer, and and earthy sage pesto to serve with squash ravioli in autumn?

Quick dinner ideas: Throw together a quick broccoli pesto gnocchi, 15-minute red pepper pesto pasta or dish up trapenese pesto pasta with salmon.

Pesto and pasta belong together. Browse dozens more quick pasta recipes.

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