This week we have Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ideas for you based around PESTO! This is your weekly post on the delicious things we’re making and eating.
Are you growing a garden this year? Having a garden where you can pick your own vegetables and herbs for your daily cooking is so wonderful. It’s not just good for your budget, but it also gives you the opportunity to pick fresh ingredients. Today, I picked some pesto from my own garden and so I’m sharing these pesto recipe ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
How about you? What plants do you have in your garden?
Comment below to share with me!
Breakfast
How to Make Pesto Scrambled Eggs with Bacon
Mmmm Delicious Pesto Eggs!
I love to combine the fresh flavors of pesto with my morning eggs, and who doesn’t love some crispy bacon with that combo!
Yes, we do make quite a bit of plant-based meals in our house, but we do love some bacon with breakfast or brunch!
Here is the recipe for Pesto Topped Soft Scrambled Eggs with Bacon over Toasted Baguette. This pesto recipe idea serves the pesto over top of the soft scrambled eggs.
I go back and forth, sometimes I’ll mix the pesto in with the eggs, while I’m cooking them, other times I’ll garnish on top; so, serve them how you’d like!
Lunch
Pesto Caprese Sandwich
Last week we wrote about a Caprese salad, this week we’re turning that salad into a Pesto Caprese Sandwich.
This Pesto Caprese Sandwich recipe is by Cookie & Kate and uses a creamy basil sauce instead of straight pesto. Feel free to make the pesto with the mayo or sub in regular EVOO if you didn’t want a creamy sauce.
Oh and you could even turn this into a panini by pressing the sandwich! In fact, there are plenty of interesting pesto idea recipes out there that are easy to prepare and so satisfying to the palate!
Dinner
Kale Pesto with Whole Wheat Pasta
I really Love Pesto, but sometimes it’s hard to come by a big bunch of basil, so when that time comes, I sub in Kale for Basil.
I’ve done this a few times, and I’m always pleased with the wonderful flavors that come through when using kale.
This recipe for Kale Pesto with Whole Wheat Pasta by Chris Morocco at Bon Appetit is delicious and a crowd pleaser!
We like to make ours with homemade pasta, however, if that’s not your jam, definitely buy whole wheat pasta. Hope you’ll also love these pesto recipe ideas as much as we do!
This kale pesto, whole wheat pasta dish would go well with a Margarita! Watch the videos below and see which margarita recipe you would like to pair with this pesto pasta recipe:
Mango Margarita
Margarita with Teremana Tequila
How about you? Do you have any pesto recipe ideas that you’d like to share? I would love to hear them! Thanks again for joining us on this fun journey.
Please leave a comment. Which recipe is your favorite? What info do you want more or less of? Do you have suggestions?
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Cheers to you and yours and make it a phenomenal weekend!
Dana & the Á La Carte Cooking Team