{"id":2705,"date":"2016-07-22T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-22T07:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betondinner.com\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2018-03-09T02:13:12","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T02:13:12","slug":"ways-to-use-5-minute-basil-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/ways-to-use-5-minute-basil-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Creative Ways to Use 5-Minute Basil Pesto."},"content":{"rendered":"

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So clearly I’m really hoping you made some five minute basil pesto<\/span><\/a>, because I have some serious pesto inspiration for you today. My last batch ended up stirred into\u00a0pasta with some sweet cherry tomatoes<\/span><\/a>, and we had enough left to\u00a0slather it on a pizza<\/a><\/span> with mozzarella cheese and big tomato slices…<\/p>\n

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…but there are so\u00a0many creative ways to use pesto! The punch of flavor from fresh herbs, garlic, and Parmesan cheese instantly adds so much complexity to any dish. I wanted to think outside my pasta + pizza comfort zone, and I love these ideas from some fellow food bloggers.<\/p>\n

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Fancy\u00a0grilled cheese is one of my favorite easy dinners, and this pesto chicken sandwich on sourdough<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from Baking Mischief looks amazing!<\/p>\n

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So simple but so genius – basil pesto hummus<\/a><\/span> from Three Olives Branch combines two of my favorite dips. That swirl is gorgeous!<\/p>\n

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These roasted pesto potatoes<\/a><\/span> from Salu Salo Recipes look like the perfect summer side dish. Super easy!<\/p>\n

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Anything called “No Work” Italian Baked Chicken<\/span><\/a> is something I need on my meal plan. Love this from The Seasoned Mom!<\/p>\n

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Y’all know I love no-knead bread, and I’m dying to try this version from Living Sweet Moments – check out her No Knead Pesto Bread<\/span><\/a>!<\/p>\n

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I need so much help when it comes to cooking fish, and this baked\u00a0salmon topped with pesto<\/span><\/a>\u00a0from Sweet and Savory by Shinee is an awesome tutorial!<\/p>\n

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I had never thought to use pesto as a marinade – I can’t wait to try it! These basil pesto chicken kebabs<\/span><\/a> from Home & Plate look so tasty.<\/p>\n

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You really need to check out this ratatouille quinoa bake with pesto and buffalo mozzarella<\/span><\/a> from Domesticate Me…because anything that can be described\u00a0as “smelling like an herb and garlic-laced angel” just needs to be eaten ASAP.<\/p>\n

I hope you’re totally inspired to go forth and make all the pesto<\/span><\/a>! Now can someone come hold this baby so I can join you? :o)<\/p>\n

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So clearly I’m really hoping you made some five minute basil pesto, because I have some serious pesto inspiration for you today. My last batch ended up stirred into\u00a0pasta with some sweet cherry tomatoes, and we had enough left to\u00a0slather it on a pizza with mozzarella cheese and big tomato slices…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[33,127],"tags":[102,125],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/betondinner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/8-Creative-Ways.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59xGs-HD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2705"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4788,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2705\/revisions\/4788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betondinner.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}