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Golden Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

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Quick Trofie Pasta with Pesto (dried pasta)

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Creamy Pesto Dressing with Mascarpone

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Very Crispy Chicken Parmesan (Parmigiana)

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Creamy Pesto Tortellini Salad

white platter of pesto pistachio bow tie pasta with burrata and fresh basil leaves.

Creamy Bow Tie Pasta with Burrata

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Quick Pistachio Nut Pesto Sauce with Basil

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2-Minute Fresh Basil & Walnut Pesto Sauce

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Two Minute Classic Pesto Recipe

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How to Cut Fresh Basil for Recipes

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35 Minute One Pan Pasta Dinner (vegetarian)

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Creamy Tomato Soup from Canned Tomatoes

Three pieces of chicken pesto and red onion flatbread on parchment paper.

Chicken Pesto Flatbread with Naan

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Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce

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Pesto Eggs in a Nest

a galvanized bowl of marinated fresh mozzarella balls with basil.

Quick Marinated Mozzarella Balls

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Pressed Italian Sandwich

two white plates with grilled chicken sandwiches cut in half on a blue and green plaid napkin.

Juicy and Flavorful Grilled Chicken Caprese Sandwich

a bowl of bucatini with lemon garlic sauce topped with parmesan and lemon breadcrumbs on a tiled marble background with a serving pan of pasta and a bottle of wine, wineglass and a bowl of toasted breadcrumbs and sprinkling of crushed red pepper.

Easy Lemon Garlic Pasta with Zesty Breadcrumbs

A vegetable sandwich with peppers, spinach, tomatoes, onions and goat cheese on a black slate with salt sprinkles.

Stovetop Veggie Sandwich

butternut squash and gruyere crostata on a wooden pizza peel with fresh sage leaves on a white dish towel with black skinny stripes.

Butternut Squash Crostata with Ricotta

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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

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Quick Italian Couscous

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Italian Crunch Chopped Salad