Best Pesto Noodles Recipes

QUICK ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Place Parmesan cheese in the bowl of a food processor; process into small crumbs. Add walnuts and process into small crumbs.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Stir in parsley and garlic and remove from heat. Toss zucchini noodles with the hot oil mixture and Parmesan-walnut mixture. Top with cherry tomatoes and olives to serve.

ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH BASIL PESTO AND BACON

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Lay bacon slices on a large baking tray.
• Broil in the preheated oven until crispy, 9 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a large plate lined with absorbent kitchen paper and allow to cool and harden.
• Crumble the cooled bacon into smaller pieces and combine with pesto sauce.
• Use a spiralizer or julienne peeler to cut zucchini into noodles, snipping midway to prevent them from getting too long.
• Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add zucchini and garlic and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pesto-bacon mixture and heat for 2 minutes longer. Toss well so the noodles are evenly coated. Taste and season with salt if needed.
• Top with freshly grated Parmiggiano-Reggiano cheese so it can melt while the dish is still warm. Season with freshly ground black pepper. Top with arugula, but do not mix it in. Serve immediately.

PESTO CHICKEN AND PENNE NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook Penne noodles til tender. Do not overcook. Rinse.
• Melt butter in pan.
• Pour noodles back in pan with butter and toss with the olive oil.
• Add Pesto sauce. Toss.
• Add cooked chicken breast chunks. Toss well.
• Serve with finely grated mozzerella cheese.

PESTO ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH TOMATOES AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium saute pan or skillet over medium heat. Add broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and pesto; cook and stir for 5 to 10 minutes. Add zucchini noodles and continue to cook and stir until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and let sit for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.

BEET NOODLES WITH PARSLEY PESTO AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss beet noodles with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until just tender, about 10 minutes.
• In a food processor, puree parsley, walnuts, cheese, garlic, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and 1 to 2 tablespoons water until creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer noodles to a serving platter. Dollop with parsley pesto and serve, with more grated cheese.

NOODLES WITH PESTO, PARMESAN AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Cook noodles in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Drain noodles, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and dried red pepper and sauté until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add broccoli and 1/4 cup reserved noodle cooking liquid. Cover pot and cook until broccoli is crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add noodles, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and pesto. Toss until noodles are evenly coated, adding remaining reserved liquid by tablespoonfuls if mixture is dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture to large bowl. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.

EASY PESTO SHIRATAKI NOODLES

Steps:

• Rinse and drain tofu noodles very well.
• Microwave on high for 1 minute and rinse and drain again.
• You may want to pat dry with a paper towel.
• Meanwhile, heat skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add tofu noodles and saute 2 or 3 minutes until noodles appear dried.
• Add butter and pesto sauce and heat 2 or 3 more minutes until butter and pesto cover the noodles.
• Enjoy!

RICE NOODLES WITH CILANTRO PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of generously salted water to a boil. Combine cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, 1 tablespoon butter, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper to taste in the bowl of a food processor, and puree. Remove from the food processor, transfer to a small bowl, and set cilantro pesto aside.
• Melt remaining teaspoon butter in a small saute pan over medium-high heat. Add pine nuts; cook, tossing until golden brown, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with salt, and transfer to a paper towel to drain. Set aside.
• Cook noodles until al dente, about 2 minutes. Drain in a colander. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the cilantro pesto; toss, and garnish with pine nuts.

ASPARAGUS NOODLES WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Snap off the woody ends of the asparagus stalks. Use a vegetable peeler to shave the asparagus into thin wide ribbons. (The last strip of asparagus will be a little thicker than the others but it¿s fine to use.)
• Pulse the basil, parsley, pine nuts, capers, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor until coarsely ground. With the machine running, drizzle in 1/4 cup olive oil and process until the pesto is mostly smooth.
• Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the asparagus noodles, red pepper flakes and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the asparagus is tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add the arugula and cook until just wilted, about 1 minute. Remove from the heat; add the pesto and 1 tablespoon water and toss to coat. Stir in the lemon zest and season with salt. Top with more zest.

RICE NOODLES WITH BROCCOLI-ALMOND PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook broccoli florets and stems until bright green and just tender, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and let cool slightly. (Reserve water.) Roughly chop 1 cup cooked florets; set aside. In a blender, puree remaining florets, almonds, basil, garlic, and lemon juice. Add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Return water to a boil and cook rice noodles, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain noodles, and return to pot. Toss with pesto, adding reserved pasta water until creamy. Top each bowl with chopped florets, small basil leaves, and remaining almonds. Season with pepper.

RAMEN NOODLES WITH MISO PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.
• Meanwhile, purée spinach, cilantro, miso, garlic, grapeseed oil, sesame oil, and lemon juice in a blender until mixture is smooth and very green. Season with salt and pour pesto into a medium bowl.
• Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and add to bowl with pesto. Add butter and toss until butter is melted and noodles are coated in sauce.
• Divide noodles between bowls and top with sesame seeds.
• Do Ahead
• Pesto can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Color might darken slightly.

NOODLES WITH WALNUT AND BLUE-CHEESE PESTO

Steps:

• 1. Cook pasta 8 minutes 2. In food processor, combine walnuts, blue cheese, parsley, garlic, salt and pepper. Process briefly until all are chopped. 3. With the processor running, drizzle the oil into the mixture, adding just enough to make a thick, smooth pesto about the consistency of hummus. 4. Toss the noodles with the pesto. Can be refrigerated up to a day and served at any temperature.

THAI PESTO PRAWN NOODLES

Steps:

• Put the noodles in a large bowl, then pour over enough boiling water to cover. Set aside and wait for the noodles to reach an al dente texture. Meanwhile, put the basil, coriander, peanuts, chilli, lime zest and juice, sesame oil, 1 tbsp of olive oil, 2 tbsp of water and a pinch of salt in a food processor and whizz into a pesto.
• Heat the remaining oil in a large non-stick pan and quickly stir-fry the prawns for 3-4 mins, then stir in the pesto. Drain and add the noodles, season with black pepper and mix well, so that the noodles are completely coated in the pesto - if it looks a little dry, add a splash of hot water. Spoon into bowls, squeeze over extra lime juice and sprinkle over more coriander, if you like.

PESTO NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook the noodles as directed on the package.
• Drain into colander and then dump in a bowl.
• Stir pesto into the noodles and serve hot. You can use more pesto if necessary.

SALMON WITH PESTO VEGGIE NOODLES BY WOLFGANG PUCK RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Finely dice the shallot and add it to a medium bowl.
• Mince the garlic and add it to the bowl with the shallot.
• Chiffonade the basil, chop the parsley, and add to the bowl.
• Quarter the cherry tomatoes and add them to the bowl with the herbs, along with the chili flakes, a pinch of salt and pepper, the juice of one lemon, and the olive oil. Stir to combine.
• Heat a bit of oil in a medium skillet over medium heat.
• Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper. When the oil is shimmering, sear the salmon on one side until golden brown. Flip and cook until the other side is golden brown and the fish is cooked through. Remove the salmon from the heat and wipe out the skillet.
• Cut the squash, zucchini, carrots, and watermelon radishes in half, if needed, then spiralize.
• Heat a bit of oil in the pan over medium heat until simmering.
• Add the vegetable noodles to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Saute until tender, about 2 minutes.
• Divide the vegetable noodles between two plates.
• Place a piece of salmon on each bed of noodles, then top with tomato sauce.
• Enjoy!

ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, toss chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon olive oil, pepper and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Heat 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken breasts and cook, without moving, 3 to 5 minutes or until brown. Turn breasts, and immediately transfer pan to oven.
• Bake 20 to 35 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
• Meanwhile, in food processor or blender, place pine nuts, garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover; process until combined. Add basil; process to chop roughly. Scrape down sides of processor with spatula. With processor running, slowly add 1/4 cup olive oil, and continue to process until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
• Cut ends off each zucchini. Using vegetable peeler, peel all 4 sides of the zucchini into long strips, looking like the pappardelle pasta shape. Turn zucchini to the next side when you reach the seeds. Discard the seedy core of the zucchini.
• Remove chicken from oven; transfer chicken to a plate. Drizzle lemon juice evenly over chicken and allow to rest, covered with foil, 5 minutes.
• Place pan with juices on stovetop over high heat (be careful of hot handle); heat juices to boiling. Add zucchini. Toss 4 to 5 minutes or until all liquid evaporates. Turn off heat; add pesto from food processor to pan, and toss to coat.

PORCINI MUSHROOMS EGG NOODLES WITH BASIL PESTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil.
• Add salt and cook the noodles for 2 minutes.
• In the meantime, chop the fresh pistachios and brown them in a pan with a little extra-virgin olive oil.
• In another pan, heat the pesto sauce with a little cooking water, then drain the noodles and add them.
• Stir fry for one minute until the noodles have absorbed the sauce, then serve immediately with the chopped pistachios and parsley garnish.
• Variant with Mushrooms: Brown in a pan some Edendum Porcini mushrooms, add the pesto sauce with a little cooking water, then proceed as above.

RICE NOODLES WITH BROCCOLI PESTO

Steps:

• Blanch broccoli in a pot of boiling salted water until bright green and just tender, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, season with salt, and let cool slightly. Reserve water.
• Coarsely chop 1 cup cooked florets. Puree remaining florets with the almonds, basil, garlic, and lemon juice in a food processor. Add olive oil and puree to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
• Return water to a boil and cook rice noodles until tender according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, drain noodles, and return to pot. Toss with pesto, adding enough reserved pasta water to create a creamy sauce. Top each bowl with chopped florets, small basil leaves, and sliced almonds. Season with pepper and serve.

ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH PISTACHIO KALE PESTO & CHERRIES

Steps:

• Place a few inches of water in a large pot and bring to a boil. Just before boiling prepare an ice bath [water + ice] in a mixing bowl. Once boiling place kale leaves in the water for 30 seconds - 1 minute. Remove and immediately place in the ice bath to halt cooking. Remove kale and pat dry.
• Place the garlic in your large food processor and turn on to mince. Scrape the sides. Add in the dried kale, basil, pistachios [cooled if you just roasted them], lemon zest, and lemon juice. Pulse about 20 times until well chopped.
• Turn the processor on and slowly stream in the olive oil through the top. Scrape the sides as needed and stream in more oil to reach your desired pesto consistency. Add salt and pepper to taste and pulse a few more times. Scrape into a bowl and set aside.
• Place zucchini over a large bowl and use a julienne peeler [regular peeler for wide noodles, spiralizer, mandolin, etc.] to create the noodles. Drizzle a small amount of olive oil on top and toss to coat. Spoon pesto over the noodles and toss with your fingers or two forks to coat. Add more pesto as needed.
• Top with chopped pistachios, halved cherries, and a bit of lemon zest. Serve immediately. Best eaten right away [the noodles release a bit of liquid and soften] but it can be stored for about 1 day. Leave cherries and pistachios off until just before eating.