Tag: pesto
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Dirty Martini Chicken Meatballs with Creamy Blue Cheese Orzo
Dirty Martini Pesto was one of my more unhinged Can It Pesto? recipes to date. It proved itself as an excellent burger topping, but I wanted to try something different—something that would allow the olive and blue cheese flavors to really shine. And so, these Dirty Martini Chicken Meatballs were born. Paired with deliciously creamy,…
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Cilantro Pesto Recipe (Can It Pesto? Series)
I had other intentions for the fourth edition of Can It Pesto?, but then two things happened—and this cilantro pesto recipe was born. First, I spent six worthwhile hours making the quesabirria tacos from the ArnieTex cookbook. Second, I had a full-on forest of cilantro growing in the top spot of my Gardyn (my indoor…
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Dirty Martini Pesto (Can It Pesto? Series)
For the third edition of Can It Pesto?, I decided to abandon leafy greens as the main ingredient and lean into something a little unexpected. Inspired by the bold, briny flavors of a dirty martini, this pesto swaps the usual greens and parmesan for olives, blue cheese, and a splash of martini energy — and…
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Turkey Tetrazzini with Poultry Herb Pesto
Turkey Tetrazzini with Poultry Herb Pesto is a total leftover-dump recipe — and I mean that in the best possible way. My husband makes the best smoked turkey on his enormous, 500-lb, wood-guzzling smoker, and because he loves the process so much, he tends to make… a lot of it. I can only make so…
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Poultry Herb Pesto Recipe (Can it Pesto? Series)
This is the second installment in my Can It Pesto? series, where I take ingredients that are very much not basil and see whether they can, in fact, pesto. This time, I’m working with a classic poultry herb blend — the kind you usually associate with roast chicken, stuffing, or Thanksgiving — and turning it…
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Arugula Pesto Recipe (Can It Pesto? Series)
Pesto doesn’t always have to be about basil — in fact, with the right combination of ingredients, you can turn almost anything green (and maybe even a few things that aren’t) into a version of pesto. In this series, I’ll be testing all kinds of ingredients in pesto form to see: can it pesto? Or…