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Hi, I’m Catherine.
Mama of three. A Kentucky girl living in California. Here’s what I know: all kids can be great eaters and mealtime must be easy. I create simple, healthy recipes the whole family will love.
7 Pesto Recipes Kids Love
A good way to drum up some excitement around tonight’s dinner table is by making something your family has never eaten before. Accomplishing that doesn’t mean you have to wander down a funny smelling aisle in the grocery store. It can be as easy as taking things that your family loves, and putting a little twist on it.
Pesto is a great pantry item that many kids love on a number of things. Most often, though, it’s found on top of a variation of pastas. And there’s nothing wrong with that–everyone loves it! But when your kids start to get a little tired of pesto pasta, try a few of the pesto recipes below to reclaim their enthusiasm for the tasty green mush.
Here are 7 Pesto Recipes Kids Love!
Pesto on Rice
You don’t have to ditch the pesto-carb combination to get a new meal out of your pesto.
Halibut Pesto Kebabs
If you haven’t introduced too much fish to your little ones yet, smothering it in something familiar is a great place to start. Here's a video, too!
Green Machine Pizza
Everyone loves pizza. It’s a universal constant.
Egg Pesto Melt
Pesto? For breakfast?! This breakfast sandwich is a hit among kids and adults alike. Check out this video for help making it, too!
Vegetarian Pesto Wraps
These wraps are perfect for school lunch, a picnic, or a quick veggie-filled snack!
Chicken Pesto Tenders
Take your regular chicken strips up a few notches and add your favorite flavorful pesto!
Turkey Pesto Meatballs
My family eats these so often that I always have a batch in the freezer!
6 comments
This morning my 1st grader spread pesto on leftover pancakes for a breakfast sandwich. She said it was delicious.
I have to say the egg pesto melts are delicious--we used Daiya cheese to make them and they still turned out wonderfully.
LOL @ \"funny smelling aisle\" !! Love this post. Thanks for sharing it with us!
Can I make pesto without pine nuts? I'm allergic and so are 2 of my kiddies....
You can switch out the pine nuts for any nut you prefer!
You can use pumpkin seeds