Recipes using basil

40 Easy Ways to Use Up Fresh Basil

Do you have more basil in your garden then you can possibly use? There are so many ways to use fresh basil and to preserve it too!

Add a touch of freshness to your family cooking with these 25 common ways to use basil, perfect for enhancing everyday family meals.

If your garden is abundant with basil, let's explore what to make with fresh basil with these 10 yummy fresh basil recipes.

A simple and quick garlic and basil pasta recipe with plenty of flavour. It's cheap, easy, veggie-friendly and perfect for when you need an easy weeknight dinner and don't want to turn the oven on! Plus, it's single-serving so you don't have to worry about leftovers.

This Creamy Basil Chicken is a flavorful, quick weeknight dinner that is prepared in one pan and ready in under 30 minutes!

This 25-minute Tuscan chicken recipe is so easy and totally irresistible. You will love the restaurant quality creamy sauce with all the best Italian-inspired flavors!

Pesto might just be the absolute perfect flavor enhancer. It features a delicious balance of peppery basil, buttery pine nuts and salty Italian cheese. It is just impossible to resist and these recipes with pesto are going to kick your weekly dinner menu up a notch. If you’ve got a jar on hand or made some with basil from the garden, you’re in luck.

Lemon-Basil Spaghetti - refreshing, healthy and utterly delicious pasta dish made with lemon sauce, fresh basil and Parmesan cheese. This is a perfect as lunch or a quick dinner.

Great, fresh, simple salad recipe!