I love walking out our back door to pick fresh herbs. One of the many joys of summer. Earlier this week, I went outside to grab some fresh basil to make crostini. Our basil plants were exploding, so I decided to pick a bunch and make pesto. I used the pesto to make Grilled Pesto Potatoes.
I love making these potatoes because they are easy to prepare, full of flavor, and go great with any meal. Josh fired up the grill while I made the pesto. I covered red potatoes in pesto and put them in a foil packet. I love using foil packets because there is no clean up!
Josh grilled the potatoes to perfection and we served them with a Watermelon Feta Salad and sweet corn. I just love summer!
If you have leftover pesto you can make a Parmesan Crusted Grilled Cheese Sandwich or Crispy Gnocchi with Basil Pesto. We love these pesto recipes!
Don’t heat up the house this weekend. Get out the grill and grill up some Grilled Pesto Potatoes! They are the perfect side dish to any summer meal.
Grilled Pesto Potatoes
Ingredients
To make the basil pesto:
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves packed
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano cheese
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
For the Potatoes:
- 5 red potatoes washed and cut into cubes
- Cooking Spray
- Aluminum Foil
Instructions
- Combine the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor or blender and pulse until coarsely chopped. With the machine running, slowly add the olive oil and process until smooth. Add the cheese and pulse until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- In a medium bowl, combine potatoes and pesto. Mix until potatoes are well covered. Spray a large piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray. Add the potatoes and wrap in a foil packet. Wrap another piece of foil around the packet so it is sturdy enough to grill.
- Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Place the potato packet on the grill. Cook for 15 minutes and then flip the packet. Cook for an additional 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and slightly crisp. Carefully remove the potatoes from the packet and serve warm.
Have you tried this recipe?
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My husband would love these! Too bad we don’t have a grill!
I’m totally obsessed with pesto…these potatoes look so good, Maria!!
Mouthwatering! That is a perfect combination.
Cheers,
Rosa
Oh yum! Loving the pesto and potato combo!
Hi, I would love to be able to pick herbs out of my garden. However I am left with store bought versions (also great I guess) and a loft apartment with no garden!! At least I have a great view over Johannesburg. Love this recipe, I would eat this as a meal on its own really – such a carb junky! Thanx for this!
Ooooh! Delicious 🙂
oh my goodness, maria – these look incredible! I’m seeing these with eggs for breakfast… haha
Yummy! These look good!
These look delicious! I love pesto!!
Love the photos! Potatoes are one of my weaknesses, these look so good!
I’m potato addict – these look great!
I just did some foil packet potatoes earlier this week. Love the idea of pesto!
Nice Maria! This would go great with the chicken I’m making tonight!
This looks so good! We have potatoes in the garden for the first time this year, and are looking for recipes! I cant wait to make this!
These are beautiful!! Now I’m regretting not growing my own herbs…I have a feeling store bought won’t taste nearly as good!!
I made a pesto potato salad recently with taters that I had boiled but I’m thinking the smoky grill flavor would be infinitely better!
These look awesome! I love potatoes, and my basil is having an awesome summer, so this is a perfect excuse to make a big batch of pesto!
I.Love.Potatoes… and pesto! Only seems natural to put them together 🙂
This looks heavenly! And paired with a watermelon feta salad?! Can I just start eating at your house?
I love this so much!! Grilled potatoes are so good and with this pesto, they must be even better!
We love grilled red potatoes, can’t wait to add pesto next time!
These would make me SO happy! I have an unhealthy obsession with potatoes.
I love homemade pesto! I never would have thought to put them on grilled potatoes though, not sure why. Will have to try once my basil plant explodes!
I love pesto! This looks really simple and delicious!
I love grilling potatoes and will be using herbs de Provence for my Bastille dinner tomorrow night
I LOVE pesto!! Such a great way to use it on these potatoes 🙂
Congrats on your Babble listing!
I’ve never thought of pesto on potatoes! Such a great idea! Sounds soo delicious.
I love potatoes with pesto – well, I love anything with pesto, basically 🙂
Pesto + potatoes = crazy love. That is all.
mmmmmmmm. I made a pesto potato salad last summer and it was sooooo good! Any veggies + pesto= winning combo!
Yum. Yum. Yum!
I love this combo!
they look crisp on the outside and soft and a bit chewy interior.
These just sound awesome! Love it!
Oh heeeeeeeck yeah, gurl. I just made a potato salad as well! The pesto on this has me weepy. Divine.
Pesto makes everything better -yum!
what a perfect summer side dish Maria!
Oooh, this sounds great! Grilled potatoes and pesto – yum!
I just made these and they were great, although I have to confess, I used premade pesto because I had it on hand. They turned out great, and I will definitely make my own pesto next time, following this recipe. Make sure to wrap up the potatoes really well; otherwise, it is a bit tricky to get them off the bbq.
Those look beautiful! Mmmm, love basil pesto!
There is nothing like picking vegetables and herbs out of your own garden. It’s theraputic and healthy and fun! I love your basil pesto – I have one plant growing at the moment though probably not enough for a whole batch of pesto…would gladly supplement using basil fom the store. Your grilled potatoes look fantastic – party in your back yard!!
I will have to try the foil packets on the grill, that is brilliant! Pesto makes everything better.
Making tonight!
i’ve been eating plain baked potatoes with butter – again like a kid, but these sound great!
aww I wish i had a basil plant!! Pesto is so awesome, and I would eat it every day if I could! I love that you put it on potatoes. 🙂 so creative!
We make lots of pesto in the summer using basil, garlic scapes, Swiss chard and even beet greens. Love the idea of using pesto in these grilled potatoes.
Yum! I have some potatoes that I picked up at the farmer’s market last week and I didn’t have any plans for them. Now I think I did 🙂
Pesto is the absolute best! I just tried a great zucchini pesto from a farmers’ market the other day.
I love basil pesto. Do you think it works well if a bake the potatoes instead grilling?
Yes, you can bake or roast the potatoes! Enjoy!
Made these this week and they were a big hit with my kids. Super easy and delicious. Thank you so much!!
Had company over for dinner last night and made these – a big hit! I did sub out the pine nuts for almonds, however. I always have almonds in my pantry and rarely think about buying pine nuts. It tasted excellent and was a great way to use up all that basil growing happily in my back yard! Thanks for the recipe!
Glad you liked the recipe!
YUM! These would be delicious for camping 🙂