10 Best Pesto Sauces in the Philippines 2024 | Buying Guide Reviewed by Nutritionist-Dietitian

This pesto sauce by Barilla has no preservatives and is made with fresh Italian basil leaves. This gluten-free pesto has a thicker texture and creamy consistency – perfect to pair with both Linguine and Penne pasta. To dilute the sauce, add a small amount of salted pasta water to the thick pesto, then stir through the pasta away from direct heat.

Barilla is famous for its pasta sauces, which are produced with high-quality ingredients using top Italian recipes. The company promotes a “from field to fork” philosophy – by using fresh produce and the best raw materials, which are the “heart of their sauces."

This pesto sauce from Clara Olé has a nutty and peppery flavor as well as the most amount of olive oil - perfect for spaghetti noodles. It also contains other core ingredients such as basil leaves, cheese, and garlic. However, it has cashew instead of pine nuts.

It comes in a plastic pouch. Once opened, it is recommended to consume the 180-gram pesto sauce at once. To use, simply pour the contents into your pan to reheat the sauce and toss the pasta. 

One pouch of this pesto sauce is best paired with 250 grams of spaghetti pasta - perfect for 3-4 persons. Just add 2-3 tbsp of grated Parmesan cheese to complete the meal upon serving.

This pesto sauce by Contadina is perfect for making chicken pesto pasta. Simply follow the steps featured in this video by the Del Monte brand. This easy recipe can be recreated in less than 30 minutes.

The pesto is made from freshly-picked Italian basil, blended with Grana Padano cheese as well as cashew and pine nuts. This creates the traditional Italian pesto, full of aroma and flavor. The pesto sauce has a compressed texture, which you can dilute with chicken stock and all-purpose cream.

Aside from being a pasta sauce, you can also use this pesto as a salad dressing, dip, and spread.

This pesto sauce by Filippo Berio follows the traditional Genovese recipe. The brand only uses the finest, authentic, and 100% non-GMO sourced ingredients including Filippo Berio’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil, freshly picked basil leaves, fine Grana Padano cheese, Pecorino Romano cheese, as well as pine and cashew nuts.

You can use this sauce for making pesto breadsticks, dressings, pizza, frittata, pasta, soups – however, it is best paired with bread especially hot pandesal with its smooth yet creamy consistency. Once opened, keep the jar refrigerated and use it within two weeks.

Apart from the Classic Pesto, Filippo Berio also features a range of pesto products that are inspired by the local variants in Italy. These include Sun Dried Tomato Pesto, Tomato & Ricotta Pesto, and Hot Chilli Pesto.

This pesto sauce has malunggay, which is a natural galactagogue that helps lactating moms in enhancing milk production. Moreover, the pesto also contains basil leaves, olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic, cashew nuts, calamansi juice, and salt.

It is all-natural and doesn’t have preservatives. It is also keto and low carb-friendly. You can use it on fish and meat as well as a salad dressing.

Of course, it’s best paired with bread and pasta – one jar (200g) of this pesto can be mixed with 800g of pasta & ½ cup of pasta water. To store properly, keep it chilled inside the refrigerator.

Established in 2012, Wildflour is a popular bakery and café, beloved for its pastries and brunch menu. Aside from its dine-in locations, Wildflour has also launched its online platforms, including Wildflour To-Go and a Lazada official store.

You can order fresh produce, bread and pantry staples such as coffee beans, nuts, dairy, jams, dried pasta, salad dressing, drinks, spreads, and sauces. This includes their housemade Pesto Sauce, which contains basil, parsley, and arugula, blended with olive oil, walnuts, parmesan cheese, garlic, chili, and lemon.

This pesto is perfect for pasta, bread, egg, and chicken. When it comes to storage, it should be kept in the refrigerator and consumed within 4 days.  

This pesto sauce by Pastarific offers the homemade quality of a freshly prepared pesto. It has a rich and thick consistency that will look very scrumptious with fusilli, fettuccine, and rigatoni pasta.

If you prefer the authentic recipe, this pesto sauce is made with the traditional ingredients - pure basil leaves, blended with garlic, parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and olive oil

Pastarific is a local business from Quezon City that offers homemade pasta sauces including Aglio Olio, Tinapa Sauce, Vigan Longganisa Sauce, and the spicy Anak ng Tinapa Sauce.

This pesto sauce from Clara Olé has sun-dried tomatoes combined with the core ingredients of a basic pesto recipe – basil, parmesan cheese, garlic, and olive oil. It has cashew nuts as an alternative to pine nuts.

It offers a tart and salty sweetness to your pasta dish, blending well with the nutty and cheesy flavor of the pesto base. Same with the Cheesy Pesto variant, it comes in a plastic pouch, so once opened, it is recommended to use the 180-gram pesto sauce at once.

This pesto sauce by Filippo Berio combines the traditional pesto with the sweetness of tomatoes and the smoothness of ricotta cheese. It springs from an old Sicilian recipe, which you can use on your pasta, sandwiches, soups, or as a dip for vegetables, potatoes, and bread.

It is non-GMO and has a creamy consistency. To store properly, keep it inside the refrigerator once opened and use within two weeks. Apart from the Tomato & Ricotta Pesto, Filippo Berio also offers the Classic Pesto, Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, and Hot Chilli Pesto.

This pesto mix from McCormick comes in a dry powder format, which you can mix with water, cream, tomato sauce, or oil to create the sauce. Unlike other pesto sauces, it has a thinner consistency, almost like a broth, which means you’ll get a nice coat of sauce in your pasta.

For example, if you want to prepare a plain pesto pasta dish, all you need is to combine the sauce mix with ¼ cup of water, and 6 tbsp of oil. Then cook over medium heat. After it has warmed (do not boil), toss in the cooked pasta – 1 sauce mix can be paired with 200g of pasta.

Aside from pesto, McCormick’s Perfect Pasta range also includes other sauce mixes such as Bolognese, Carbonara, Creamy Garlic, and Herb & Garlic for fast and easy pasta dishes every day.