13 Pantry-Friendly Olive Recipes You’ve Got To Try
13 Pantry-Friendly Olive Recipes
You’ve Got To Try
We love olives. These beautifully briny bites are the stars of charcuterie plates, cheese boards and antipasto presentations, but did you know olives are invaluable gourmet kitchen ingredients too? Olives are super flavorful and come in many varieties—from briny, tangy green olives to nutty, mild black olives to herby marinated olives. Just a handful can add a ton of flavor to salads, pasta sauces, pizzas, pasta salads and so much more. We’re excited to share our favorite olive recipes with you.
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1. Bucatini Olives with Green Olives
If you love olives, then you know that pasta with green olives is a must in your pasta night rotation. Olives are bold and briny—an irresistible complement to nearly any noodle, so upgrade your weeknight dinner menu with an out-of-this-world olive pasta recipe.
2. Mediterranean Penne with Tuna, Olives and Roasted Tomatoes
A fan-favorite, this weeknight pasta masterpiece features our beloved Penne Pasta with herby Mediterranean-style roasted tomatoes, oil-cured black olives and Italian tuna. This one is the perfect example of a few simple, but incredible, ingredients coming together to make magic.
3. Pasta Puttanesca
Puttanesca pasta is nearly as old as time and it’s no wonder why. If you love olives, this combination of bold, briny, tart and buttery olives with tangy, rich tomatoes is going to rock your pasta night. Perfected over generations, this one just may be the best puttanesca recipe out there.
4. Summer Olive and Antipasti
We’ve got an olive recipe for you! This is a light and easy summer dish, but frankly, we love it all year long. It’s a cross between two of our favorite classic Italian pasta dishes, Pasta Puttanesca and Pasta Aglio e Olio. Enjoy!
5. Linguine with Olives, Breadcrumbs and Pesto Sauce
If you’ve got a busy weeknight, we’ve got a satisfying pasta and olive recipe for you. This linguine recipe combines the famous briny, buttery green olives—Castelvetrano olives—with herbaceous basil pesto and crispy breadcrumbs for a dreamy contrast of textures and flavors.
6. Castelvetrano Greek Pasta Salad
We’ve got the perfect pasta salad for summer: briny green olives, fresh veggies, tangy feta cheese and twisty Casarecce noodles tossed with a lovable Greek vinaigrette dressing. Enjoy it as lunch or as a side dish to grilled chicken.
7. Fusilli Pasta Salad with Olives, Pepper Drop and Dijon Vinaigrette
This is no ordinary pasta salad. Featuring fun springy fusilli noodles in hearty whole wheat, this cold pasta creation has it all: pickled pepper drops, hearty chickpeas, Sicilian green olives, toasted pine nuts, shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and arugula greens.
8. Farro with Olives, Herbs and Lemon Sauce
Olives just make everything better. Brighten up your dinner table with this brilliant grain bowl featuring Italian farro, meaty green olives, briny capers, arugula, fresh herbs, olive oil and lemon juice.
9. Antipasto Pasta
This olive recipe is a hearty meal that is sure to bring the whole family to the dinner table. Best-loved antipasti meets pasta night in this loaded spaghetti dish. We include tangy banana pepper rings, buttery green olives, sweet sun-dried tomatoes, mini pepperoni and Calamata black olives in a toss of olive oil and red pepper flakes.
10. Mediterranean Rice
You’ve had pasta salad, but have you tried our Mediterranean Rice Salad? We use orzo, our rice-shaped pastina, but feel free to use rice for this one. This colorful salad features marinated artichokes, green olives, black olives and fresh veggies… all dressed up in a simple vinaigrette of olive oil, red wine vinegar and a kiss of lemon juice.
11. Skillet Orzo with Tomatoes and Olives
You are one skillet away from an easy Mediterranean-inspired meal loaded with bold, bright flavors. Pick up a jar of pitted olives—we love this recipe with buttery, plump Castelvetrano olives—and get ready to cook up a hearty weeknight pasta. We top it off with Parmesan cheese, fresh parsley and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
12. Antipasto Sheet Pan Pizza
Charcuterie board meets pizza pie in this show-stopping creation. Starring green and black olives, creamy provolone, fresh mozzarella and fresh herbs, this is one olive recipe you’re sure to come back to time and time again.
13. Olive Focaccia
The lovable Greek Calamata stars in this oven-baked simply-seasoned flatbread. Serve up this olive focaccia bread as a gorgeous appetizer or a savory complement to your pasta night meal. Sure, you can buy your bread at the grocery store, but there’s nothing like a homemade focaccia.