This is a sponsored post for HemisFares™ brand that is available exclusively at Kroger family of stores. All opinions are honest and 100% my own

It’s super easy to make this Pesto Star Bread. A simple, soft dough with both red and green pestos and a little cheesy goodness. You can also swap out the pesto for other savory or sweet fillings.

I love anything Italian, no seriously can’t think of a dish I don’t enjoy or even love! Pastas, fresh sauces, cheese, breads… gelato!!! It’s hard to go wrong with an Italian dish. But I had no idea there was such a thing as RED pesto! It’s AMAZING!

When I was asked to create a recipe using this HemisFares Pesto I immediately thought of a bread. I was planning on creating a basic braid – but then I recalled this star bread and thought “perfect”.

So I ran to my local Smiths grocery store to pick up the Pesto and low and behold there was the classic green, and right next to it this red pesto! I had to get both and give them a try!

So the green pesto is made with classic ingredients like genovese basil, olive oil, pine nuts, salt, cheese and garlic – oh boy is it delicious! I thought I HAVE to make the bread with this one.

THEN I tried the red pesto – with ingredients like cherry tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt, basil and herbs and I fell in love. I decided in the end to use a little of both, two red layers and one green. But you can personalize this using one or the other or a mix like me.

The bread is of course impressive by itself – but using both colors really makes it pop. And while it looks tricky it’s actually super easy to make!

It’s 4 round layers of dough with the pesto in between – then a few cuts and twists and voila – a beautiful star bread everyone will rave about!

It was also a HUGE hit with my kiddos. Seriously they finished it off in like 5 mins flat and then asked for another one. Def going to be one we make over and over again!

I probably could have eaten the whole thin myself I enjoyed it that much… But dang it all my kids could smell it coming out of the oven and all came running.

If you love bread you’ll love these other decadent recipes and tutorials too!

Pumpkin Bread | Parmesan bread sticks | Rosemary Bread

Coconut Pecan Bread | Cornbread | Cinnamon Swirl Bread

To watch me make this pesto star bread along with a sweet nutella version play the recipe video in the recipe card