This East meets West dish is super quick to prepare and makes a great accompaniment to simply grilled meat or chicken. Alternatively, you can use the pesto as a topping or a dip.

A deliciously fresh pesto with wild garlic (aka bear garlic, buckrams, ramsons).

can mixed anything, meat veggies, whatever, as long you have to saute' everything first with a little amount of oil and garlic, mix in the pasta and pesto sauce put in the baking sheet or plate springkle some mozzarella then bake.

My friend made curry udon for me for lunch when I went to visit her, and I just loved it! I had some pork and cream on hand, so I made my own version.When adding the katakuriko potato starch flour dissolved in water, lower the heat and mix well so it thickens the sauce without turning into lumps.If you like pork you can add more of it. Recipe by YASUMARU

I tried making duck nanban udon using chicken thighs.The key is to stir-fry the leeks in the chicken fat! The leeks become incredibly delicious after they soak up chicken fat! It's delicious with frozen udon noodles! Recipe by Cooking S Papa

I got tired of eating regular udon and made this using ingredients I had in the refrigerator.Any leftover vegetables you have in the fridge will be good.I used cabbage, shimeji mushrooms and bean sprouts. Recipe by Kanachin

I had asari clams but couldn't make spaghetti alle vongole since I didn't have pasta. So I made a fake spaghetti alle vongole with udon noodles! That's how I came up with this recipe.Please cook the udon noodles first. It's the key to this recipe.Adjust the seasoning as you like!Add tons of garlic. It's so delicious. Recipe by Mirusuke

I had leftover heavy cream in the refrigerator.I also happened to have frozen udon noodles in the freezer.Since it was udon, I used Japanese flavoring ingredients, and it was surprisingly good!If it's still firm after heating up in the microwave, it will separate in the pan.Please adjust the amount of soy sauce as you like.It's a one-pan meal, so less things to wash.Spinach or bacon may be good additions.You can jazz it up in many ways. Recipe by Ryo---ko

I love frozen udon noodles, so I enjoy it with various pasta sauces.I have tons of pasta-style udon noodle recipes in my repertoire!For those of you that like shiso leaves, add two leaves for more deliciousness.Of course you can use boiled udon or pasta noodles instead of frozen udon.You don't have to add garlic if the smell bothers you, but I recommend it. For 1 person. Recipe by *Anna*

Hand-made udon takes a bit longer to make, but it's tasty and inexpensive.1 hank is about 30 yen!For how to make hand-made udon, please seeHand-made udon is the best, but frozen udon is also delicious.If you steam the chicken in the microwave, it's easy.If you add star anise while you're steaming the chicken, it'll have a Chinese food flavor. My children don't like it, however, so we don't use it. Recipe by Cooking S Papa

I started by looking up pesto pasta sauce and after reading multiple recipes, I put this one together with what I had in the house. I MADE THIS UP ON THE FLY.

In a certain famous Okonomiyaki restaurant, they add dried bonito flakes to their griddle-fried udon noodles and I copied that idea for this.Just adding dried bonito flakes enriches the flavor!Use leftover vegetables in the fridge such as cabbage and carrots.Some vegetables give out water, so adjust the amount of seasoning if the taste is still thin and light after adding the Japanese worcestershire sauce and soy sauce. Recipe by classy