Creamy Cilantro Pesto Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 bunch cilantro leaves
½ cup reduced-fat cream cheese
5 artichoke hearts
2 green onions, or more to taste
5 leaves fresh basil, or more to taste
2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno pepper
½ lemon, juiced
1 dash salt

Nutrition Info

44.8 calories
carbohydrate: 2.7 g
cholesterol: 8.9 mg
fat: 2.9 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 2.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 152.6 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Blend cilantro leaves, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, green onions, basil, jalapeno pepper, lemon juice, and salt in a blender until smooth.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

A delicious creamy topping for chicken or fish. Can be served cold or hot. I personally prefer it cold on top of hot broiled lemon pepper mahi mahi with brown rice and steamed spinach. Garnish dish with cilantro leaves after topping with sauce.

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