Creamy Pesto Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

1 bunch fresh basil leaves
1 cup Parmesan cheese
2 ounces cream cheese
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 large clove garlic, minced

Nutrition Info

114.9 calories
carbohydrate: 0.9 g
cholesterol: 16.3 mg
fat: 10.9 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 3.8 g
saturatedFat: 4.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 147.8 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the basil leaves and cook until tender and bright green, 2 to 5 minutes. Drain basil, reserving 2 tablespoons of the basil water.

  2. Blend basil, 2 tablespoons basil water, Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, olive oil, butter, and garlic in a blender until smooth and creamy.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

Lovingly known as just 'green spaghetti' in our family, this pesto is unique because of the addition of cream cheese which gives it a great creamy texture (plus no pine nuts!).

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