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Easy Pesto Cheese Spread

Easy Pesto Cheese Spread

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This simplest of pesto recipes becomes an easy and delicious cracker spread by adding softened cream cheese.

YIELD

24 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

0 min

READY

10 min

Ingredients

1 ½ 355
CUPS ML BASIL
fresh leaves, packed *
¼ 59
CUP ML ALMONDS
walnuts or pine nuts, chopped, toasted & cooled *
3 3
LARGE LARGE GARLIC CLOVES
coarsely choppped *
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML PARMESAN CHEESE
1 1
PINCH PINCH NUTMEG
ground (optional) *
½ 118
16 462.4
OUNCES ML/G CREAM CHEESE (REDUCED-FAT)
or regular, softened
1 1
X X CRACKERS
crostini or crudites, for serving *

Directions

In the bowl of a food processor, combine first 5 ingredients by pulsing until coarsely chopped. Drizzle in the olive oil while processor is running and process until a thick paste is formed.

Remove to mixing bowl and combine thoroughly with the softened cream cheese. Place in serving container. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Comments


happyzhangbo

It looks yummy. A great idea to make a pesto cheese spread with basil pesto and cream cheese, it sounds delicious. We have everything this recipe calls for, will have to give it a try and spread it over the homemade honey glazed whole grain crackers. I bet it's going to be super :-)

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 25g (0.9 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 88 84% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g 13%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 69mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Sugars g
Protein 5g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 3% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Carb, Sugar-Free, Low Sodium
 

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