Skinny Pesto

This healthy pesto recipe is a simple remake of a classic Italian sauce that slashed calories and fat, but includes ALL the flavor.

Healthy Pesto Recipe

Pesto tastes good on just about anything. I especially love it on my my ezekiel crust pizza or this amazing cauliflower crust pizza. But it’s also great on some sautĆ©ed or grilled shrimp, toasted bread, rice pasta — oh, the list could go on, and on.

The problem with pesto? It’s not the greatest sauce for your waistline. At 240 calories and 23 grams of fat on average for Ā¼ cup of pesto loading on traditional pesto can also load on added pounds.

This healthy pesto recipe is made without the traditional Parmesan cheese. Saving calories, without losing flavor! At only 130 calories for Ā¼ cup you could be saving over a hundred calories!

Making pesto without cheese makes it much easier to freeze as well, allowing you not to waste any delicious-ness! šŸ˜‰ Just freeze in an ice cube tray for individual portions. Once frozen, place the pesto cubes in a zip-block bag until ready to use.

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Skinny Pesto

  • Total Time: 5
  • Yield: 1 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup fresh basil leaves (tightly packed)
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves

Instructions

  1. Place everything into a food processor and blend for 5 minutes, or until smooth.
  2. Every few minutes scrape down the sides until well blended.

Notes

  • Use immediately or freeze in ice cube trays for individual portions. To use frozen portions, let thaw at room temperature for about an hour or thaw overnight in a bowl in the refrigerator.

Skinny Pesto

What are your favorite recipes using pesto? 

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