PESTO SAUCE HEALTHY RECIPES

Name: Healthy Creamy Pesto Sauce
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 2-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup plain yogurt; 3 -4 tablespoons basil pesto (homemade or store bought, whichever you have/prefer); fresh ground black pepper, to taste

HEALTHY CREAMY PESTO SAUCE RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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This is a recipe I make over and over--it's simple, fast, healthy, inexpensive and good for any season/occasion. I love creamy pesto sauces over pasta, but ya know those sauces ain't so healthy: high in fat, sodium, or both. Even those little packets of creamy pesto sauce in the "gravy" aisle aren't good for you. This sauce is better for you and even faster to make than one of those packets! You can adjust to taste or what you have on hand: I've used fat-free yoghurt, low fat yoghurt and (my favourite) homemade yoghurt--you can buy fresh at an Indian grocer. The recipe makes about a cup, which you can mix with cooked chicken or sauteed mushrooms (or both, like I do!) or steamed clams or steamed veggies and pour over enough cooked pasta for 2-4 people. I'll post other recipes with some of my favourite uses, but be creative!

Total Time 2 minutes

Prep Time 1 minutes

Cook Time 1 minutes

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 cup plain yogurt
3 -4 tablespoons basil pesto (homemade or store bought, whichever you have/prefer)
fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Mix yoghurt and pesto together in a small saucepan, stirring well to blend.
Heat on low until warmed through (do not overheat).
Add fresh ground black pepper to taste.
That's it!
Serve over your favourite hot pasta or other main dish, such as fish or chicken.
(if you skip the heating step, this makes a good salad dressing, too).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91.7, FatContent 4.2, SaturatedFatContent 2.6, CholesterolContent 15.9, SodiumContent 58.6, CarbohydrateContent 9.8, FiberContent 2.7, SugarContent 5.8, ProteinContent 5.2

SUPER BASIL PESTO (HEALTHY VERSION) RECIPE - FOOD.COM

Super Basil Pesto (Healthy Version) Recipe - Food.com image

Using less oil makes this recipe a little easier on the waist line, but doesn't skimp out on big taste and comes with a twist. I created this using several recipes I had seen online. Beware this is garlicky for those who don't like garlic. Cooking Time= Combining Ingredients.

Total Time 15 minutes

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Yield 1 Cup Pesto, 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cups fresh basil, lightly packed (the super part is to use more than one variety of basil, I used 3, Pesto Basil, Red Opal Basil and C)
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted (or if you want be even healthier Walnuts)
2 -4 garlic cloves, depending on size and how much you like garlic (or more, I used like 5 pretty small gloves in mine)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons water (Or Broth, I use veggie broth for mine)
1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 -2 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (my little twist)

Steps:

Put all ingredients, but the pepper flakes in the food processor.
Pulse and blend.
Blend until everything has been mixed, the pesto should be thick (to the point of being spreadable) and not runny. Trust me you want it this way, it coats the noodles way better.
Put the pesto into a bowl and mix in the pepper flakes.
You are now ready to mix it into your pasta or put it on your pizza.
Note: The pesto by itself is a bit salty, but don't worry once on your pasta or pizza it is just right.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.8, FatContent 17.4, SaturatedFatContent 2.7, CholesterolContent 3.6, SodiumContent 377.2, CarbohydrateContent 2.9, FiberContent 1.3, SugarContent 0.4, ProteinContent 3.7

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