Print: Creamy Pesto Sauce

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!).

Prep

11 min

Cook

11 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

Nutrition per serving

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