HEALTHY CREAMY PESTO SAUCE
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!
Provided by bikerchick
Categories Sauces
Time 2m
Yield 2-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
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, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.6, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 58.6, Carbohydrate 9.8, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 5.8, Protein 5.2
LOW-FAT OIL-LESS PESTO
Make and share this Low-fat Oil-less Pesto recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Cheese
Time 10m
Yield 1 c.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put nuts, basil, spinach, garlic, cheese, lemon juice and pepper in a food processor.
- Puree.
- Gradually add mineral water until desired consistency is achieved.
- Salt to taste.
- Serve with pasta, grilled fish or chicken.
- Can be heated.
LOW FAT PESTO SAUCE
Pesto sauce is great, but it usually has olive oil, not chicken broth. This recipe substitutes with chicken broth.
Provided by Lorane Abari
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Combine stock and garlic and heat in the microwave on high for 5 minutes (or heat on the stove). Allow to cool.
- Chop basil in food processor. Add cooled stock, Parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Whirl until everything is finely chopped and blended.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta of your choice. Toss sauce with pasta. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese if desired. Use as a topping for fish, chicken or potatoes also. Makes 4 servings.
LOW FAT BASIL TOMATO PESTO
This low fat version of pesto is simply wonderful, and it's just bursting with fresh flavor. I really like the flavor of traditional pesto, but the addition of the tomatoes in this recipe really, really goes well with all that lovely fresh basil. This makes just enough pesto for one pound of your favorite cooked pasta. Or use it to top eggs, baked potatoes, fish, spread it on sandwiches, or add as an extra flavoring to soups or rice. The possibilities are endless! I've also made this using part fresh parsley when I didn't have an entire cup of fresh basil on hand.
Provided by Kozmic Blues
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- To toast pine nuts, spread them on an un-oiled baking sheet and bake in oven at 350 for about 3 to 5 minutes until just slightly deepened in color.
- Rinse and drain fresh basil leaves.
- In a blender or food processor, combine basil, tomatoes, garlic, pine nuts and salt, and puree until smooth.
- Have a rubber spatula handy to scrap down the sides of the blender as you process.
- Because there is no oil in this recipe, it takes a bit more coaxing to get the mixture smooth.
- Pesto is great served immediately, but can be refrigerated for 3-4 days.
VERY LOW FAT PESTO PASTA
since my whole family started on a low calorie diet,i had to come up with a low fat pasta that everyone would like. This pasta is so good you would never know its low fat.serves 4-5
Provided by Mortadella1985
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 17m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 1.boil water for pasta.
- 2.start cooking the pasta and while thats cooking start on your sauce.
- 3.in a small sauce pan on low heat add the becel ,flour and chicken bouilion cube,stir until flour is dissolved.
- 4.next add your 1 cup of water,and turn the heat to medium,stri until bouillion is dissolved.
- 5.next add garlic,pesto,oregano,basil,parsley,salt and pepper.keep it on medium until your pasta is done cooking.
- 6.when pasta is cooked strain and dump into a big serving dish.Take the sauce of the heat and add the white wine to it,stir well.
- 7.pour the sauce over your pasta,add to your pasta the fat free sour cream,fat free cream cheese and skim milk.
- 8.mix everything well,you should have a very thin sauce.
- 9.add cherry tomatoes and basil, mix well and serve!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.7, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 1.5, Sodium 715, Carbohydrate 54.7, Fiber 3, Sugar 4, Protein 10.5
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