Veggie-Packed Pesto

Makes about 2 cups
Time 10 min
Veggie-Packed Pesto

If you're in the mood to make your own pesto, this recipe has some extra oomph thanks to a whole pound of fresh spinach. Keep this dish in mind when cooking for pint-sized eaters, too, since it's the perfect way to sneak more veggies onto their dinner plates.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free
VegetarianVegetarian
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    5 cupslightly packed fresh basil
    1 cupgrated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
    1/2 cupwalnuts or pine nuts, toasted
    2 tablespoonslemon juice
    3 clovesgarlic
    1 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    1 poundregular or baby spinach or 1 bunch broccoli, cut into florets and steamed
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper

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Method

Put basil, cheese, nuts, lemon juice and garlic into a food processor and pulse until almost smooth. 


With the food processor running, slowly drizzle in oil until combined. 


Add spinach, salt and pepper and pulse again to combine.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

2 tablespoons

Calories

180

Total Fat

18g

Saturated Fat

3g

Cholesterol

5mg

Sodium

190mg

Total Carbohydrate

4g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

0g

Protein

4g

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