Creamy Spinach Pesto

Name: Creamy Spinach Pesto Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1.5 cup Spinach frozen; 16 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 170 grams Parmesan Cheese shredded; 1 cup Yogurt Plain Greek Yogurt non-fat; 2 tsp SPICE WORLD GARLIC MINCED IN OLIVE OIL (by BLAZEGRANT); 1 cup (8 fl oz) Water tap; 0.5 cup halves and whole Cashew Nuts dry roasted (salt added)

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 10

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1.5 cup Spinach, frozen 16 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 170 grams Parmesan Cheese, shredded 1 cup Yogurt Plain Greek Yogurt, non-fat 2 tsp SPICE WORLD GARLIC MINCED IN OLIVE OIL (by BLAZEGRANT) 1 cup (8 fl oz) Water, tap 0.5 cup, halves and whole Cashew Nuts, dry roasted (salt added)

Directions

Blend the spinach, cashews, garlic, olive oil, & water in a food processor or blender. Add blended mixture to a sauce pan with the plain Greek yogurt & heat. Slowly add in the Parmesan until melted.

Serving Size: Makes 8 servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user IXZIROSE.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 404.8
Total Fat: 37.9 g
Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
Sodium: 452.4 mg
Total Carbs: 6.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 13.4 g

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