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Pesto Cream Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

Pesto Cream Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes Recipe

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Pesto Cream Cheese Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes

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Ingredients:

Serving

healthy size handful of basil leaves (the whole container if using 1 of those plastic 0.75 oz fresh herb packs)
clove of garlic (a really bitter piece of could ruin everything so be careful!)
1/4 cup pine nuts
1/4 grated parmesan
1 6-8 oz size package low fat (not reduced fat) cream cheese. i used the philly with 1/3 less fat.
1 pint cherry tomatoes (the slightly bigger ones are ideal)

Directions:

Throw everything but the tomatoes into the food processor and process until it is paste like.
Hollow out the cherry tomatoes
Put the pesto cream cheese in a baggie, cut the tip off of one of the bottom corners of the bag to create a 'pastry' type bag, and pipe the cheese mixture into the tomatoes
Sprinkle chopped basil on top for garnish if desired.
This also works well as an appetizer if you spread the pesto cheese on a crostini and then top it with a tomato slice. The cream cheese pesto alone is dip worthy with veggies, pita chips, crackers, anything. Tasty.
Cook down the garlic for 1 min or so before you add it to the mix if you don't want the intensity of raw garlic flavor.
Also, if you make it ahead be aware that the garlic flavor will intensify over time.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	14.26 Kcal (60 kJ)
Calories from fat	10.34 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.15g	2%
Sodium	0.8mg	0%
Potassium	45.99mg	1%
Total Carbs	0.86g	0%
Sugars	0.52g	2%
Dietary Fiber	0.22g	1%
Protein	0.39g	1%
Vitamin C	2.1mg	4%
Iron	0.1mg	1%
Calcium	2mg	0%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	85.21 Kcal (357 kJ)
Calories from fat	61.79 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	6.87g	2%
Sodium	4.81mg	0%
Potassium	274.77mg	1%
Total Carbs	5.17g	0%
Sugars	3.08g	2%
Dietary Fiber	1.31g	1%
Protein	2.36g	1%
Vitamin C	12.8mg	4%
Iron	0.6mg	1%
Calcium	12.1mg	0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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