6 healthy basil pesto Recipes

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

linguine (whole wheat, fresh and refrigerated), sun-dried tomato (not oil-packed), olive oil, lightly packed basil leaves, almonds, chopped, shredded parmesan cheese, bottled minced garlic, salt, black pepper, crumbled feta cheese (reduced-fat ), water , leftover from cooking the pasta (see step 1)

white flour, whole wheat pastry flour, cornmeal, salt, baking powder, butter, low-fat milk (approximately ), assorted dried herbs (sage and mexican oregano are particularly good) (optional), shredded cheese (optional), chopped sun-dried tomato (optional), olive (optional), basil pesto, chopped chicken breasts or 6 oz chicken thigh pieces, roasted sweet peppers, cut in strips, red onion, sliced and quartered, shredded mozzarella cheese

plain low-fat yogurt, pesto sauce, homemade or store-bought, sliced white mushrooms or 2 oz cremini mushrooms (1/4 of a package of presliced works well), boneless skinless chicken breasts , about 1/2 of 1 breast,cut into strips or chunks, pasta or 1/2 cup farfalle or 1/2 cup penne, uncooked, fresh ground black pepper, red pepper flakes (optional), chopped tomato (approx. 1 tomato slice), fresh basil (to garnish )