KB Recipe ❘ Creamy Cilantro Pesto Sauce

A delicious creamy topping for chicken or fish. Can be served cold or hot. I personally prefer it cold on top of hot broiled lemon pepper mahi mahi with brown rice and steamed spinach. Garnish dish with cilantro leaves after topping with sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 bunch cilantro leaves
• ½ cup reduced-fat cream cheese
• 5 artichoke hearts
• 2 green onions, or more to taste
• 5 leaves fresh basil, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno pepper
• ½ lemon, juiced
• 1 dash salt

Cooking Directions

1. Blend cilantro leaves, cream cheese, artichoke hearts, green onions, basil, jalapeno pepper, lemon juice, and salt in a blender until smooth.

Nutrition Facts

• calories44.8
• carbohydrateContent2.7 g
• cholesterolContent8.9 mg
• fatContent2.9 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent2.2 g
• saturatedFatContent1.8 g
• sodiumContent152.6 mg
• sugarContent0.2 g