Bailey
Posted: Jan. 18 2007, 01:00 ET

Pesto (2 servings)

Ingredients:

320g (12 oz.) raw spinach
90g (3 oz.) fresh coriander
30g (1 oz.) basil leaves
3 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 - 2 slices of Kraft & Black Diamond Fat Free Cheese Slices
180g (6 oz.) slivered chicken breast

Directions:

Spray the inside of a food processor with Pam or ICBINB spray.  Toss in all the ingredients (adjust the spinach, coriander, basil, garlic and lemon juice according to your own taste).  Pulse until greens are chopped and all ingredients are well blended.  

Options:

CHICKEN PESTO PASTA: I saute 180g of slivered chicken slices in garlic.  When cooked, I add a pkg. of rinsed Shirataki noodles (8 oz. drained weight) in the pan next to it, and add the pesto to the noodles.  I heat the noodles through and let them absorb some of the flavour and colour of the pesto.  I plate the noodles and top 'em with the chicken!  It's the closest I've come to the taste of pasta on this diet!  

Yield: 2 protien, 2 veggies, 2 garnishes - split this into two portions

SPINACH CORIANDER DIP: I use this pesto as a dip for mini Bretons or veggie sticks.

maximto
Posted: Feb. 6 2007, 17:04 ET

what kind of noodles are we talking?

BrianB
Posted: Feb. 6 2007, 18:25 ET

Shirataki noodles.  If you've not come across them, do a search for shirataki here and you'll find out all about it.

Michelle
Posted: Feb. 6 2007, 20:02 ET

Bailey - this sounds really good.  Do you need the cheese slices in it or could you get away without them.  If you put two cheese slices in it then that is 1/3 of protien for each serving too and I'd rather not use up protien servings.  Please let me know your thoughts.

Bailey
Posted: Feb. 6 2007, 20:43 ET

Quote (Michelle @ Feb. 06 2007,17:02)

Do you need the cheese slices in it or could you get away without them.  If you put two cheese slices in it then that is 1/3 of protein for each serving too and I'd rather not use up protein servings.  Please let me know your thoughts.

Hi Michelle,

I actually use the allowed Parmesan now, and like it more than the cheese slices.  I believe that they count as misc. so won't take away from the protein.  Sometimes I don't add the cheese at all.  It's actually an adaptation of a coriander, spinach pesto dip from a store here called Capers.  I amended it a bit and omitted the olive oil.  Hope you like it!