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This is a terrific appetizer to serve when hosting an Italian-theme-meal. People may be a little hesitant to try it, but once they dip in, they won't be able to stop! Cynthia Emshoff, Sarasota, Florida
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Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 148 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 128 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 3 g protein.
Originally published as Pesto Cream Cheese Spread in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p31
Light-Bodied White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a light-bodied white wine such as Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.
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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2013 by salsadelinda
Awesome recipe! Was gone at the end of a blind wine tasting party. My biggest fan was a 3 year old licking her chops! She was devouring it like ice cream... my tip is saran wrap doesn't work, I lined the pan with non-stick foil... didn't come out as pretty at the picture but tasted delish!
Reviewed on Mar. 18, 2013 by hrsykole
Perfect for St Patrick's day. My tin was a little smaller so I used the extra pesto to decorate the plate. Also I ran out of time so I put it in the freezer for an hour then pulled it out and still came out perfect.
Reviewed on Mar. 16, 2013 by DFJohnson
Would you be able to substitute commercially-made pesto in this???
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2010 by cheriwinkle
Oops, I forgot! I used Neufchatel cheese (33% less fat 'cream cheese') to help with calories and fat.
I made this for a meeting and did not need to have it necessarily look so fancy, so I made 4-1/2 layers in a fancy bowl. I'm a fairly accomplished cook and I had some difficulty spreading the crm cheese layer over the pesto layer. Next time I will have the cream cheese very soft and/or let the pesto layer chill a bit before doing the next crm cheese layer. I layered crm cheese-pesto-crm cheese-pesto-then a thin layer of crm cheese. Put a sprig of parsley on top and chilled it about 1-1-1/2 hrs. Everyone raved about it!
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