Low Cal Creamy Pesto With Broccoli And Angel Hair

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon light olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried basil (1/4 c. fresh)
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 ounces fat free cream cheese, cubed
• 2 tablespoons fat-free half-and-half
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, chopped
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 8 ounces dry pasta, angelhair
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 small head of broccoli, pulled into tiny pieces

Recipe

• 1 put the water and salt on to boil.
• 2 after boiling, add pasta to the pot and cook for 8 minutes.
• 3 in a large bowl put the oil, basil and garlic, then mix with a whisk.
• 4 add the cream cheese to the bowl.
• 5 now add the broccoli to the boilng pasta in the pot and cook for 3 to 4 more minutes.
• 6 when time is up, drain pasta mixture in sink, then immediately add the hot pasta mixture to the items in the bowl.
• 7 stir well to distribute.
• 8 add the fat free half and half, the parmesan cheese and the chopped nuts.