Reap the praise when you top bread with two classic Italian ingredients. Prepared pesto makes a perfect instant spread.
Grilled Pesto-Cheese Bread
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 3
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Italian bread (10 to 12 inch)
- 1/3 cup refrigerated basil pesto (from 7-oz container)
- 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. Cut 18x18-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil. Cut loaf of bread in half lengthwise. Spread each half with pesto. Sprinkle with cheese.
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Step2Place bread, cheese sides together, on foil; wrap securely using double fold seals, allowing room for heat expansion.
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Step3When grill is heated, place wrapped bread on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook 10 to 12 minutes, rotating and turning over occasionally, until bread is warm and cheese is melted.
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Step4Carefully unwrap bread to allow steam to escape. Separate loaf into 2 halves; cut each into 6 pieces. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
110
Calories
6g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 220mg
- 9%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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