A fantastic pairing with an Italian meal, this warm loaf is ready to enjoy in 20 minutes.
Grilled Pesto French Bread
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 20 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup refrigerated basil pesto
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 loaf (1 lb) French bread, halved crosswise, split lengthwise
- Chopped tomatoes, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In small microwavable bowl, microwave cream cheese on High 15 to 20 seconds; stir until creamy. Stir in pesto and butter until well mixed.
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Step2When grill is heated, place bread pieces, cut side down, on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals. Cook 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly browned.
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Step3Turn bread halves over. Spread pesto mixture evenly on cut sides of bread; cover grill. Cook 3 to 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Cut bread into 2-inch sections to serve. Garnish with tomatoes.
Nutrition
160
Calories
10g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
15g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 90
- Total Fat
- 10g
- 15%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 270mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 15g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 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; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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