Pesto Hummus

VballLeash
VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
edited September 22 in Recipes
Hope you guys don't mind I'll be posting probably lots of recipes since I can't work out I have more time on my hands...

I modified a cooking light recipe...

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Ingredients
2 (15.5-ounce) cans no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil maybe more, I think I used about 4
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
6 tablespoons pre-made pesto give or take (I bought mine at trader joes, picture below)

Preparation
1. Place beans and garlic in a food processor; pulse 5 times or until chopped. Add remaining ingredients; pulse until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 44 (51% from fat)
Fat: 2.5g (sat 0.3g,mono 1.2g,poly 0.7g)
Protein: 1.5g
Carbohydrate: 4.4g
Fiber: 0.9g
Cholesterol: 0.0mg
Iron: 0.3mg
Sodium: 74mg
Calcium: 12mg

Pesto I used....

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~Leash :heart:

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