Ricotta Pesto Bites

Name: Ricotta Pesto Bites
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp minced celery; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh basil leaves; 0 teaspoons garlic powder; 0 teaspoons ground thyme; 1 Tbsp nonfat sour cream alternative; 2 Tbsps grated Parmesan cheese; 0 teaspoons pepper; 59 milliliters lite ricotta cheese; 0 teaspoons salt; 4 larges fresh spinach leaves; 237 milliliters water

Ricotta Pesto Bites is a gluten free and primal recipe with 20 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 8 calories. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, basil leaves, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. It works best as a condiment, and is done in around 20 minutes.

Instructions

Combine first 9 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a fork until blended. Set aside.

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Bowl

Remove and discard stems from spinach leaves. Bring water to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook spinach leaves, one at a time, in boiling water 15 seconds.

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Spinach

Water

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Sauce Pan

Place leaves on paper towels to drain.

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Paper Towels

Coat 4 (1 3/4-inch) miniature muffin pan cups with cooking spray. Line each cup with a spinach leaf, covering bottom and sides of cup, allowing leaf to overhang. Spoon cheese mixture evenly onto spinach leaves. Fold leaves over to enclose cheese mixture.

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Spinach

Cooking Spray