About

This healthy pesto sauce is super green and delicious! Heat it up and stir in heavy cream to make a cream sauce, or your can coat vegetables and proteins in the finished pesto. No nuts; just broccoli, peppery arugula, fresh garlic, and lots of parmesan!

The original recipe here makes about ¾ cup total.

Ingredients

  • 6 ounce broccoli frozen unprepared
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon black pepper, ground
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 ounce arugula
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 tablespoon, grated parmesan cheese
  • 6 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 375 degrees. Toss THAWED broccoli with the salt, pepper, and first amount of olive oil. Arrange the seasoned broccoli on a seasoned sheet tray.
  2. Bake the tray for 25 minutes.
  3. Combine the hot broccoli in a food processor with the remaining ingredients. Pulse until you have a consistent pesto sauce. Simply store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

  • Servings: 2
  • Calories: 433.8kcal/1815.2kJ (per serving)
  • Fat: 44.9g (per serving)
  • Carbs: 5.4g (per serving)
  • Protein: 5.4g (per serving)