Weight Watchers Recipe Of The Week: Cheesy Pesto Mushrooms

Fancy some delicious comfort food that’s also good for you and low in ProPoints? Why not try this yummy recipe for cheesy pesto mushrooms?

• 8 ProPoints per serving
• Serves 1
• 15 minutes in total
• Vegetarian

Ingredients

Low fat cooking spray

110g large field mushrooms, stalks removed

25g soft goat’s cheese

15g fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs

For the pesto:

15g pine nut kernels

15g chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

15g Parmesan cheese, chopped roughly

1 small clove of garlic, crushed

Method

To make the pesto, dry the pine nuts for 2-3 minutes in a non-stick frying pan, making sure you stir them regularly until they turn a golden colour.

Next place the parsley, pine nut kernels, Parmesan cheese and garlic into a small food processor, liquidiser or you can use a hand-held blender. Blend them into a rough paste.

Preheat the grill to a medium heat and line the grill pan with foil. Spray the topside of the mushrooms with the cooking spray, then grill them for about 2 minutes until they start to soften. Turn them over, spray the underside with the cooking spray and then cook for a minute or so, until they appear juicy.

Top the mushrooms with the pesto and crumble some goat’s cheese over them. Sprinkle the breadcrumbs on top and grill again for another 1-2 minutes until they start bubbling. Serve warm and enjoy!

Cook’s Tip: For a slightly larger meal serve the pesto mushrooms with 40g dried pasta, cooked and tossed with 2 teaspoons of snipped chives for an extra 4 ProPoints per serving.

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