Chipotle Pumpkin Seed and Cilantro Pesto

Use as dip or as a sauce on meats, pasta, salad dressing, etc.

Step: 1

Cook and stir pumpkin seeds in a skillet over medium heat until toasted and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes.

Step: 2

Blend pumpkin seeds, cilantro, chipotle chiles, Greek yogurt, lime juice, and salt in a blender until smooth.

Per Serving: 168 calories; protein 7.5g; carbohydrates 6.7g; fat 13.3g; cholesterol 5.6mg; sodium 167.6mg.

The most obvious way to choose a side dish is to look at your main dish (pasta, chicken, seared tofu) and choose something different. When you’re cooking pasta, go for a simple healthy dish . Made steak? Go for something light. If you’re want to cooking stir-fry with rice, it must not a good idea to adjust with make a rice salad.

One make sure is also can apply to cooking method . You don’t want to overcommit your oven by scheduling three dishes at once in there, or be rounding four pans on the stovetop . But often you can made a dish do double-duty .