Pesto Cream Cheese Spread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup pesto sauce
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• assorted cracker
• raw vegetables

Recipe

• 1 line a 5-3/4x3" loaf pan with plastic wrap.
• 2 in a small bowl, combine cream cheese and garlic powder until well blended; set aside.
• 3 in a bowl, combine parmesan cheese, butter and pesto sauce until blended.
• 4 gradually stir in olive oil.
• 5 spread about 1/4 cup cream cheese mixture into prepared pan.
• 6 carefully spread with 1/3 pesto mixture.
• 7 repeat layers twice.
• 8 top with remaining cream cheese mixture.
• 9 cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours.
• 10 un-mold; serve with crackers and veggies.
• 11 note: to get nice layers refrigerate first cream cheese layer until firm then top with even layer of pesto mix. refrigerate after each layer.