Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  3        tablespoons  grated parmesan cheese  divided 1
  1         tablespoon  baking powder
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  milk
     1/4           cup  vegetable oil
  1                     egg
     1/4           cup  prepared pesto sauce

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 400~F. Grease or paper-line 12 muffin cups. Combine flour, 2 tablespoons cheese, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Whisk together milk, oil and egg in small bowl until blended. Stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon into prepared muffin cups, filling 1/3 full. Stir in pesto sauce, spoon 1 teaspoon sauce into each muffin cup. Spoon remaining batter evenly over pesto sauce. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon cheese evenly over muffins. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin pan on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Notes: Makes 12 muffins

Nutritional Information:

1615 Calories (kcal); 69g Total Fat; (38% calories from fat); 39g Protein; 206g Carbohydrate; 220mg Cholesterol; 2709mg Sodium