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- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: Serves: 4
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Stuffed Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. Sargento® Part-Skim Ricotta Cheese
- 2 tsp. Sargento® Crumbled Blue Cheese
- 2 Tbsp. chopped pecans
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 fresh pears, peeled, halved and cored
- 1/8 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen red raspberries in syrup, thawed
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
Directions
- Combine Ricotta and Blue cheese, pecans and lemon juice in small bowl. Fill center of pears with mixture. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Heat wine to a boil in medium skillet. Place pears, stuffing side up, in skillet. Cover; adjust heat to medium-low; simmer 10 minutes or until pears are tender.
- For sauce: mash and strain raspberries. Measure 3/4 cup juice, adding water if needed. Whisk cornstarch into raspberry juice and pour into small saucepan. Heat and stir 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly and just begins to bubble. To serve, place 3 tablespoons sauce on plate. Top with pear half.
