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Wild Rice and Blue Cheese Stuffed Port Poached Pears Recipe
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Wild Rice and Blue Cheese Stuffed Port Poached Pears Recipe

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

755
Calories
17g
Protein
34g
Fat
100g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 16 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Wild Rice 1 cup cooked (164g) 166
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pear 1 medium (178g) 101
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Stuffing not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Port Poached Pears
  • 3 cups fruity red wine, such as Zinfandel or Barbera
  • 1 cup ruby or LBV vintage port
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 5 whole cloves
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick, broken
  • 4 Bartlett or Bosc pears, peeled, cored and quartered
  • Wild Rice Stuffing
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup wild rice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup quartered fresh seedless grapes
  • Rosemary Walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2/3 cup walnut halves
  • 1/2 teaspoon crumbled, dried rosemary
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Whipped Blue Cheese
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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