Blue Cheese & Pecan Baked Pears
Ingredients
- Plan on 1/2 pear per serving
- ripe pears such as Anjou, bosc, French butter {do not use Bartlett, they loose their shape when cooked}
- blue cheese crumbles or flavored goat cheese
- pecans or walnuts I used candied pecans from Trader Joe’s
- 1 Tablespoon butter or more if doing multiple pears
Instructions
- Melt butter in skillet. Slice pears in half, no need to peel them, scoop out seed cavity and remove stem ends.
- Cut a small slice off the pear back so pears will sit level. Place pears cut side down in skillet and cook over medium high 2-3 minutes until pear begins to color.
- Turn over and place skillet in oven {if it’s oven proof} or transfer pears to a baking dish.*
- Bake in a 425 degree oven for 7 minutes, until pear is soft when pierced with a knife.
- Fill cavities with blue cheese or goat cheese, tucking nuts under so they don’t burn. Broil 2-3 minutes until cheese melts. Garnish with additional nuts and serve.