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Recipe: Brussels Sprouts with Blue Cheese Sauce
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 40 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 Lbs. Brussels sprouts, trimmed, with an `X' cut in base
  • 1 oz. unsalted butter, extra
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 mediumonion\cooked, chopped
  • 1/3 Lbs. blue cheese, crumbled
  • 4 tsp. cornflour
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tsp. lemon rind, grated
  • 8 tsp. lemon juice
  • 1 oz. unsalted butter, extra
  • 4 tsp. oil
  • 1-2/3 cups stale breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 tsp. lemon rind, grated
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Place Brussels sprouts in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover pan and steam 8 minutes, or until bright green and almost tender. Drain and place in a greased ovenproof dish. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook garlic and onion 4 or 5 minutes, stirring, until onion is soft. Add cheese, stirring until melted. Combine cornflour, cream and milk in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well and stir into onion mixture. Simmer, stirring, until mixture boils and thickens. Stir in lemon rind and juice. Melt extra butter and oil in a heavy nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Cook breadcrumbs, stirring, until golden. Stir in Parmesan cheese and extra rind. Pour sauce over Brussels sprouts. Sprinkle with toasted breadcrumbs and bake 15 minutes.
 
Per Serving: calories 358, fat 21.7g, calories from fat 54%, protein 12.5g, cholesterol 53.8mg, dietary fiber 5.7g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 358 Milk Exchanges 0.1
Protein 12.5g Vegetable Exchanges 2.5
Carbohydrates 32.3g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 5.7g Bread Exchanges 1.1
Sugar 6.3g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 21.7g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.6
Saturated Fat 12.6g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 7.6g Fat Exchanges 3.6
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.5g
% Calories from Fat 54%    
Cholesterol 53.8mg
Sodium 494.0mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 278.1IU Calcium 254.5mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.6mg Copper 1.3mg
Riboflavin (B2) 1.4mg Iron 3.4mg
Niacin (B3) 2.8mg Magnesium 49.6mg
Vitamin B6 0.5mg Manganese 0.9mg
Vitamin B12 0.4mcg Phosphorus 232.1mg
Vitamin C 111.3mg Potassium 655.5mg
Vitamin E 2.9IU Selenium 32.4mcg
Folate 92.9mcg Sodium 494.0mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.9mg Zinc 1.5mg