Swiss Chard Purses with Sausage Stuffing Recipe

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Swiss Chard Purses with Sausage Stuffing
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  1. Make stuffing: Soak bread cubes in milk in a large bowl until softened, 20 to 30 minutes. Squeeze out milk, discarding it, then crumble bread into bowl.
  2. Wash chopped leeks well in a bowl of cold water, agitating them to loosen any grit, then lift out and transfer to a sieve to drain.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Crumble sausage into skillet and brown, breaking up lumps with a fork, about 3 minutes. Transfer sausage with a slotted spoon to bowl with bread. Add 2 tablespoons oil to skillet, then sauté chopped leek, chard stems, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender and just beginning to brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir vegetables into bread mixture, then cool until warm, about 15 minutes. Stir remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper into eggs, then stir eggs into bread mixture.
  4. Prepare leek ribbons and chard leaves: Wash leek strips, then blanch in a large pot of boiling salted water , uncovered, 2 minutes and transfer with tongs to a bowl of ice and cold water (reserve water in pot). Transfer to a colander and drain well, then transfer to paper towels and pat dry. Blanch chard leaves in water just until wilted, about 30 seconds, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water to cool. Drain chard leaves in colander.
  5. Make purses: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
  6. Spread 1 chard leaf on a work surface, using smaller leaves to patch any holes if necessary. Chard-leaf wrapper should be about 8 by 5 inches (if it's smaller, overlap several small leaves to form a larger wrapper; don't worry if wrapper is larger than 8 by 5). Mound 1/4 cup stuffing in center, then gather chard up over filling to form a purse and tie closed with a leek strip. (You have extra strips in case some break.) Make 19 more purses in same manner.
  7. Oil a 3-quart gratin or other shallow baking dish. Stand purses upright in dish and drizzle with remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Add broth to dish and cover purses with a sheet of wax paper or parchment, then loosely cover with foil. Bake purses until stuffing is warmed through and egg is set (cut one open on bottom to check), 35 to 40 minutes.
  8. Cooks' notes: • Stuffing can be made 2 days ahead and cooled completely, uncovered, then chilled, covered. • Purses can be assembled (but not baked) 1 day ahead and chilled in gratin dish (without broth), covered. Bring to room temperature, then add broth before baking.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 630.92 Kcal (2642 kJ)
Calories from fat 203.56 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.62g 35%
Cholesterol 95.34mg 32%
Sodium 1627.83mg 68%
Potassium 788.35mg 17%
Total Carbs 73.11g 24%
Sugars 5.09g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 11%
Protein 32.93g 66%
Vitamin C 37.2mg 62%
Iron 4.1mg 23%
Calcium 172.7mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 144.12 Kcal (603 kJ)
Calories from fat 46.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.17g 35%
Cholesterol 21.78mg 32%
Sodium 371.84mg 68%
Potassium 180.08mg 17%
Total Carbs 16.7g 24%
Sugars 1.16g 20%
Dietary Fiber 0.63g 11%
Protein 7.52g 66%
Vitamin C 8.5mg 62%
Iron 0.9mg 23%
Calcium 39.5mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 14
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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