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Roasted Garlic Beef Roast and Savory Pear Bread Pudding
Recipes
Roasted Garlic Beef Roast and Savory Pear Bread Pudding
8 servings
2 hours, 15 minutes total (Active 50 minutes)
  • Prepare roast and begin to cook (10 minutes)
  • Prepare bread pudding through step 1; continue roast through step 3 (1 hour, 30 minutes)
  • Continue bread pudding and begin to bake; complete roast and serve (40 minutes)

Roasted Garlic Beef Roast

Ingredients

  • 4 lb boneless New York strip loin roast
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pepper, divided
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 2 ½ cups beef broth
  • 1 ½ cups red wine (or beef broth)
  • 1 cup peeled garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Season roast with 1 ½ teaspoons salt and 1 teaspoon pepper, then place in roasting pan (wash hands) and drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Add broth and wine to bottom of pan; roast 10 minutes.
    2. Reduce oven to 350°F; bake 1–1 ½ hours until roast is 125°F (for medium rare; warm red center), 130°F (for medium; warm pink center), or up to 170°F (for well done).
    3. Chop rosemary and thyme; place in medium bowl. Place garlic, oil, and remaining ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper in food processor bowl (or blender); process into paste, then mix paste with herbs. Spread garlic mixture on roast; bake 15–20 more minutes until roast is 145°F. (If cooking past 145°F, add additional broth as needed).
    4. Transfer roast to cutting board and let stand 15 minutes; temperature will rise 5–10°F during this time. Slice roast and serve with pan juices.

Savory Pear Bread Pudding

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 medium pears
  • 1 medium leek
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 ¼ cups heavy whipping cream
  • 8 oz Bakery Italian bread
  • 4 oz sharp white cheddar cheese
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 5 large eggs (or 1 ¼ cups egg substitute)
  • Aluminum foil

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Chop garlic. Peel and grate pears. Chop leek, white part only (1 cup); remove thyme leaves from stems.
    2. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place oil in pan, then add garlic and leeks; cook and stir 2–3 minutes until browned and tender. Stir in cream and thyme; remove pan from heat and let stand 5–10 minutes to cool. Cut bread into 1-inch cubes (5–6 cups) and shred cheese.
    3. Coat 9-inch square baking dish with spray. Combine in large bowl: bread, pears, one-half cheese, salt, and pepper. Whisk eggs in small bowl, then stir into leek mixture. Stir egg-leek mixture into bread-pear mixture until well blended; transfer to baking dish.
    4. Top with remaining half cheese and cover dish with foil; bake 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake 15 more minutes until top is browned and center is 160°F. Serve.

Serving Suggestions

  • Complete your meal with green beans and pumpkin pie for dessert.
  • You can plan to roast the garlic and bake the bread pudding in the oven with the roast, to save time.

Roasted Garlic Beef Roast

Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 380, Total Fat 14g, Sat Fat 4.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 120mg, Sodium 630mg, Total Carb 7g, Fiber 1g, Total Sugar 0g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 46g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 15%, Potassium 15%

Savory Pear Bread Pudding

Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 24g, Sat Fat 13g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 175mg, Sodium 460mg, Total Carb 25g, Fiber 2g, Total Sugar 6g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 10g, Vitamin D 6%, Calc 10%, Iron 10%, Potassium 2%