Chard and Ricotta Muffins
Chard and Ricotta Muffins - Italian inspired and a lovely shade of green
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Nutritional values
These hearty muffins contain plenty of protein and calcium, which is good for teeth and bones.
The chard ricotta muffins taste very good cold and are perfect for a picnic or a party buffet. If you do not have chard, then subsitute spinach.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 139 cal. | (7 %) | ||
| Protein | 9 g | (9 %) | ||
| Fat | 9 g | (8 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 5 g | (3 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.5 g | (5 %) |
| Vitamin A | 0.3 mg | (38 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.2 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 1.7 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.1 mg | (10 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.2 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Niacin | 2.6 mg | (22 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.1 mg | (7 %) | ||
| Folate | 28 μg | (9 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.5 mg | (8 %) | ||
| Biotin | 4.8 μg | (11 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 0.5 μg | (17 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 10 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Potassium | 240 mg | (6 %) | ||
| Calcium | 177 mg | (18 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 41 mg | (14 %) | ||
| Iron | 1.6 mg | (11 %) | ||
| Iodine | 8 μg | (4 %) | ||
| Zinc | 1 mg | (13 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 4 g | |||
| Uric acid | 29 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 7 ozs Cottage cheese
- 1 shallot
- 5 potatoes (about 9 ounces)
- 2 ⅕ lbs Swiss chard
- salt
- 1 pc Parmesan (about 2 ounces)
- 2 ozs Pine nuts
- ½ bunch Dill
- 11 ozs Ricotta cheese
- ¼ cup Sour cream
- 1 egg
- peppers
- 2 tsps Canola oil
- Arugula
Kitchen utensils
Preparation steps
Pour the cottage cheese in a sieve and let drain over a bowl.
Meanwhile, peel and finely chop the shallot. Peel and cut potatoes into small cubes.
Rinse chard, drain and cut out stalks (save stalks for another use). Blanch leaves in a pot of boiling salted water for about 5 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon, drain and coarsely chop. Squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
Blanch the potato cubes for about 1 minute in the same pot, then drain in a sieve, rinse under cold water and drain well. Let dry on paper towels.
Finely grate the Parmesan. Toast pine nuts in a dry pan until golden brown, let cool slightly and then chop coarsely.
Rinse dill, shake dry, pluck leaves and chop finely.
Beat ricotta with the whisk of a hand mixer until creamy. Stir in the drained cottage cheese, sour cream and egg. Season with pepper. Brush 12 cups of a standard muffin tin with the oil.
Stir the chard, potatoes, shallot, Parmesan, pine nuts and dill into the ricotta. Divide among prepared muffin cups and bake in a preheated oven at 325°F/convection 300°F until golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Remove and serve with arugula as desired.
