7 Ways With Pears

You may be used to poaching or baking pears for a quick dessert, but this sweet, humble fruit is also at home in main dishes, muffins, appetizers, and even soup.

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Red Pepper-and-Pear Soup

Think pears don't belong in soup? Think again. This simple, top-rated soup features sliced red bell peppers, carrots, shallots, and pears simmered in chicken broth and seasoned with red pepper, black pepper, and salt. At just over 100 calories per serving, it's not only a delicious choice for dinner, it's a healthy one, too.

Recipe: Red Pepper-and-Pear-Soup

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