Saturday, April 17, 2010

Swiss Chard

So the Results are in!!!
The recipe was a success. :)





Everyone enjoyed it and Madison even asked for seconds. As you can tell it was all over her face. The swiss chard ribs with cream and pasta recipe was really good. I did make some alterations to the recipe. The swiss chard recipe was a little spicy but was not to bad. My kids didnt love the swiss chard recipe but they really liked the swiss chard ribs with cream and pasta.




Sautéed Swiss Chard Ribs with Cream and Pasta Recipe

Ingredients:
1 lb swiss chard, yielding 2 cups of chopped ribs
1/4 cup (half a stick) butter
3/4 to 1 cup heavy cream (I used 2 cups)
Enough dry pasta to make about one quart of cooked pasta (I used spaghetti)
Salt and pepper

Separate the ribs from the greens. Cut the ribs into 1/2-inch to 1-inch pieces. Blanch the ribs in lightly salted boiling water for 3 minutes. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add the drained, blanched ribs and simmer for 4 minutes. Add heavy cream and cook until cream reduces by two-thirds. (I added about 1 Tblsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 Tblsps. water to thicken a little)
While the cream is reducing, cook up your pasta according to the pasta's package directions.
Mix creamed chard with pasta. Season lightly with salt and freshly ground pepper.


Serves four.

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Swiss Chard Recipe

Ingredients:

1 large bunch of fresh Swiss chard
1 small clove garlic, sliced
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp water
Pinch of dried crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon butter
Salt

Rinse out the Swiss chard leaves thoroughly. Remove the toughest third of the stalk, discard or save for another recipe (such as this Swiss chard ribs with cream and pasta). Roughly chop the leaves into inch-wide strips.
2 Heat a saucepan on a medium heat setting, add olive oil, a few small slices of garlic and the crushed red pepper. Sauté for about a minute. Add the chopped Swiss chard leaves. Cover. Check after about 5 minutes. If it looks dry, add a couple tablespoons of water. Flip the leaves over in the pan, so that what was on the bottom, is now on the top. Cover again. Check for doneness after another 5 minutes (remove a piece and taste it). Add salt to taste, and a small amount of butter. Remove the swiss chard to a serving dish.

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Bountiful Baskets 9 Grain Bread


Ingredients: Wheat Flour, Organic Whole Grain Wheat Flour,Water,Honey,Rye Flakes,Barley,Oats,Vital Wheat Gluten,Cracked Wheat,Corn,Rye,Millet,Flaxseed,Sea Salt, Yeast, Contains: Wheat

Servings per Container:18
1 slice per serving:(25g)
calories 50

calories from fat 0
total fat 0.5g Saturated Fat 0g
Trans Fat 0g
cholesterol 0 mg
sodium 75 mg
total carbohydrates 10 g
dietary fiber 2 g
sugars 2g
protein 5g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1%
Iron 1%
Contains: Wheat Manufactured where there are tree nuts.

Swiss Chard HMMM!!!





We received our 2nd Bountiful Basket today and I can't believe all the stuff. Its so nice not to have to go to the store to get produce. We received swiss chard this time in our basket and intrigued I decided we were going to experiment with dinner tonight. I'm trying two different recipes (Sautéed Swiss Chard Ribs with Cream and Pasta and Sauteed Swiss Chard ) I will post later if they turned out and I will post the recipes if the dishes were acceptable by my kids. Thank heavens Lance is not home he would Freak (LOL) My meat and potato guy :) doesn't like to step out of the box........