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Traditional Swiss Chard and Beans
What you need:
1/2 large onion, diced
garlic, minced, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large bunch red (Swiss) chard, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can white or navy beans, drained
salt and pepper, to taste
What you do:
1. Sauté onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Add chard.
2. Add the beans. Heat up until chard becomes soft but not mushy.
3. Salt and pepper to your taste.
My Italian mother and grandmother always made this and served it with a hearty bread. My grandfather called it "good peasant food"-meaning its cheap and super healthy!
Preparation Time:
less than 20 minutes
Cooking Time:
Servings:
4-5
SO HOW'D IT GO?
This was really yummy! Thanks!
I love this recipe and make it all the time! I had no idea it is "traditional." It's really good with diced shitake mushrooms and served over a bed of brown rice pasta (Tinkyaga brand). To spice it up a bit, I boil the pasta with a couple of teaspoons of Thai green chile paste. Yum!!
This was really good as leftovers. I reccomend using the juice from the beans because I liked dipping my bread in it : )
This was a simple healthy dish! Very nice flavor. We did not add any oil and didn't miss it. Thanks for sharing!
I used green chard because that was what I had and seasoned salt instead of regular. Easy and yummy!
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