Italian-Style Swiss Chard
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- Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
3 cups Swiss chard1 cup water1 tablespoon saltolive oil spray4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped.5 tbsp Real bacon bits1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1. Wash the Swiss chard and cut into 1 inch strips. Separate the thick and tough stalk sections from the upper leafy strips.
2. Bring the water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil in a large saucepan.
3. Cook the stalk sections in the salted boiling water for 2 minutes. Stir in the leafy strips and cook until the leaves are wilted and the stalks are fork tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
4. Spray large skillet with the olive oil spray, add garlic, bacon bits and red pepper flakes cooking over medium heat until aromatic, about 3 minutes. Add the drained Swiss chard, cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Serves 2 with LARGE servings (can easily be stretched to four smaller side servings).
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NALLIE01.
2. Bring the water and 1 teaspoon of salt to a boil in a large saucepan.
3. Cook the stalk sections in the salted boiling water for 2 minutes. Stir in the leafy strips and cook until the leaves are wilted and the stalks are fork tender, about 6 minutes. Drain and set aside.
4. Spray large skillet with the olive oil spray, add garlic, bacon bits and red pepper flakes cooking over medium heat until aromatic, about 3 minutes. Add the drained Swiss chard, cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Serves 2 with LARGE servings (can easily be stretched to four smaller side servings).
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NALLIE01.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 70.6
- Total Fat: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
- Sodium: 1,694.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 13.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
- Protein: 6.4 g
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