Spicy Swiss Chard Recipes

SPICY SWISS CHARD AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the bacon and cook until crispy and browned, another 5 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and cook until wilted, stirring occasionally, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the artichoke hearts, pickled jalapenos and sun-dried tomatoes and heat through, 1 minute.
• In a deep pot, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Add the flour and cook, whisking, until golden, 2 minutes. Lower the heat to medium and slowly pour in the milk while whisking; cook, whisking constantly, for 5 minutes. Add the sauce to the chard mixture. Stir in the ricotta, cream cheese, cheddar and Parmesan. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
• Transfer the mixture to a greased 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with some grated Parmesan and bake until golden brown and bubbly, 20 minutes. Serve warm with tortilla chips for dipping.

GARLICKY SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Stack chard leaves on top of one another (you can make several piles) and slice them into 1/4-inch strips.
• Heat oil in a very large skillet (or use a soup pot). Add garlic and red pepper flakes and sauté for 30 seconds, until garlic is fragrant. Stir in the chard, coating it in oil. Cover pan and let cook for about 2 minutes, until chard is wilted. Uncover, stir and cook for 2 minutes longer. Season with salt.

PASTA WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the spaghetti, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook for 1 minute to soften. Add the Swiss chard. Cook and stir until the stems of the chard are tender. You can use some of the hot pasta water to help steam the chard in the covered pan.
• Stir the hot spaghetti into the chard mixture along with the capers. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and drizzle with lemon juice if desired. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

SPICY SWISS CHARD & BEANS

Steps:

• Remove stems from swiss chard; coarsely chop swiss chard leaves.
• Heat oil in 5-quart dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add swiss chard.
• Cook until wilted, but still bright green, stirring frequently.
• Stir in beans, green pepper sauce and salt.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture is heated through.

SPICY CHARD WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Separate stems and leaves from Swiss chard. Chop leaves and dice stems small. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add chard stems, minced peeled fresh ginger, and jalapeno slices; cook until stems soften, 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add chard leaves, cover, and cook until wilted, 3 minutes. Uncover and cook until tender, 4 minutes.

SPICED TURKEY WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Mix first six ingredients; rub over tenderloins. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes., In a large ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat, brown tenderloins on all sides. Transfer skillet to oven; roast turkey until a thermometer reads 165°, 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing., In same skillet, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute chard 5 minutes. Stir in broth and pepper. Reduce heat to medium; cook, covered, until tender, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve with turkey. If desired, sprinkle turkey with parsley.

SPICY SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan bring broth to a boil. Stir in quinoa and reduce heat to low. Cover, cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and fluff with a fork.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet heat oil over medium high heat until hot, about 1-2 minutes. Add onion, jalapeno, paprika and chipotle. Cook and stir 3-5 minutes or until veggies are softened. Add swiss chard, garbanzo beans and lime juice. Cook and stir 3-5 more minutes or until chard is wilted.
• Put quinoa on a platter and top with chard mixture to serve.