{"id":3031,"date":"2010-08-16T10:24:41","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T17:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2011-08-06T21:26:17","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T04:26:17","slug":"pasta-with-red-chard-and-chickpeas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/pasta-with-red-chard-and-chickpeas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasta with Red Chard and Chickpeas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lately, I’ve been posting recipes highlighting green beans, peppers, eggplant, and lettuce from our garden. \u00a0But what I was craving was some greens, like swiss chard – specifically, red chard, because of its beautiful color – very visually appealing with its shiny green ribbed leaves in colorful contrast to the brilliant red stems, I\u00a0remembered my mother including it in Japanese sukiyaki.<\/p>\n

We grew swiss chard in our garden when I was growing up and it’s readily available in most markets here in California – some areas, not so much. \u00a0Swiss chard <\/a> is similar to spinach and beet greens with a flavor that is bitter, pungent and slightly salty. \u00a0Swiss chard, along with kale, mustard greens and collard greens, is one of several leafy green vegetables often referred to as “greens”. It is a tall leafy green vegetable with a thick, crunchy stalk that comes in white, red or yellow with wide fan-like green leaves. WHFoods <\/a>pronounces it a vegetable valedictorian and one of the\u00a0world’s most nutritional foods because it contains loads of Vitamin K, A, and C and other nutrients – plus, one cooked cup of chard has only 35 calories!<\/p>\n

Here I’ve included it in a quick easy pasta dish that’s perfect for Meatless Monday or any day where you desire a light, healthy meal packed with fresh flavor. The chickpeas add a little crunch along with a dash of tart lemon and tangy feta cheese.<\/p>\n

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