Monday, February 4, 2013

Creamy Swiss Chard Pasta

Creamy Swiss Chard Pasta

Ingredients:

1 lb swiss chard

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves, smashed

1/4 cup onion, chopped

2 large tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup fat free sour cream or 1/2 cup plain yogurt

1/4 cup parmesan cheese
8 ounces fettuccine pasta, cooked according to package

Directions:

1. Wash swiss chard, cut into small pieces.

2. Heat oil in large 2 quart saucepan over medium high heat, 1 to 2 minutes.

3. Add swiss chard, garlic and onion; cooking 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Add tomatoes, sour cream (and sauce mix - see below), milk, parmesan cheese, cooked fettuccine, salt and pepper to taste; stir well.

5. Serve warm

http://www.food.com/recipe/creamy-swiss-chard-pasta-57123

The sauce is a lemon parsley sour cream sauce with the zest of one lemon and the lemon juice, 3 cloves of chopped garlic, 1 cup of olive oil, 1/2 cup of chopped shallots, sour cream and 1 cup of fresh parsley. Put the all but the sour cream in the blender and blend until it's liquid. Then pour into a dish and mix with the sour cream. Put aside until you are ready to add it to the pasta dish.





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