Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Pecorino Cheese
If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Pecorino Cheese might be a recipe you should try. One portion of this dish contains around 15g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 379 calories. This recipe serves 4. For $1.9 per serving, this recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 33 people were impressed by this recipe. If you have canned tomatoes, kalamatan olives, pine nuts, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. Overall, this recipe earns a spectacular spoonacular score of 99%. Try Whole Wheat Macaroni and Cheese with Spicy Garlic Swiss Chard, Swiss Chard Pesto with Almonds and Pecorino, and Tortellini In Broth with Swiss Chard and Pecorino for similar recipes.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 20 minutes
Cooking duration: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices
1/4 cup dry white wine
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons freshly grated Pecorino cheese
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
2 bunches Swiss chard, trimmed and chopped (about 14 cups)
8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti
Equipment:
frying pan
pot
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Watch how to make this recipe. Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the chard and saute until it wilts, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices, wine, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down and the chard is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season the chard mixture, to taste, with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring frequently, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the spaghetti. Add the spaghetti to the chard mixture and toss to combine. Transfer the pasta to serving bowls. Sprinkle the olives, cheese, and pine nuts and serve.
Step by step:
1. Watch how to make this recipe.
2. Heat the oil in a heavy large frying pan over medium heat.
3. Add the onions and saute until tender, about 8 minutes.
4. Add the chard and saute until it wilts, about 2 minutes.
5. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices, wine, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down and the chard is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season the chard mixture, to taste, with salt and pepper.
6. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
7. Add the spaghetti and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring frequently, about 8 to 10 minutes.
8. Drain the spaghetti.
9. Add the spaghetti to the chard mixture and toss to combine.
10. Transfer the pasta to serving bowls. Sprinkle the olives, cheese, and pine nuts and serve.
Nutrition Information:
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