Creamy Swiss Chard and Pasta

Submitted by Healthy Debbie

"A simple to make and tasty Swiss Chard dish. You can also use other greens such as fresh spinach, beet tops. This recipe was on the swiss chard I purchased. It was written on the back of the tag for Consalo growers but, based on some reviews, I am making some changes."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1 lb other greens such as spinach or 1 lb beet, tops
• 1 tablespoon olives or 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 8 ounces fettuccine pasta, cooked according to directions
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper (to taste)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄4 cup low-fat sour cream

directions

1. Wash the greens andcut into small pieces. Heat oil in large saucepan over med-high heat 1-2 minutes and add garlic, onion, and mushrooms and saute until tender, Add the greens and cook 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until greens are tender. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook the pasta. Mix the cooked ingredients together. Top with the sour cream and parmesan mix.
2. Serves 4 people.

Reviews

[christinajrn]

This is a good, fast dish suitable for weeknights. I used whole-wheat bow-tie pasta. I wouldn't make any other changes. It was delicious.

 

[didyb]

We also didn't have luck with it. The taste was good- but it was gloppy-- not creamy or smooth. I kept reminding my husband of the low fat content, and he said that made up for the fact of the texture. It was like heated up left-over fettucini alfredo that had the fat break due to excess-prolonged heat.

 

[Mintara]

I thought this was really good. I doubled the amount of sour cream & parmesan cheese so that there was more sauce. I also added some red chili flakes. I'll definitely be making this again!

 

[Rivkadr]

Ended up being a little disappointing -- I was expecting the yogurt and cheese mixture to actually become a sauce, and instead it was a just a watery mess with specks yogurt and cheese mixed in. Despite that, it still tasted okay, although my husband felt it was missing something -- maybe some lemon.