Simple Light Swiss Chard and Spaghetti

Submitted by MC Baker

"I've been growing swiss chard lately, and it is abundant. I've been going through a bunch of recipes with it, and just love the stuff. This is a modification of my other swiss chard and salmon recipe, using canned salmon. if you're a vegetarian, by all means omit the salmon. It is still delicious. If you are a vegetarian this is a pretty cheap meal. It can of course be dressed up with fresh salmon for guests too."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped (approximately one sprig, reserve stem)
• 8 ounces whole wheat thin spaghetti or 8 ounces linguine
• 1 lb swiss chard, sliced thinly, stems sliced and reserved
• 1 (14 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 1 (16 ounce) can salmon or (16 ounce) can fresh salmon
• 1 cup white wine or 1 cup champagne

directions

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil. While chopping vegetables and opening cans.
2. Saute garlic and oregano in oil over medium heat for about 1 minute until garlic is slightly cooked (but not browned), then add swiss chard and cook until wilted.
3. When water comes to a boil, add salt and sprig from oregano along with the pasta and cook 2 minutes less than the package directions indicate for the pasta cooking time.
4. Add the white wine to the swiss chard pan to deglaze it, scraping the bits in the bottom of the pan. Let the alcohol cook off for a few minutes then add tomatoes (with liquid) and salmon.
5. Break up the salmon a bit in the sauce.
6. When the pasta is 2 minutes from finished, remove the pasta from the water and finish cooking in the sauce. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[yogiclarebear]

This was a good recipe...if you can follow the instructions. They seem to bounce around a bit. I used kale and spinach in place of the chard and capellini pasta. I also drained my tomatoes, as the recipe didn't say either way. Next time I would leave a little more juice. Topped with parmesan romano cheese.