WHOLE WHEAT SPAGHETTI WITH SWISS CHARD AND PECORINO CHEESE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Whole Wheat Spaghetti With Swiss Chard and Pecorino Cheese image

My husband and I enjoyed this dish for dinner on New Year's eve. It was a nice break from all the rich and unhealthy foods we had been eating throughout the holidays. This recipe came from Giada's Family Dinners.

Provided by Canadian_in_the_Bay

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 50m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
2 bunches swiss chard, trimmed and chopped (about 14 cups)
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/4 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper flakes
salt and pepper
8 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olive, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Place the pine nuts on a heavy baking sheet or in a pie tin. Toast nuts in the oven, stirring occasionally to ensure they brown evenly for about 10 minutes or until they are brown. Set the nuts aside.
  • Heat the oil in a large, heavy frying pan over medium-high 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 juice, the wine, and the red pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Decrease the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes begin to break down and the chard is very tender, about 5 minutes. Season the chard mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
  • While performing step 2, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook, stirring often to prevent the pasta from sticking together, until tender but still firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain. Add the spaghetti to the chard mixture and toss to combine.
  • Transfer the pasta to bowls; sprinkle with pine nuts, olives, and cheese on top and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 369.2, Fat 8.6, SaturatedFat 1, Sodium 712.9, Carbohydrate 64.5, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 8.6, Protein 14

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #60-minutes-or-less     #time-to-make     #course     #main-ingredient     #cuisine     #preparation     #main-dish     #pasta     #vegetables     #european     #vegetarian     #italian     #dietary     #one-dish-meal     #pasta-rice-and-grains     #spaghetti     #greens     #chard