Chard And White Bean Stew Recipes

CHARD AND WHITE BEAN STEW RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring medium pot of salted water to boil. Cook chard (or any heavier green; no need to precook baby spinach) for one minute, then drain and squeeze out as much extra water as possible. Coarsely chop chard. Wipe out medium pot to dry it, and heat olive oil over medium. Add carrots, celery, shallots and saute for 15 minutes. Add garlic last 3-5 minutes. Add wine (scraping up any bits that have stuck to the pot) and cook it until it reduced by three-fourths. Pour 1 can beans in food processor. Then add broth, 1/2 can tomatoes, a few pinches of salt, freshly ground black pepper. Ladel 2 scoops of broth into food processor. Then add the rest of the tomatoes, beans, thyme and bay leaf. Puree the mixture and add to pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes. Add chard and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove bay leaf. Add more broth if you'd like a thinner stew and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Serve with buttered whole grain toast :)

WHITE BEAN STEW WITH SWISS CHARD AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Add chard to a large pot of boiling water and simmer over moderate heat until tender, 8 minutes. Cool slightly, then drain and gently squeeze out excess liquid.
• In the same saucepan, heat oil over medium-low heat, and cook garlic and crushed red pepper flakes until garlic is golden, 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes and bring to a boil. Add beans and simmer over medium-high heat for 3 minutes.
• Add the chard and simmer over medium heat until the flavors meld, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.