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The greens season is still going strong!  Here are two recipes to use swiss chard:

Swiss Chard and Beans over Pasta

Ingredients:

1-2 bunches of swiss chard (leaves chopped into strips and stems chopped into small pieces)

1 large can cannellini beans (or other white beans such as navy beans or Great Northern beans), drained

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

1 onion, chopped

1 lb spaghetti or other hearty pasta (not too thin)

Approx. 2 Tbsp olive oil

Seasonings: try black pepper and about 1 Tbsp lemon juice OR black pepper, 1 tsp fennel seeds and 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg.

 Instructions:

1. Put a pot of water on the stove to boil for the pasta.  Cook pasta according to package instructions while the greens and beans are cooking.
2. In a heavy skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat.
3. Saute onion and garlic until edges of onion start to turn brown.
4. Add swiss chard stems and cook for a few minutes until they start to feel soft.
5. If you are using the fennel seeds as spices, add them here.
6. Add swiss chard leaves and cook for about 5 minutes.
7. Add beans and continue to cook until heated through.
8. Add spices/lemon juice and serve over pasta.

Also, a link to a delicious recipe for Garbanzos and Swiss Chard in the Style of the Tunisian Sahel (Morshan) .