Spaghetti with Chard and Lentils
Spaghetti tossed with chard and pre cooked lentils in a simple garlic and oil sauce is ready in just under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 1 cup reserved pasta water
- 8 cups swiss chard chopped (including stems) any variety
- 1 cup pre-cooked petite French lentils see notes above
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil + more as needed
- ½ teaspoon coarse salt + more for salting the pasta water
- ¼ teaspoon pepper freshly ground
- ¼ cup sliced almonds optional but recommended
- parmesean or pecorino romano cheese optional
- fresh basil optional
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Meanwhile in a separate pan, heat the olive oil on medium high heat.
- Add the garlic and saute until fragrant about 30 seconds.
- Add the chard and season with salt and pepper.
- Allow the chard to wilt and the stems to soften then turn off the heat. This will take about 5 minutes. While this is happening, reheat the lentils.
- Drain the pasta (remembering to reserve some of the pasta water first).
- Add pasta to the pan with the chard, lentils and half of the pasta water and combine together.
- Allow to sit for about 5 minutes in the pan off the heat.
- Continue to add more of the reserved pasta water if the pasta seems a bit dry (or you can also add in some extra olive oil at this point).
- Adjust seasonings and serve with fresh herbs, almonds and or grated cheese.
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Nutrition
Serving: 4Calories: 586kcalCarbohydrates: 92gProtein: 19gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 452mgPotassium: 644mgFiber: 7gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 4405IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 3mg
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