Healthy Swiss Chard Recipes
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Have you grown or eaten Swiss Chard, the leafy green that also just called Chard? Lately I’ve been surprised to find that some people aren’t well acquainted with this hearty and tasty type of garden greens, so I thought I’d share some information about growing chard and some of my favorite Healthy Swiss Chard Recipes.
If you’ve ever found yourself thinking about what to make with Swiss Chard, this post has you covered with lots of delicious chard recipes! And I’m also including some delicious-looking recipes from my blogging friends, enjoy!
What is Swiss Chard?
Swiss chard (also called chard, silverbeet, and perpetual spinach) is an easy-to-grow type of greens that are highly nutritious. Both the stems and leaves are good to eat. Small, tender leaves make a nice addition to salads or are good for making chard pesto, while larger leaves should be cut away from the ribs so stems and leaves can be cooked separately.
Is Swiss Chard a strongly-flavored type of greens?
Chard has a pleasant flavor that’s a little stronger than spinach, but not as strong as kale or mustard greens. The texture is softer than kale but firmer than spinach, making it versatile to use in recipes.
Is Swiss Chard high in carbs?
Swiss Chard is low in calories and also quite high in fiber, which makes it low in net carbs! And it’s loaded with nutrients.
Tips for Growing Swiss Chard:
Chard is easy to grow and very attractive in the garden. I especially like this gorgeous rainbow chard that can produce three colors from one package of seeds. And I love the way you can trim off leaves and the plant will continue producing new ones, even in the hot Utah summers.
Chard is easy to grow from seed, and I never had problems with my chard until the year when a flock of quail discovered it and started to eat the leaves until only the stalks remained, like you see in the photo above. A visit to the garden center taught me to use garden netting to save the Swiss chard from the birds, and all has been well ever since.
Favorite Low-Carb Swiss Chard Recipes:
I loved this Spicy Stir-Fried Swiss Chard, which my nephew Jake and I completely devoured the day we made it.
Another Swiss Chard favorite is this Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese Custard Bake. This is a repeater at my house!
Swiss Chard Casserole is a great dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner that’s tasty and easy to make. And this is also fun to make in a mini-loaf pan, see photos in the recipe for that variation!
This Spaghetti Squash and Chard Gratin is a dish I’ve made several times since it appeared on the blog.
Lots of chard recipes only use the leaves, so it’s fun to have a recipe that uses up the stems and I love this Baked Swiss Chard Stems with Parmesan. This could really use a new photo, but don’t let that stop you from making it!
Swiss Chard, Mozzarella, and Feta Egg Bake has just enough eggs to hold the other ingredients together. This is a tasty and healthy breakfast.
And one of the most creative ways I’ve used Swiss chard is in this Garlic Scape Pesto with Chard that I made when a friend gave me some garlic scapes.
Higher-Carb Ideas with Swiss Chard:
Spaghetti with Garlic, Chard, and Pecorino-Romano Cheese is something I made many times when I had a lot of garden Chard.
A very delicious soup featuring Swiss Chard is this Sausage and Bean Soup with Chard. I love spicy Italian Sausage in this, but use the sausage you prefer.
Slow Cooker Spicy Vegetarian Pinto Bean and Chard Burritos are another delicious way to get greens into your diet.
More Swiss Chard Recipes from Around the Web:
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- Swiss Chard and Ricotta Pie from I Breathe I’m Hungry
- Mushroom, Orzo, and Swiss Chard Soup from Cookin’ Canuck
- Swiss Chard with Bacon from Two Sleevers
- Garlicky Swiss Chard with Olives and Pine Nuts from Sidewalk Shoes
- Heirloom Tomato and Swiss Chard Eggs Benedict from Low Carb Maven
- Peanut Chicken Lettuce Wraps from Keto Connect
- Swiss Chard with Olives from Simply Recipes
- Creamed Swiss Chard from Spend with Pennies
- Swiss Chard Rolls from Healthy Seasonal Recipes
- Swiss Chard Chimichurri Sauce from Sarah’s Cucina Bella
23 Comments on “Healthy Swiss Chard Recipes”
SuAnn, how fun. Hope you enjoy your swiss chard adventures!
The new weekly organic saladaday which comes to my husband's employer has rainbow chard this week. So of course I had to search on your blog to see what all you had out here! Now I have some great ideas! I am really liking the Asian idea! I'm sure there will be enough to try a couple of receipes!
The dish I used was 9 inches around. It holds 2 1/2 quarts, but it wasn't nearly full when I made this. I think you're might come out a bit thinner and bake a little more quickly but I bet it will work.
Barbara, so glad you like it! I think you will enjoy that dish.
This post has been sitting in my browser for 2 days waiting for me to find the the time to read. I love the idea of the chard and goat cheese bake. Will attempt it this week.
Yes, I think Swiss chard would make a wonderful plant to grow mixed into some flowers. The leaves are quite beautiful. Hope you enjoy trying it!
I've actually never tried eating or growing Swiss Chard, but thanks to all your wonderful comments and delicious recipes, I'm going to give it a try. I also love the idea of incorporating it into the non-vegetable bed for a colorful and beautiful touch of color! Thanks, everyone!
Wendy, just got your comment for some reason, but that sounds good!
Glad this is helpful for people who are getting chard from their CSA!
I never know what to do with it and have been getting it in my CSA so thanks!
Chard Lady, isn't it a pretty plant when it's growing!
Alyssa, love your ideas for using the stems. I'm definitely going to try subbing in a stir fry for celery!
Susan, thanks for sharing that info. I like the idea of growing it in containers.
Heather, hope you enjoy trying it some new ways!
Kirsten, those are some of my favorite ways to eat it too.
We love swiss chard in a frittata or quiche.
Kalyn, all your recipes look scrumptious especially the baked one! I've eaten Swiss Chard a few times but simple by sauteing with garlic, chopped shallots and olive oil. I'm going to try some of these. Cheers!
Great post, Kalyn! For years I've been on a one farmgirl mission to get everybody eating and growing Swiss chard because it's such wonderful stuff. Glad to see you spreading the word!
People are often surprised when I tell them that if I could only grow two things in my Missouri kitchen garden, they would be tomatoes and Swiss chard. It's, as you well know, that versatile – and dependable.
It's both extremely heat and cold tolerant, too. With the help of my homemade greenhouse, I keep it growing year round here in Zone 5.
It really is easy to grow from seed – and does great in containers. Readers may be interested in this popular post on my kitchen garden blog, How To Grow Swiss Chard from Seed and Why You Should, which includes links to all my favorite Swiss chard recipes. 🙂
I LOVE Swiss Chard! It's hard to pick a favorite recipe . . . but one of my faves is Chard Cheese Bake http://thelocalcook.com/2009/09/08/chard-cheese-bake/
I love to save the stems and freeze them for smoothies. Also, to slice the stems on the diagonal and substitute for celery in stir fry's and casseroles. As for Chard leaves, I think you can easily sub chard in almost any recipe that calls for spinach or kale. definitely one of my favorite leafy greens!
I love your photos! I grow many colors of chard, and enjoy it as much as you do.
Jeanette, hope you enjoy them. I am becoming more of a fan of it every garden season!
Swiss chard is one of my favorite leafy greens – love them stir-fried, in soups, and in pesto. I made a garlic scape swiss chard pesto similar to your this summer except I blanched the swiss chard before blending it. Bookmarking this post so I can try some of these recipes!
Lydia, chard is much less bitter than kale. I'm betting you'll like it!
Okay, you've convinced me to give chard another chance! Great round-up of recipes. I'm especially tempted by the soups.
Thanks Lisa! That sounds good to me right now as well!
Aggie, I love the idea of using chard on pizza; brilliant!
what an absolutely delicious round up of recipes…I love swiss chard and just posted a recipe of how I put it on tortilla pizza with salsa! 🙂 I can eat it all the time!
I love chard and I'm really into whole grains right now, so that chard-and-spaghetti dish is looking SUPER good.