Healthy Swiss Chard Recipes
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Have you grown or eaten Swiss 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! And I’m also including some delicious-looking Swiss Chard 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 and Mushroom Squares were delicious and fun to make in a mini-loaf pan, but if you don’t have a pan like this just use a casserole dish and cut it into the squares!
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 Chard and Garlic Scape Pesto which I made when a friend gave me some garlic scapes.
Higher-Carb Ideas with Swiss Chard:
A favorite soup with chard is this White Bean Soup with Ham and Chard. If you have Rainbow Chard, it gives a lovely color to this soup.
Spaghetti with Garlic, Chard, and Pecorino-Romano Cheese is something I made many times when I had a lot of garden Chard.
Another 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.
Ten More Swiss Chard Recipes from Around the Web:
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.