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Bean and Swiss Chard Soup is for Dinner.

Bean and Swiss Chard Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Bean and Swiss Chard Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Bean and Swiss Chard Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Bean and Swiss Chard Soup are:

?1/2 pound (225 g) or 1 bunch Swiss chard or kale, trimmed and chopped
?1 teaspoon coarse salt
?3 flat anchovy fillets
?1/4 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves or dried
?1/4 cup (80 ml) olive oil
?2 medium garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
?1 3/4cup (1 can) (225 g) cooked small white beans or drained and rinsed canned beans
?4 cups (1 liter) chicken stock [or vegetable broth for a meatless soup]
?freshly ground black pepper, to taste
?1/2 cup (60 g) small shell macaroni

Here is how you make Bean and Swiss Chard Soup:

Very finely chop anchovies together with the rosemary. In a medium saucepan, stir together the oil and garlic over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is pale gold, about 10 minutes. Stir in the anchovies and rosemary. Cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in the chard,stirring to thoroughly coat it with the oil. Stir in the beans. Cook for 3 minutes. Stir in the stock. Season with pepper. In a separate pot, boil water and stir in the macaroni. Boil for 6 minutes, or until the pasta is tender. Add pasta to mixture. Adjust the seasoning, if necessary. 8 ServingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOY1918.

The nutritional information for Bean and Swiss Chard Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 212.4

• Total Fat: 8.2 g
• Cholesterol: 5.5 mg
• Sodium: 901.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
• Protein: 8.6 g