Vegetarian

Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce takes 15 minutes to cook.

Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce makes 2 servings.

The ingredients for Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce are:

4 oz orecchiette pasta
2 TB unsalted butter
1/4 cup lightly chopped fresh onion
2 cloves garlic, cut in quarters
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 cups chopped swiss chard, stems removed
4 decent size swiss chard stems
.25 ounce Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Fresh ground salt and pepper (not included in nutrition facts)

Here is how you make Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce:

*Do all of your chopping first then this goes smoothly.*Cook pasta. When finished, save the drained pasta water.*While the pasta is cooking, saute the onion, garlic, and chard stems in the butter until cooked. Remove and place aside... this is your sauce base. In the remaining butter in the pan, saute the chard until wilted, about 3 minutes. Toss the pasta in with the cooked chard and turn off the heat, covering to keep it hot.*In the pasta pot, add in the sauce base. Season with salt and pepper then add the wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the wine is reduce by half. Turn off heat and add 1/4 cup of pasta water that was saved. Blend this using a stick blender, regular blender, or food processor. Doesn't need to be perfectly smooth, do your best. If it is too thick, add more pasta water 1/4 cup at a time.*You can either toss the pasta and chard into this pot (especially if your pasta cooled too much, but mine stayed hot enough) or divide among two dishes then top with the sauce.*Sprinkle each dish with half of the Parmesan cheeseServing Size:?2 servings (1 serving pasta, 2 servings veggies, 1 fat)

The nutritional information for Orecchiette with Sauteed Greens and Garlic/Onion Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 2
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 389.5

• Total Fat: 13.8 g
• Cholesterol: 33.9 mg
• Sodium: 422.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 52.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.6 g
• Protein: 12.7 g