diabetes help

Special Offers


 




Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts from the Recipes EU Collection

 


Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts Recipe

...brought to you by Recipes EU





Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts
1 lb Swiss chard or rapini
1/3 cup Olive oil
1 Onion, chopped
3 cl Garlic, minced
3/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1 pinch Hot pepper flakes
1/2 cup Raisins
1 tbsp Balsamic/red wine vinegar
4 cup Penne
1/3 cup Toasted pine nuts


Separate Swiss chard into ribs and leaves; cut into 1-inch pieces. In
large pot of boiling salted water, cook Swiss chard ribs for 7
minutes. Add leaves and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse under
cold water; drain and set aside. In large skillet, heat oil over
medium heat; cook onion, garlic, salt, papper and hot pepper flakes
for 5 minutes or until softened. Add Swiss chard, raisins and
vinegar; toss together. Keep warm over low heat. Meanwhile, in large
pot of boiling salted water, cook penne for 8 to 10 minutes or until
tender but firm; drain and toss with Swiss chard mixture. Serve
garnished with pine nuts.
 


This Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts Recipe brought to you from the Recipes.eu.com recipe collection

Print this Page

Diet tips

If you really want to become slim and also enhance your general vitality, then, as any doctor will tell you, you need to commence a specially planned balanced meal plan. In a perfect world, this should take in 5 measures of fruit & vegetables daily and contain an appropriate combination of fat, carbs and proteins.

In planning a daily routine, it is important to also make efforts to cut down your consumption of fats, refined carbohydrate and salt.

When chosing foods for dieting, dieters far too often look at department store and branded products referred to as 'low in fat'. This is frequently foolish, as a food product might be moderate in fat, but whilst still remaining elavated in carbohydrates.

Recognise the difference between hunger and thirst. Sometimes when going through a hectic day, you imagine that you need a snack when in reality you just want a healthy drink of water or orange juice. The sensations of needing food and needing a drink are similar, but one leads to a fat tummy and the other is healthy.

Rather than concentrating on which foods you really should eliminate from your weight loss program, focus on the "good" foods which you can add to your meal plan. If you manage to insert some healthy grains, cereals and vegetables into your daily routine, you'll find that stop feeling hungry and have a substantially decreased probability of falling prey to those unwholesome afternoon biscuits.


If you like this Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts Recipe, you may find the following sites useful:




Penne With Swiss Chard~ Raisins & Pine Nuts - a delicious recipe from Recipes.eu.com