Ethiopian Costta (Swiss Chard)
Created by breezermom on July 6, 2017
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #26420
Ingredients
- 1 pound Swiss chard
- 2 green onions, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 5 ounce leek (1 leek, chopped about 1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra-virgin, or vegetable oil)
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dry basil
- 1 green pepper (hot pepper, seeded and sliced)
- Black pepper and salt, to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
How to Make
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Step 1: Separate the Swiss Chard stem and leaves; rinse them well with cold water. Chop the leaves and the stem separately.
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Step 2: Slightly dry the chopped leaves with a salad spinner or paper towel.
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Step 3: Saute the chopped stems, onion, leek, and garlic with oil in a medium pot for 2 minutes.
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Step 4: Add the water, basil, black pepper and salt. Cook for 1 minute.
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Step 5: Add the Swiss chard leaves; lower the heat, and mix well. Cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat before the chard releases it's liquid.
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Step 6: Add the hot sliced pepper; mix and cover. Serve this dish hot or cold.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (168.2 g)
- Calories 500.2
- Total Fat - 38.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 21.1 g
- Cholesterol - 104.3 mg
- Sodium - 220 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 2.5 g
- Protein - 31 g
- Calcium - 903.9 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 30.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg