Swiss Chard Sauteed with Lime

This quick and delicious Swiss chard recipe can be served as a side dish or as a meal over rice.

Step: 1

Chop the chard stems into 1/2-inch pieces. Stack the chard leaves, roll them tightly into a cylinder, and chop into 1/2-inch strips; chop the strips into halves.

Step: 2

Heat about half the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Cook chopped chard stems in hot oil until hot, about 1 minute. Stir the chard leaves with the stems; cook and stir together 1 minutes more. Drizzle remaining olive oil over the mixture and stir to coat. Continue cooking and stirring until the leaves are nearly wilted, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately sprinkle kosher salt and squeeze lime half over the chard. Stir to season evenly.

Per Serving: 104 calories; protein 1.1g; carbohydrates 3g; fat 10.3g; sodium 361mg.

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