Fettuccine with Swiss Chard and Dried Fruit

Name: Fettuccine with Swiss Chard and Dried Fruit
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 5 Tbsps cooking oil; 59 milliliters currants or raisins; 59 milliliters sliced dried apricots; 340 grams fettuccine; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 59 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 3 Tbsps pine nuts; 118 milliliters port; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 bunches green or red Swiss chard, large stems removed, leaves washed and cut into 2-inch pieces (about 8 cups)

Fettuccine with Swiss Chard and Dried Fruit might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 19g of protein, 28g of fat, and a total of 680 calories. A mixture of cinnamon, pine nuts, swiss chard, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the currants you could follow this main course with the A Bag Pudding With Currants as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 35

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Toast the pine nuts until golden brown, about 8 minutes.

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Pine Nuts

Toast

In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

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Garlic

Add the Swiss chard and 1/2 teaspoon each of the salt and pepper. Cook until the chard is wilted and most of the liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes.

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Swiss Chard

Add the apricots, currants, port, and cinnamon and simmer until the port is reduced to about 2 tablespoons, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Cinnamon

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Port

Remove from the heat.

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fettuccine until just done, about 12 minutes.

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Fettuccine

Water

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Drain the pasta and toss it with the sauce, Parmesan, pine nuts, and the remaining 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Parmesan

Pepper

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Sauce

Salt

Variation: Fettuccine with Spinach and Dried Fruit: You can use spinach instead of the Swiss chard. Use 10 ounces of prewashed spinach or 1 1/2 pounds in bunches.

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Dried Fruit

Swiss Chard

Fettuccine

Spinach

Wine Recommendation: A fruity white wine, such as a gewrtztraminer or chenin blanc from California, will nicely echo the combination of fruit and spice.

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