Roasted Garbanzo Beans and Garlic with Swiss Chard

Name: Roasted Garbanzo Beans and Garlic with Swiss Chard
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 3 smalls bay leaves, preferably fresh; 1 liters 15.5-ounce cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained (about; 6 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed; 473 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 shallots, sliced; 2 bunches Swiss chard, center stems cut out, leaves coarsely torn

Roasted Garbanzo Beans and Garlic with Swiss Chard is a gluten free, dairy free, and vegetarian recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 18g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 354 calories. This recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, garlic cloves, swiss chard, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Combine first 5 ingredients in 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish.

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Glass Baking Pan

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Pour oil over; cover dish with foil. Roast until garlic is tender, about 45 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, cover, and chill.

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Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add garlic, bay leaves, and shallots. Cover; cook until shallots are tender, about 2 minutes. Uncover; add half of chard. Toss until chard wilts and volume is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Shallot

Garlic

Swiss Chard

Add remaining chard. Toss until chard wilts, about 2 minutes.

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Swiss Chard

Add broth. Cover and cook until chard is tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Season chard with salt and pepper.

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Broth

Swiss Chard

Transfer chard mixture to large sieve set over bowl and drain. DO AHEAD: Can be prepared 2 hours ahead.

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Swiss Chard

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Bowl

Let stand at room temperature.

Drain garbanzos and reserve oil; discard bay leaves.

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Bay Leaves

Chickpeas

Cooking Oil

Combine garbanzos and chard in large skillet.

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Chickpeas

Swiss Chard

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Frying Pan

Add 2 tablespoons oil reserved from garbanzos. Toss over medium heat until warmed through, moistening with more oil by tablespoonfuls if needed, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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Salt And Pepper

Chickpeas

Cooking Oil