Lentils with chard, a rich and very healthy stew. Legumes are very good and healthy, so it is recommended to eat them once or twice a week. They can be cooked in many ways, with vegetables, fish, or meat. We are used to the typical stew of beans, chickpeas, or lentils, where you put chorizo, bacon, and rib…, but the truth is that you can also make lighter stews with chicken, ham, vegetables, and even fish. We can vary and make them different, for all tastes!
On this occasion, we are going to prepare a recipe for lentils with chard, a very varied and nutritious vegetable dish. It is a good option to eat vegetables and it is also worth taking to work since they can be made from one day to the next. This is a very complete and light recipe, low in fat and nutritious. Learn how to make lentils with chard and enjoy all its benefits.
Ingredients to make Lentils with chard:
- 350 grams of pardon lentils
- 1 bunch of Swiss chard
- 1 tomato
- 1 carrot
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 piece of green pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons of fried tomato
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
- 1 onion
- 1 splash of oil
- 1 dessert spoonful of salt
How to make Lentils with chard:
1. Wash the vegetables, cut the carrot into pieces and add them to the pot. Cut the bell pepper into 2-3 pieces, the tomato in half, peel and cut the onion also in half and add all these ingredients to the pot. Peel the garlic and add it whole, add the fried tomato and a good splash of oil. Turn on the heat and fry everything together for a few minutes.
Tip: You can replace the fried tomato with crushed natural tomato if you want to make your lentils with chard even lighter.
2. Wash the brown lentils under running water. This is a type of lentil that does not need to be soaked, although if you like faster cooking; you can put it on for a few hours. This pardon lentil that we have used is small.
3. Once you have sautéed all the vegetables for a few minutes, lower the heat a little, add the tablespoon of paprika, stir, and, before the paprika burns, pour cold water. Add the lentils with the cold water and the bay leaf fill the pot with water and let everything cook over low heat.
4. While the lentils are cooking, wash, remove the soil and the strings from the chard, and cut them into pieces to your liking.
5. Halfway through cooking, add the chard to the pan, salt the taste, and adjust if necessary. Let the lentils with chard continue to cook until the lentils are tender. Depending on the lentil, it may take longer, but in general pardon lentils usually need an hour of cooking over low heat. If you have a pressure cooker in 15-20 minutes you will have the lentils ready.
6. Serve immediately to enjoy the recipe for lentils with chard and vegetables hot, although warm and even cold is also good. This is a dish full of vitamins, minerals,s and fiber, perfect for the whole family and any time of year. Also, it is very healthy. In the case of following a diet to lose weight, you simply have to replace the fried tomato with natural tomato.
Lentils with chard – Accompaniments
If you have made the lentils with Swiss chard for a diet, we recommend that you choose to accompany the dish with whole wheat bread.
