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Pasta With Lentils And Chard
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serves/makes:
ready in:
over 5 hrs
over 5 hrs
ingredients
12 ounces Swiss chard
1 cup lentils, rinsed and drained
1 medium onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, coarsely crushed
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/8 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
2 cups water
12 ounces dry linguine pasta
salt
6 ounces Neufchatel cheese, room temp
grated Parmesan cheese, optional
directions
Rinse and drain chard well. Trim off coarse stem ends, then cut stems crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips and set aside. Cover chard leaves and refrigerate.
In a 3-quart or larger crock pot, combine chard stems, lentils, onion, garlic, cumin seeds, red pepper flakes and black pepper. Pour in water. Cover and cook at Low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6 to 7 hours).
Cut chard leaves crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips and stir into cooker. Increase heat setting to High, then cover and cook until chard is wilted and bright green (about 15 minutes more).
Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart pan, cook linguine in 3 quarts boiling water just until tender to bite (10 to 12 minutes). Drain well and pour into a warm wide 4-quart bowl. Season lentil sauce to taste with salt.
Add lentil sauce and Neufchatel cheese to linquine. Mix lightly to coat well. Offer Parmesan cheese to add taste, if desired.
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