Take notice of this versatile, leafy green vegetable that can be used in salads, baked pasta, soups, and stews. Here's how to buy, prepare, and use Swiss chard.

It’s hard not to smile when you spot a bunch of rainbow chard with its emerald leaves and candy-colored stems. That’s why it’s odd that this vibrant, vitamin-packed vegetable isn’t as popular as collards or kale. The tender leaves cook as quickly as spinach but retain more texture, so they don’t wilt as much in the pan. The crunchy stems are tasty too.

Swiss chard helps, regulate blood sugar levels, improve digestion, and bone health. Other benefits include detoxifying the body and reducing fever.

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When I need to pick up a vegetable for dinner, but I’m not sure what I’m serving it with, I buy a bunch of Swiss chard and skip right over kale. As much as my family has wanted to love kale, we’re out of step with the starry-eyed food world. We have never liked it, no matter how hard we try. Swiss chard, however, is just as nutritious, mild enough in flavor that it plays nicely in a variety of dishes and preparations, and is easy and quick to prepare.

Cooking chard in a pan is the best way to prepare these beautiful greens.

Make this easy oil-free sauteed rainbow chard for a beautiful burst of color on your plate. Enjoy with vegan honey mustard dressing. Ready in just 15 minutes.

Take notice of this versatile, leafy green vegetable that can be used in salads, baked pasta, soups, and stews. Here's how to buy, prepare, and use Swiss chard.

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