Pasta With Swiss Chard Pesto | Carla's Cooking Show

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[kinsleyo]

Not sure if anyone reads this but I have made this recipe twice and it is great.

[CarlaLalliMusic]

Who says it like "shard" and who says it with the hard "ch" CHard? Because I say it both ways in the video and I need to get to the bottom of it.

[HammondPrice]

An absolutely delightful presentation with the joy of life burbling from the Chef’s inner self!
What a treat!

[ARamvall]

Sounds absolutely delicious! :)
My two bunnies would however be very disappointed in me if i denied them the stems. In their minds there can never be too much food

[courtneyferrara]

I made this this week with fresh Swiss chard and basil from my garden. So delicious and fresh!

[VallanaTrue]

I never harvested the giant chard that i've been growing and this looks like the best tasting chard recipe yet!!

[Didi-tnke]

Loving your book! I made the steak with horseradish potatoes along with two salads from the book for a dinner with friends and it was great. Did the spicy caprese last night and it was on another level. Can't wait to try this

[gail]

Good morning, Carla! Need to try this next time I get Swiss chard…I know you have never heard this before and I mean it as a loving comment but whenever I watch your videos, I need to watch them two or three times because your voice is so soothing and normal friendly, you put me to sleep!! What?😳 seriously! I guess it’s like listening to an old friend🥰

[jazzgirlie]

made this tonight!!! and it was soooo good. bought some rainbow chard from the farmers market and used some of my freshly grown basil and it was v tasty. thank you!!!

[jimconfer]

I really dig how you presented this! Great job!

[sandraengstrand]

I love watching you cook! Your use of adjectives is really impressive and so descriptive. It is helpful for me to *visualize* how to cook!! Love it!

[CoinsGalleryz]

Carla's cooking always making me feel so good

[maggie]

I order a weekly produce box and it often comes with swiss chard (which I don't always know what to do with). Thank you for this inspiring recipe, I shall be adding this to my fortnightly rotation when I have swiss chard!

[inkynfrost]

I’m excited to make this to meal share with my friend for New Year’s tomorrow! My holidays alone revolve around finding an exciting, different recipe to cook during the day, and as soon as I saw this a few weeks ago, it was the one. I only recently discovered your channel, and love your recipes, way of cooking plus you make me laugh 😄. Thank you!

[eewaterman]

Looks simply delicious Carla! I just happen to have a bunch of kale in the garden that needs to be used, I think I'll make this tonight!

[atoieno]

Also known as Silver Beet in Australia. It's a staple grown and cropped in and from our backyard vegetable garden....it gives and gives! Your recipe is another to add to our repertoire...thanks Carla.

[johnhpalmer]

Very nice and I will often do what has been suggested in the past if just cooking it as a side, I cut the stems off the leaves, then cut them in about 1" pieces and start sauteing it first, then add the leaves so they are both done when the stems are tender. I treat it much like I do spinach, with cheese, or balsamic vinegar or the like, often hit with a bit of lemon if I have/think to.

This dish looks great and sounds tasty to boot.

[puggirl]

I don't have a rabbit although I do work with a rabbit rescue if that counts:) I love this idea. I actually use the stems in a recipe for hummus that has no garbanzo beans. You spoke about stems being considered waste and that's what I thought before I found a cookbook on how to make things out of stems and roots and stalks. The swiss chard stem hummos is so light and delicious. Now I can make pesto from the leaves and hummus from the stems. Super.

[tf]

Commenting for YT’s stupid brain. Love you auntie C! Going to make this right now with kale and and cel and whatever the hell else we have.

[devonflarity]

we need a nail picture so we can show our manicurists ty carla for your service