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Orecchiette with Swiss Chard

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July 7, 2026
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These days, pasta gets a bit of a bad rap – too many carbs, not great for your blood sugar levels. But occasionally, you just need that carby energy boost. Whether your energy reserves are depleted of if you are looking for some feel-good food – these Orecchiette with Swiss Chard are incredibly delicious and make for the perfect quick and easy weeknight meal. What more could you ask for?

Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots

We really love pasta here. We don’t eat it quite as often anymore because – well, loads of carbs aren’t ideal for a diabetic like me, especially in the evening. Though, you can actually get around that by using various alternatives. For this dish, you could just as easily use pasta made from green peas or chickpeas instead of classic orecchiette made with durum wheat. That way, you still get the pasta experience, but your blood sugar doesn’t spike as sharply, thanks to the legumes…

You can do so much with Swiss chard. Much like spinach, it works beautifully in sauces, casseroles, and many more dishes. The veggie is also delicious when simply sautéed with a little garlic – served as a side dish for meat and fish, for example. Unfortunately, we don’t have many recipes featuring Swiss chard on the blog. Yet. We should probably change that soon. After all, Swiss chard is considered quite healthy, right?!

Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots

Anyway, in this recipe, the Swiss chard is used for the sauce. The lemony sauce is the base for the pasta, rounded off with a few crunchy croutons on top. It’s a truly tasty combination. Even with the time it takes to make the croutons from scratch, it’s a quick weeknight meal that we love making again and again. It’s even faster to get on the table if you use store-bought croutons… just sayin’.

Preparing the dish is incredibly simple. Roast the croutons fist, then cook the orecchiette and prepare the sauce – then bring it all together. If you don’t get too distracted during preparations and cooking – say, by a favorite TV show playing in the background – your dinner should be on the table in about 30 minutes. Quick and easy, as we call it…

Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots

As already mentioned, we don’t cook with Swiss chard all that often, but there are still a few delicious dishes and baked goods we already did for the blog. Our tasty (vegan) Minestrone with Swiss Chard is perfect whenever Swiss Chard is in season.

Swiss chard also works beautifully in baked goods. Our Swiss Chard Quiche is a prime example. The combination of Swiss chard, shallots, bacon, and cheese makes the tart incredibly flavorful and delicious. You can serve it as an appetizer (cut into smaller pieces) or as a main course with a small side salad. Either way – it’s absolutely delicious!

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INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN

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(2 servings)

For the Croûtons:
1-2 tbsp. butter
1 slice of day-old bread, finely diced
some granulated onion*
a few chili flakes*
salt, pepper

For the pasta/sauce:
2 tbsp. butter
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
2/3 cup (160ml) milk
3 tbsp. sour cream
1-2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
salt, pepper
9 oz. (250g) orecchiette pasta
1 small Swiss chard (about 14 oz./400g), chopped & divided

some grated Parmesan, to serve (optional)

(2 Portionen)

Für die Croûtons:
1-2 EL Butter
1 Scheibe Brot (vom Vortag), fein gewürfelt
ein wenig granulierte Zwiebeln*
ein wenig Chiliflocken*
Salz, Pfeffer

Für die Nudeln/Soße:
2 EL Butter
1 rote Zwiebel, fein gehackt
1-2 Knoblauchzehen, fein gehackt
1 EL Mehl (Type 405)
160ml Milch
3 EL Schmand
1-2 EL Zitronensaft (frisch gepresst)
Salz, Pfeffer
250g Orecchiette Pasta
1 kleiner Mangold (etwa 400g), in Stücken & aufgeteilt

etwas geriebener Parmesan zum Servieren (optional)

Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots

DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG

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1. Start with the Croûtons. Cut the bread into small cubes. Melt the butter in a small, non-stick frying pan, then add the bread cubes and toast them for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown. Season with granulated onion, chili flakes, and some salt and pepper. Let the spices heat up with the bread until fragrant, then remove everything from the frying pan and let the Croûtons cool down in a small bowl or on a plate.

2. Peel and finely dice the onions and garlic for the sauce. Wash and dry the Swiss chard. Cut the thick (white) stalks into thin strips or small cubes, and the green leaves into larger, bite-sized pieces. Set both aside separately. Prepare a large pot of salted water for the pasta.

3. Melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic until soft and glossy. Add the flour and sauté briefly, then deglaze with the milk. Bring everything to a boil, then reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. While the sauce is cooking, bring the pot of salted water to a boil. Add the orecchiette and cook according to the package directions until al dente – our pasta took 9 minutes to cook. Stir the pasta frequently. About 6 minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the white parts of the Swiss chard to the pasta water, and about 3 minutes before the end, add the green leaves. Drain the cooked pasta and Swiss chard, reserving some of the pasta water (you might need it later).

5. While the pasta and Swiss chard are still cooking, you can continue with the pasta sauce. Add the sour cream and lemon juice, stir, and let everything simmer for another 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. If the sauce seems too thick, you can add a little of the reserved pasta water. Divide the pasta, chard, and sauce between bowls, top with the croutons, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan, if desired.

1. Mit den Croûtons anfangen. Das Brot in kleine Würfel schneiden. Die Butter in einer kleinen, antihaftbeschichteten Pfanne schmelzen, dann die Brotwürfel dazugeben und für 4-5 Minuten goldbraun anrösten. Zum Würzen ein wenig granulierte Zwiebeln, Chiliflocken, sowie etwas Salz und Pfeffer dazugeben – kurz mit anrösten, bis alles anfängt zu duften, dann aus der Pfanne nehmen und in einer kleinen Schüssel oder einem Teller abkühlen lassen.

2. Die Zwiebeln und den Knoblauch für die Soße schälen und fein würfeln. Den Mangold waschen und trocknen. Die dicken (weißen) Stiele in dünne Streifen oder kleine Würfel schneiden, die grünen Blätter in größere, mundgerechte Stücke schneiden. Beides getrennt voneinander zur Seite legen. Einen großen Topf mit Salzwasser für die Nudeln bereitstellen.

3. Die Butter in einer antihaftbeschichteten Pfanne schmelzen, dann die Zwiebel und den Knoblauch darin glasig anschwitzen. Das Mehl dazugeben und kurz mit anschwitzen lassen, dann mit der Milch ablöschen. Alles einmal aufkochen lassen, dann die Hitzezufuhr reduzieren und die Soße etwa 5 Minuten leicht köcheln lassen – immer wieder mal umrühren.

4. Während die Soße in Arbeit ist, einen Topf mit dem Salzwasser zum Kochen bringen. Die Orecchiette dazugeben und nach Packungsanleitung »al dente« kochen – bei uns waren das 9 Minuten. Die Nudeln immer wieder umrühren. Etwa 6 Minuten vor Ende der Kochzeit, die weißen Teile des Mangolds mit ins Nudelwasser geben und etwa 3 Minuten vor Ende der Kochzeit dann noch die grünen Blätter. Die fertig gegarten Nudeln und den Mangold abgießen und ggf. etwas Nudelwasser dabei auffangen.

5. Während Nudeln und Mangold noch kochen, kann es auch mit der Soße weitergehen – dazu den Schmand und den Zitronensaft dazugeben, einrühren und alles noch einmal 1-2 Minuten köcheln lassen. Mit Salz und Pfeffer würzen. Sollte die Soße etwas zu dickflüssig wirken, kann man noch etwas vom Nudelwasser dazugeben. Nudeln, Mangold und Soße auf Schüsseln aufteilen, die Croûtons daraufgeben und nach Belieben noch mit etwas geriebenem Parmesan bestreuen (optional).

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Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots

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A simple and easy pasta dish we love to make a lot: Orecchiette with Swiss Chard. The perfect weeknight dinner when you are not in the mood for a lot of cooking.


Ingredients

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For the Croûtons:
1-2 tbsp. butter
1 slice of day-old bread, finely diced
some granulated onion*
a few chili flakes*
salt, pepper

For the pasta/sauce:
2 tbsp. butter
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
2/3 cup (160ml) milk
3 tbsp. sour cream
1-2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
salt, pepper
9 oz. (250g) orecchiette pasta
1 small Swiss chard (about 14 oz./400g), chopped & divided

some grated Parmesan, to serve (optional)


Instructions

1. Start with the Croûtons. Cut the bread into small cubes. Melt the butter in a small, non-stick frying pan, then add the bread cubes and toast them for about 4-5 minutes until golden brown. Season with granulated onion, chili flakes, and some salt and pepper. Let the spices heat up with the bread until fragrant, then remove everything from the frying pan and let the Croûtons cool down in a small bowl or on a plate.

2. Peel and finely dice the onions and garlic for the sauce. Wash and dry the Swiss chard. Cut the thick (white) stalks into thin strips or small cubes, and the green leaves into larger, bite-sized pieces. Set both aside separately. Prepare a large pot of salted water for the pasta.

3. Melt the butter in a non-stick frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic until soft and glossy. Add the flour and sauté briefly, then deglaze with the milk. Bring everything to a boil, then reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. While the sauce is cooking, bring the pot of salted water to a boil. Add the orecchiette and cook according to the package directions until al dente – our pasta took 9 minutes to cook. Stir the pasta frequently. About 6 minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the white parts of the Swiss chard to the pasta water, and about 3 minutes before the end, add the green leaves. Drain the cooked pasta and Swiss chard, reserving some of the pasta water (you might need it later).

5. While the pasta and Swiss chard are still cooking, you can continue with the pasta sauce. Add the sour cream and lemon juice, stir, and let everything simmer for another 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. If the sauce seems too thick, you can add a little of the reserved pasta water. Divide the pasta, chard, and sauce between bowls, top with the croutons, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan, if desired.


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Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard | Bake to the roots
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