What The Heck Do You Do With Swiss Chard Other Than Salad? You Add Bacon, Cheese and Make A Gratin!
Cheesy Bacon & Swiss Chard Gratin Recipe
So, remember I was saying I get the local, organic produce boxes delivered each week? I was so excited to see this week’s had Swiss Chard. Because, you guys, they use that on Chopped! But then it hit me… I have no clue what to actually do with this gorg leafy green! Maybe that’s why it’s always on chopped? Off to the all knowing Google I went. All I found were a bunch of salads. Don’t get me wrong, my girlish figure says I could totally eat more salad. But, but, I wanted to cook something! Because Swiss Chard!! It just seemed so… fancy… ??? I was determined to cook this stuff and I had bacon (obviously) so I could wing a cheesy kind of dish, right? This is what I threw together….
Bacon and Swiss Chard Gratin
Cheesy Bacon & Swiss Chard Gratin Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 LB Swiss Chard wash, drain, chop the size of spinach leaves
- 1/2 PKG Bacon cook, drain, crumble - save bacon fat!
- 1/2 Cup Italian Seasoned Breadcrumbs
- 1 Cup Heavy Cream
- 2 Cloves Garlic crushed
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
- 2 TBS Butter
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
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Pre-heat oven to *400. In the pan you cooked the bacon in, the one with the fat left over, toss in your chopped Swiss Chard and butter. Cook until wilted. About 3 minutes.
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While that's going, bring cream and garlic to a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in salt and pepper.
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Place wilted chard in an oven safe dish. I like my cast iron pan.
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Pour warmed cream mixture over the top. Add bacon and cheese over the top of that evenly.
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Finally, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and top off with a bit more salt & pepper. Bake for 20 minutes or until top is all bubbly, warm, brown, yummy.
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Serve hot!
And that’s kind of how I would play it if I opened up my basket and got Swiss Chard on Chopped! No salad. Big girl cooking! My mother in law says it’s a common dish for Fall and a great holiday side dish! Also, any dish you’d use with greens (collard or otherwise) you can absolutely sub these in! Who knew?
Liz Mays says
September 1, 2014 at 10:37 amI’ve never used it before, but I’d be willing to try. I’m totally intrigued with this dish.
Angela says
September 1, 2014 at 5:18 pmI’ve never cooked with swiss chard before. This recipe sounds great.
LyndaS says
September 2, 2014 at 6:13 pmI haven’t done anything with Swiss Chard, but I love the idea of cooking it with bacon, cheese, and cream. Yum!
Kathy says
September 3, 2014 at 10:04 pmI have cooked with Swiss Chard once or twice. This looks absolutely delicious!
Kelsey Apley says
September 4, 2014 at 8:16 amI have never eaten Swiss Chards, I actually never heard of them before until now. Looks like a tasty dish!
Penelope says
September 4, 2014 at 9:50 amYum, well that looks good! But bacon, swiss, hello? The yummiest stuff is in there!
Ty says
September 4, 2014 at 10:10 amActually, I’ve never cooked with it before but now I’m going to try it out.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
September 5, 2014 at 8:11 amBacon and cheese? Sounds delicious!
Theresa Gould @ Faith and Family Reviews says
September 5, 2014 at 9:22 pmWe like swiss chard and make it into soups, salads, and quiche. This looks great and we’ll have to try it!
Marcie W. says
November 18, 2014 at 7:26 pmThis looks amazing! I would love to include this in our upcoming Dubsgiving (small family Thanksgiving where we eat what we want before having to eat the traditional stuff with everyone a few days later)