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Plan Z Phase: This is a Z2 (ZReduction) recipe. This dish is full of vitamins. One cup of Swiss chard has over 700% of the vitamin K you need in one day. Over 200% of the vitamin A you need and over 50% of your vitamin C. Stand aside orange juice!

So venture into new veggies. You’ll be glad you did. This veggie is a great hit in Italian cooking. Those folks know how to eat!

Servings: Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, sliced thinly
• 2 bell peppers sliced into strips (I used part red, yellow and orange)
• 3 tsp of minced garlic (jar garlic can work)
• juice of ½ lemon
• ¼ cup of chicken broth
• 1 bunch of Swiss chard. There are different colors of Swiss chard and even rainbow chard; which is really pretty. Choose what looks good to you. To prep the Swiss chard, cut off the crusty ends. Wash and then chop the stems into one inch pieces and slice the greens crosswise into 1” wide strips.
• dash of hot pepper flakes (optional)
• sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

In a large sauté pan sprayed with olive oil add the onion and bell peppers. Begin to cook them on medium high until they loosen up and get wilted. Then add the garlic, lemon juice and broth. Heat til bubbling. Only takes a minute. Then add the Swiss chard, peppers and salt. Cook for about five minutes until the chard is wilted and the stem pieces get softened.

Serve.

I made the garlic ‘fried’ chicken to go with this. It all tasted very Italian.

Enjoy!

Cheers,