Sausage Stuffed Chard & Garlic-Parsley Mushrooms
Paleo is still the theme of my recipes this week and I hope you are enjoying the meal ideas. Swiss Chard is one of my most favorite leafy greens (even though it leaves a weird film on my teeth….does anyone else get that?) but I can sometimes grow tired of eating it sauteed with garlic, salt and pepper when it seems like I eat it 50% of the time when I’m strict Paleo. Tonight I decided to put a little twist on dinner. Personally, I think these stuffed leaves present themselves rather well but they take little time to prepare. The first picture is what the stuffed chard looks like after it has been rolled and is ready to cook.
What you need for this Paleo dish is about 30 minutes and these ingredients:
1 large bunch of Swiss Chard
1 pound Sweet Italian Sausage
1 package organic mushrooms
8 garlic cloves
Olive oil
Remove the stems from the chard. Most likely the leaves will become two-halves. If they didn’t after you removed the stems then go ahead and make them be. Take a small chunk (about the size of a golf ball, maybe a little bigger) of uncooked sausage and pat it down so that it sort of fits the width of the chard leaf. Then roll it up! Super easy. I like to place the sausage on the back side of the leaves because they roll easier. Place all of you rolls on a steamer basket and steam them for about 20 minutes or until firm. Sprinkle with salt and serve.
To make the mushrooms I just slice the garlic cloves into hearty slices and saute them first until tender then I add the mushrooms and cook until desired tenderness.
(Special note: Most of our foods are organic even though I don’t specify because you are going to eat what you buy anyway. Me naming something as organic is most likely not going to prompt you to go organic but I did note the mushrooms as organic because it really is important to eat organic mushrooms since they are like little sponges that absorb toxins.)
I hope your cooking charm is inspired to create new ideas and thanks for tuning in for today’s Paleo meal.
