Swiss Chard and White Bean Gnocchi

In yesterday’s Weekly Eats post, I teased you guys with a picture of the swiss chard and white bean gnocchi dish that Tim and I made last week for dinner.

Recipe adapted from Eating Well

Ingredients

• Extra virgin olive oil, 1 tbsp and 1 tsp (divided)
• 1 16-ounce package of gnocchi
• 1 medium-sized yellow onion, sliced thin
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup of water
• 6 cups or 1 bunch of chopped swiss chard leaves (you could also use spinach if you don’t have chard)
• 1 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes
• 1 15 ounce can of cannellini beans
• 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
• 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
• Parmesan cheese to top it all off with

Directions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add the gnocchi and cook, stirring often, until they have plumped up and start to brown (about 5-7 minutes).  Transfer to a bowl.
3. Add the 1 tsp of olive oil that is left to the pan.
4. Add the onion and cook over medium heat for two minutes.
5. Stir in the garlic and water, then cover and cook until the onion is soft (about 4-6 minutes).
6. Add the greens a cook, stirring, until they start to wilt (about 1-2 minutes).  Note that we did not have a full 6 cups to use, but made do with what we had.
7. Stir in the tomatoes, beans, and pepper.  Bring to a simmer.
8. Stir in the gnocchi and sprinkle with mozzarella.
9. Cover and cook until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, about 3 minutes.
10. Sprinkle with Parmesan, and enjoy!

You guys have to make this!  I think you’ll love it, but maybe I’m bias.  The only other gnocchi recipe I’ve posted on the blog before is one I actually posted in my very first month of blogging.  This recipe was for gnocchi with goat cheese, tomato, and basil.  Super simple yet delicious.  If you check it out though, you’ll have to excuse the horrible post formatting that came with my beginning blogging months.  Woof!  Anyways, there’s also a sweet potato gnocchi recipe, courtesy of Shannon, featured in my Reader Recipes series!

Gnocchi fans, what other recipes do you like to make?  I could use some more gnocchi in my life!

As much as like eating gnocchi, I actually hate saying the word.  I feel like it’s a gross way to move my mouth.  Like something is stuck in my throat or I’m pursing my lips!  Yuck.

Weekly Eats {Intro to Kohlrabi & Greek Festival}

Greetings from Hotlanta!  It’s definitely hot here, but apparently home was hotter yesterday?  I’ll definitely take the heat over other types of weather.  Last time I was in Atlanta for work in March it was actually snowing and everyone blamed the weather on us.  Yesterday was a pretty non-eventful travel day, which is a good thing!  Pretty standard: flight > lunch > couple hours at work > gym > dinner > healthy snack stock up trip at Trader Joe’s > blog > sleep.  Today I’m rolling out our Stress Management seminar to the Atlanta folks, so I hope they like it!

Just wanted to check in to share my eats from last week.  The highlights anyways!

Weekly Eats

On Sunday we prepped a ginormous chicken salad (sans mayo of course) that kept for the week and made up several different lunches.

I had wraps a couple of days.

And salads the other days.

This salad in particular was amazing because I used the butter lettuce (I think that’s what it was!) that we got in last week’s farm share.  I topped it with the chicken salad, avocado slices, tomato slices, slivered almonds, and raisins.  AND my new discovery, kohlrabi.

This kohlrabi was also part of the farm share, but I had no idea what it was when I took it out of the bag at home.  I had to text Dawn and Sheila a picture of it asking them to explain what to do with it.  If you are also wondering what the heck kohlrabi is, it looks like an onion but is in the cabbage family I think.  You can cut it up like one but you eat it raw.  I had plain as a snack like I would carrots, and I also enjoyed it for an extra crunch on my salads.  It’s fun to try new things!

Our dinners last week were as follows:

Sunday
Late lunch / dinner at Michael’s Harborside Restaurant for Father’s Day.  I ordered swordfish topped with pineapple mango salsa, asparagus, and a side of rice.  It was a good meal, but I must admit that Tim’s pineapple salsa is actually better!

Monday
Roasted peppercorn pasta salad, one of our go to easy weeknight dinners.

Tuesday
Fish tacos!  We bought cod and topped with pico de gallo, avocado, and a spin on tartar sauce.  We made it with Greek yogurt, spicy mustard, honey, dill, and a little s&p.

Wednesday
Another farm share inspired creation!  This time we used up the swiss chard by cooking it into a gnocchi dish along with white beans and diced tomato.  This was seriously delicious and I will be sharing the recipe soon!

Thursday
I went over Shannon’s apartment to work on my Providence College t-shirt quilt, and she kindly treated me to dinner after I sat in traffic for so long.  We had a fun chicken and veggie stir fry with brown rice.  Thank you for dinner, Shannon!

Friday
I ate a lot of snacks and barely any dinner… oops.

Saturday
After wedding dress shopping with Slesh all day in Connecticut, we were STARVING by the time we got home.  Luckily for us, there was a Greek festival going on down the street from my apartment.  Perfect to satisfy how hungry we were if you ask me!

We each got a Greek salad and a dolmathes (grape leave), and then we split a chicken souvlaki skewer, a moussaka, a pastitio, and spanakopita.  I love the authentic dishes — so good.  We also each enjoyed a Mythos Greek beer!

Also, just because this is hilarious… how funny is it that the gyro limit is FOUR per person?!

The Greeks really know how to portion control.

Sunday
On Sunday night before my trip Tim wanted to treat me to dinner out on Devlin’s patio.  I ordered one of the dinner specials, grilled scallops in a lobster sauce.  It came with spinach and fingerling potatoes.  So yummy, especially with my white sangria.

Finally, a couple of last things to share.

New snack idea…

Frozen peanut butter and banana bites.  So simple, right?!  Thank you to Lindsay at The Lean Green Bean for the easy snack suggestion.  Also, Emily recommended dipping in a little chocolate.  I could be down with that.

And finally, a fun dessert treat I enjoyed last Sunday while watching the next Food Network star.

Blackberry peach pie with nothing healthified whatsoever about it.  I enjoyed every last bite.

This week’s eats are mainly going to be in Atlanta.  Last time I was here I enjoyed every single meal I ate, and we already started the week off with a delicious meal at Seasons 52 last night.  Can’t wait to share them all with you in next week’s Weekly Eats post!

Anyone try any new or different foods last week?  Ever try kohlrabi before?  Any Atlanta readers out there have any recommendations for me in the Buckhead area?

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Weekly Eats: Start of Farm Share Week

Hey guys, I’m back with my Weekly Eats post.  It’s a bit different this week, because today is the start of farm share week!

First, let’s recap some highlights of last week.  I’ll start with our dinners…

Sunday
Grilled chicken pesto burgers with corn on the cob and a side salad

Monday
Leftover burgers with leftover zucchini boats from the week before on the side

Tuesday
Cilantro lime shrimp lettuce wraps… next time we will make a pico de gallo to go with it

Wednesday
Healthier eggplant parm with a side arugula salad

Thursday
Leftover eggplant, nothing exciting

Friday
Shrimp and veggie fajitas at Habaneros Tequila Bar on Moody Street… delicious!

Saturday
Clam chowder and nachos at Jerry Remi’s Seaport!  Saturday splurge day 🙂

Our lunches consisted of my favorite quinoa salad, either plain or topped on arugula…

or more kale salad topped with fruit and barley.

You guys sick of my quinoa and kale fruit salads yet?  I’m not!

My favorite breakfast of the week was honestly a Chobani Almond Coco Loco.  I’m obsessed.

And my favorite bevvy of the week was by FAR this blueberry muffin margarita with a graham cracker rim (enjoyed x2).  Worth every calorie.  And it was the size of my face.

This week’s plan is going to be a little different, as they will be for the rest of the summer.  I am splitting a farm share with two of my co-workers starting today.  Sheila is taking 50%, Dawn is taking 25%, and I am taking 25%.  I’m not sure how this will affect my Sunday meal plan and prep night since the farm announces what produce will be distributed on Mondays, and Sheila is picking up the goodies on Tuesdays to bring in for Dawn and I on Wednesdays.  We are just going to have to play this by ear, but something tells me we may switch to Wednesdays instead of Sundays for meal prep day for the rest of the summer.

That being said, we only meal planned for half of this week and will finish out the rest after finding out what our goodies will be and how much we will get.  So far on our lineup are fish tacos and roasted peppercorn pasta salad for dinner and chicken salad sandwiches for lunch.  I’ll let you guys know how being part of a farm share goes!

What was the healthiest thing you ate last week?  Favorite splurge?  Do any of you buy farm shares and get your produce that way?

Would love any feedback you guys have!