Polenta With Garlicky Greens-

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches swiss chard (about 3 1/2 pounds) or 2 bunches bok choy
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups milk (skim will make this more nutritious)
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese or 2 tablespoons romano cheese, plus additional for serving
• 1 tablespoon pine nuts, toasted and chopped (pignoli)

Recipe

• 1 cut off and discard bottom 3 inches of swiss-chard stems.
• 2 cut remaining stems into 1/2-inch slices; coarsely chop leaves.
• 3 rinse and dry stems and leaves separately; place in separate bowls.
• 4 in nonstick 12-inch skillet, heat oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper over medium heat about 2 minutes or until garlic is lightly golden, stirring constantly.
• 5 increase heat to medium-high; add sliced chard stems to skillet and cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 gradually add chard leaves and 1/2 teaspoons.
• 7 salt, stirring until leaves wilt; stir in 1/3 cup water.
• 8 cover skillet and simmer 5 minutes or until stems and leaves are tender; stir in raisins and set aside.
• 9 meanwhile, prepare polenta in microwave oven: in 4-quart microwave-safe bowl or casserole, combine cornmeal, 3/4 teaspoons salt, milk, and 4 1/2 ups water.
• 10 cover and cook on high 12 to 15 minutes, until thickened, stirring once.
• 11 to serve, stir parmesan into polenta.
• 12 spoon polenta on a platter; top with swiss-chard mixture and sprinkle with pine nuts.
• 13 serve with additional parmesan to sprinkle over each serving if you like.
• 14 makes 4 main dish servings.
• 15 note: if you like, polenta can be prepared on top of stove: in 4-quart saucepan, stir 1 teaspoons salt with 2 cups cold milk.
• 16 gradually whisk in cornmeal until blended,then whisk in 4 1/2 cups boiling water.
• 17 heat to boiling over high heat, stirring occasionally.
• 18 reduce heat to medium-low and cook, partially covered, 20 minutes, stirring frequently.