Easy Recipes- Whole Wheat Pasta & Swiss Chard

I seem to be in a dinner rut so I thought I'd see if any of you have any favorites that are:

1. Quick to make

2. Healthy

3. Don't require a million items you don't have

3. You can prep in advance during the day when your kids are napping or playing

I'm finding by the time I get home from the park/playgroup at 6:30- the last thing I want to do is cook.

So- to start this off here is one of my favorites:

Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Swiss Chard and Pecorino Cheese

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 onion diced

1 bunch of Swiss chard/kale

3 cloves of garlic minced

1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes with juices (or fresh)

dry white wine to taste (original recipe calls for 1/4 cup but I do less b/c I like it less liquidy)
1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper
8 ounces whole-wheat spaghetti
Pecorino or Parmesan cheese to garnish

Handful of pine nuts to garnish

EARLY PREP:

Chop the garlic, onion and cut the swiss chard into small pieces.

AT DINNERTIME:

Saute onions until tender, about 8 minutes. Add the chard and saute until it wilts, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes with their juices, wine, and red pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer. Add chard and cover and simmer until the tomatoes begin to break down and the chard is very tender, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season the chard mixture, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring frequently, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the spaghetti. Add the spaghetti to the chard mixture and toss to combine.

Transfer the pasta to serving bowls. Sprinkle the cheese and pine nuts and serve.

**You can also add olives too.

Please share more- especially Mama L with her great fish taco recipe!