Pasta with sausage and chard

Ingredients for 3 servings:

• 4 large chard stalks, with leaves
• 400 g sausage
• Fat for frying
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 400 g tomatoes, chopped
• 200 g tomatoes, pureed
• salt and pepper
• 400g pasta

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Dice the chard stems and cut the leaves into bite-sized strips. Cut the skin from the sausage lengthwise and peel it off. Dice the onion and chop the garlic. Heat the frying fat in a large pan. Brown the sausage meat, breaking it into smaller pieces. Add the diced onion and chopped garlic and sauté. Add the diced chard stems and fry briefly. Add both tomatoes and the chard leaves, season with pepper and salt if desired, cover, and simmer on low heat for 5-10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to the package instructions and serve with the sauce. Note: I used four very large chard stems from the garden; I think this is about half a store-bought vine. When it comes to tomatoes, it’s worth spending a little more money on a brand-name product; in my experience, they are much more flavorful than cheap ones.