Spring Vegetable Lasgna - April 2001 recipe

[patsyk]

Hi! I was wondering if anyone could help me with a question on this recipe. It calls for Swiss Chard - which I understand is a bitter tasting green, right? I was wondering if I could substitute spinach instead... I want to try it this weekend so any input would really be appreciated!

Thanks! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[aggie94]

A friend of mine made this recipe with spinach instead of the chard and said it was delicious. I think I've seen another similar post where someone substituted spinach for chard, either in this lasagna or another one like it. If you do a search, you might come up with that thread, but either way, I'd say go ahead and go for it.

[SusanMac]

In most any recipe that is baked and calls for spinach, you can substitute swiss chard or collard greens. Sometimes I even substitute bok choy. They all have a slightly different flavor, but are closely enough related (at least for my taste buds) that they're interchangeable.

Maybe Martha Stewart would disagree, but I say go for it!

BTW...let us know how it turns out. all of the lasagne recipes from April look awesome, but I haven't had the time to try them.

[patsyk]

Thanks for replying! I'll definately let you know how it turns out... I'm making it this weekend!

[patsyk]

Thanks! I figured it would work and now that I know someone else tried it, I think I'll make it this way also. I couldn't find the swiss chard at the grocery, so I was pretty much stuck with trying the spinach anyway! http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

Have a good day and thanks for the advice!

[jldill]

I made it with spinach and it was delicious, very creamy. I think I was also missing one other vegetable and just increased others. My only disappointment was that it takes a fair amount of time for only an 8x8 pan. If I did it again I might make two, one to freeze.