Swiss Chard Walnut Pesto Pasta

We’re in the homestretch. Seven more days to go, and we can all breathe a little easier. Alarm clocks, packing lunches, correcting homework, and all the minutiae of the school year can be forgotten, for a few weeks, at least. I’m hopeful that summer will eventually feel like summer here in the Bay Area, and I am looking forward to picnics at the park with the kids and easy dinners on the grill each night.

Either way, I am embracing simple meals, and this Swiss Chard Walnut Pesto Pasta is something that can straddle this transition. With a jar of freshly blended pesto, I can easily make a pasta for lunch or dinner, with some shredded leftover chicken to round it out for a simple supper. A smear on some flatbread or tortilla with some roasted vegetables makes for a satisfying lunch, and a sprinkle of goat cheese on a cracker is an easy snack.

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