Utica Greens are a staple in Utica, NY where they we first to be created. Every Utica Italian family swears they have the best Utica Greens recipe, being a Utica native I am no exception. Utica Greens have been featured on several national cooking shows and is one of Rachel Rays favs. So here is my version of Utica Greens

Ingredients

Two packages of fresh spinach
Two packages of fresh Escarole
Two or three bunches of Swiss Chard
One Large Sweet Onion sliced in strips
One small Italian long hot remove the seeds and slice in small strips
1/2 lb of proscutto ham chopped
A handful ( sorry never really measured it ) of grated Italian Blend Cheese ( Romano and Parm )
One bulb of garlic broken into cloves
A pinch of red pepper flakes (to taste )
A pinch of salt
One bunch of fresh basil chopped up
Olive Oil

This is best if put together the day before you plan to serve it.
In a large frying pan heat up 1 tbs of Olive Oil and add the onion, saute until the onion is carmalized and remove to a large bowl.
Open one bag of the Spinach and the in the same Frying pan add another tablespoon of Olive Oil, the one bag of spinach and cook until the spinach is wilted, stirring often. Just before it is done, lower the burner to low and with a garlic press add two cloves of garlic, toss this around and remove from heat. Only cook it with the garlic for only a few seconds. Put this in the same Bowl with the onions.
Repeat this procedure with all of the greens one bag at a time and add each to the bowl with the onions.
Now take the strips of long hot pepper and throw them in the frying pan with a drop of Olive Oil and fry those until limp. **** Now I have to tell you right here to be careful with these Long Hots cause they are HOT HOT HOT. I personally only use 3-4 strips of these in my greens, but it is up to you. It is important to make sure you have removed the seeds from the pepper before you cook it. Now throw your pepper strips into the bowl with the greens and onions. Toss in your chopped Proscutto Ham, a handful of Italian Blend Grated Cheese, Red Pepper Flakes to taste (remember you have the Long Hot in there ) and Salt to taste, Mix it altogether and chill it a while, I usually do it overnight but it isn't necessary if you don't have the time.
To Serve
Preheat your oven to 350
Put your greens in a baking dish and heat put it in the oven for 30-45 minutes. Transfer it to your serving bowl, toss a bit more grated cheese on top.

Now this is also good cold!