Collard Greens Pasta

User Reviews

5.0

57 reviews
Excellent

Collard Greens Pasta

This simple collard greens pasta recipe tastes as good as it looks. It's full of collard greens and red onions, brightened up by a splash of lemon and topped with a burrata ball and loads of olive oil. This yummy pasta with greens and grilled lemons is a fantastic quick dinner idea, I'm sure your familia will love!

I Made This!

42 people made this

Save this

34 people saved this

Ingredients

Servings
  • 16 oz of uncooked pasta I used Casarecce
  • 3 whole lemons
  • 3-5 lices of bacon, diced
  • olive oil to taste
  • 1 red onion, peeled and sliced
  • 6 cloves of garlic, minced or 1 Tbsp of Brazilian Sofrito
  • 1-2 bunches of collard greens, stemmed and sliced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2-3 Burrata balls
Add to Shopping List

Instructions

  1. Prepare the pasta acording to package intructions.
  2. Meanwhlile, slice 2 of the lemons in half, then zest and juice the remaining lemon, and set aside. You should have approximately 1/2 a tsp of zest, and 1 tbsp of juice.
  3. In a large skillet, over medium heat, grill the lemon halves until browned. Approximately 2-3 minutes. Then, remove the lemons from the skillet and set them aside.
  4. Using the same skillet, brown the bacon.
  5. Add about a tbsp of olive oil to the pan with the browned bacon, and add the onions.
  6. Let the onions saute until they are transparent, about a minute or two.
  7. Add the minced garlic, and saute until it's golden.
  8. Add the lemon juice to the pan and let it cook until it's nearly evaporated - about a minute.
  9. Add the collard greens and season with salt and pepper. Give everything a couple of quick stirs just to wilt the greens, then turn off the heat.
  10. Add the lemon zest and the cooked pasta, stir to combine.
  11. Serve it in bowls with half of a burrata ball on top. Drizzle with some more olive oil if desired.

Bom Apetite!

Genuine Reviews

User Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

57 reviews
Excellent

Write a Review

Drag & drop files here or click to upload
Other Recipes

You'll Also Love

Black Eyed Pea Soup With Collard Greens

Greek, International
(0 reviews)

Sesame Noodles with Wilted Greens

Asian, International
4.9 (111 reviews)

Simple Pizza Pasta Salad (Made with Easter Pasta Noodles!)

American, International
0.0 (0 reviews)

Easy Jerk Salmon Pasta (One Pan Rasta Pasta)

American, International, Caribbean
5.0 (3 reviews)

White Sauce Pasta (White Pasta)

Italian, International
5.0 (84 reviews)

Arrabbiata Pasta Recipe (Homemade Tomato Pasta)

Italian, International
5.0 (27 reviews)

Garlic Pasta Recipe (Garlic Butter Pasta)

Italian, International
5.0 (6 reviews)

High Protein Tuna Pasta Salad

International
5.0 (12 reviews)

Tomato Spinach One Pot Pasta

Italian, International, Vegetarian
4.8 (795 reviews)

Parsley Scallion Hummus Pasta

International, Vegetarian, Vegan
4.6 (27 reviews)

Chicken Enchilada Pasta

American, International
4.8 (54 reviews)

Spicy Shrimp Tomato Pasta

Italian, International
4.7 (168 reviews)

Mediterranean Tuna Pasta

International
4.6 (15 reviews)

Pan Seared Scallops with Garlic Cream Sauce Pasta

Italian, American, International
0.0 (0 reviews)

Salmon Caper and Crispy Broccolini Pasta

American, International
5.0 (3 reviews)

Easy Taco Pasta (6 Ingredients!)

American, Mexican, International
0.0 (0 reviews)