4.9 from 28 votes
Simple Sautéed Greens
The only recipe you'll ever need to cook off all those leafy greens!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
199 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4-5 bunches kale stems discarded and leaves coarsely chopped, leafy greens
- 4-5 bunches spinach
- 4-5 bunches swiss chard
- 4-5 bunches Rainbow Chard
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- ½ cup white wine dry
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ lemon juiced (about 2-3 tablespoons)
- salt Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly cracked, to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium high heat.
- Add the greens in batches, letting it wilt down before adding the next batch and stirring often.
- Once wilted, make a hole in the middle of the pan and add the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil and garlic. Sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant and then stir into the greens.
- With the heat still at medium high, add the white wine and let the alcohol cook out. Add the lemon juice, red pepper flakes and season with salt and pepper. Let any excess moisture drain off and serve
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Notes
- If this recipe shows you how delicious greens are, you may also like these:
- just as a side dish along any kind of protein
- fold them into a pasta dish and add cheese – kinda like this
- use the greens to stuff into a chicken breast before cooking.
- make sure any excess moisture is off the greens and use on top of pizza
- add it into a larb bowl!
Nutrition Information
Calories
199kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
(12%)
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Sodium
75mg
(3%)
Potassium
492mg
(10%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
13062IU
(261%)
Vitamin C
123mg
(137%)
Calcium
340mg
(34%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 199
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 199kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Sodium | 75mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 492mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 13062IU | 261% |
| Vitamin C | 123mg | 137% |
| Calcium | 340mg | 34% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.