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Quinoa Bowls with Sweet Potatoes, Black Beans, and Spinach

Need a good make-ahead meal? These Quinoa Bowls are loaded with creamy black beans, vitamin packed sweet potatoes, wilted spinach, and crunchy pepitas! Make everything on a Sunday and you have work-day lunches ready for the week!
Pan-Seared Pork Chops with Garlic and Greens

These pan-seared pork chops with a side of garlicky greens are the perfect one-pan meal. It's ready in about half an hour, too! P.S. Brining makes all the difference with making juicy chops, so don't skip it.
Sautéed Escarole

Quick and easy sauté of escarole leaves, a lovely bitter chicory green.
Carrot Top Pesto

Don't throw away those carrot tops! Make this delicious carrot top pesto with them to toss with pasta, beans, or eat straight up as a dip.
Easy Sautéed Spinach

Easy sautéed spinach! The best way to cook delicious fresh spinach, with olive oil and garlic.
Italian Wedding Soup

Italian Wedding Soup with meatballs, greens, and tiny pasta! Ready in about an hour from start to finish.
Crispy Curried Chicken Thighs with Wilted Greens

Crispy curried chicken thighs! Serve with quick-sautéed onions and wilted greens. Easy 30 minute meal. Gluten-free and paleo.
Three-Cheese Pesto Lasagna

Cheesy lasagna with pesto and greens! Great make-ahead meal for the fridge or freezer.
Easy Swiss Chard

Easiest way to make Swiss chard! Cook in olive oil with garlic and crushed red pepper.
Sautéed Chard with Parsnip

Sautéed Swiss chard with ribbons of parsnip. The sweet notes of the parsnip help brighten this lovely side of Swiss Chard.
Oven Roasted Broccolini

Easy-to-make roasted broccolini! Healthy, paleo, and gluten-free.
Sautéed Greens with Pine Nuts and Raisins

Sautéed kale, mustard, turnip, beet or collard greens, tossed with toasted pine nuts, golden raisins, a little red pepper and black pepper. Sicilian-style greens.
Roasted Butternut Squash Kale Sauté

Great side dish for the holidays! Roasted cubes of butternut squashed tossed with balsamic sautéed onions, kale, pecans, dried cranberries.
Beet Greens

Delicious way to serve beet greens and other greens such as collard or kale. Beet greens recipe with bacon, garlic, onion, sugar, vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
Sautéed Chard and Onions with Caraway

Sauteed onions with chard, caraway seeds and a touch of honey.
Kale Salad with Balsamic, Pine Nuts, and Parmesan

This Kale Salad with Balsamic, Pine Nuts and Parmesan is our most requested salad over the holidays. It's a crowd pleaser!
Green Gumbo

A traditional Louisiana gumbo served during Lent that is based on loads of greens such as collards, kale, turnip greens and spinach.
Kale with Sausage and White Beans

Kale sautéed with Italian sausage, onions, garlic and white beans. Quick and easy!
Sautéed Kale with Tahini Sauce

Chopped kale sautéed with onions and garlic, mixed with a sauce of sesame tahini, sesame oil, lemon juice, and salt.
Swiss Chard with Olives

Swiss chard, or other leafy green, sautéed with green olives, capers, green onions, and rosemary.
Sautéed Swiss Chard with Mustard Seeds

Swiss chard, quickly sautéed with shallots and mustard seeds, seasoned with salt and rice vinegar.
Sautéed Kale with Toasted Cashews

Chopped fresh kale, lightly sautéed in olive oil with onions and red pepper flakes. Tossed with toasted cashews.
Spinach with Sesame and Garlic

Asian spinach recipe with sesame and garlic. A simple Korean method for cooking spinach.
Broccoli Rabe with Caramelized Onions

Broccoli rabe, blanched first to take the edge off the bitterness, then sautéed with caramelized onions, garlic, and a dash of chili pepper.
Sautéed Kale with Smoked Paprika

BEST sautéed kale you will ever taste! Seasoned with smoked paprika and crushed chile pepper flakes.
Collard Greens with Bacon

Collard greens cooked until wilted with bacon, onion, garlic, vinegar, sugar, and a dash of hot sauce.