Sauteed Kale

I have been loving kale lately and have seen it at the farmers market the last few weeks.   This Sautéed Kale is super easy and delicious.  This makes a great side dish to any meal.   I used a young kale, you may notice the leaves are smaller.   You can use any kale that you have.  This took me less than 20 minutes to put together.   I have been so busy this month so something quick is always appreciated.  Enjoy!

Sautéed Kale

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Ingredients

1 large bunch of kale

2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil

2 to 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 onion, diced

¾ cup chicken stock

salt and pepper

Directions

Chop stems and leaves of kale.

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

Add garlic and onions, cook until softened.  

Over high heat, add stock and kale to saucepan with garlic and onions.  Stir to combine.  Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Remove cover and cook for additional 10-15 minutes until all the liquid has evaporated.   Stir occasionally.

Season with salt and pepper.

Serves 2 to 4.

Braised Kale with Onions and Bacon

Kale is like the new spinach!  Did you know kale is actually a form of cabbage?  Kale is also high in vitamin C, vitamin K, and especially beta carotene, which is supposedly a great source of antioxidants.  Kale has many health benefits!  So ... adding in just a little bit of bacon is probably okay then, but you could always omit it or substitute turkey bacon.   Enjoy!

Braised Kale with Onions and Bacon

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Ingredients

1 bunch of kale

1 tablespoons olive oil

½ onion, sliced

2 slices bacon

1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1/3 cup chicken broth

salt and pepper

Directions

Remove leaves from ribs and stems of kale.  Chop into bite sized pieces.

In a large pan, over medium heat, cook bacon for about 5 minutes or until crisp.   Remove bacon and set aside.  Reserve 1 teaspoon bacon drippings in pan.  (I sliced the bacon before cooking or you can cook the slice and crumble afterwards.)

In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the 1 teaspoon bacon drippings.  Increase heat to medium-high.  Add onions and cook for about 5 minutes or until tender.  Stir occasionally.

Add kale and cook for about 5 minutes or until wilted.   Stir frequently.

Stir in broth and vinegar.  Cover and cook for about 10 minutes.  Stir occasionally.

Season with salt and pepper.  Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Serves 4.