Name: Easy and Healthy Sautéed Greens
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 bunches leafy greens, stems removed, leaves coarsely chopped; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste

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This easy and healthy Sauteed Greens recipe is my go-to weeknight dinner vegetable. It’s literally a 5-minute solution for a delicious side any night of the week.

How to Make Healthy Sautéed Greens

So intense there is just no way I could possible eat them all in salads. So Simple Sautéed Greens to the rescue. Below you’ll find one of my all time favorite recipes to cook any type of green. Kale, Swiss Chard, Collard Greens… you name it. If it’s leafy and hearty, it’s going to work well in this recipe. Once you’ve got these wilted down, you can serve them any which way. I made you a video if that makes it easier too! It’s over in the culinary school tab with all my other go-to veggie hacks!

How to Use Sautéed Greens:

As a side dish with protein.
Adding greens to pasta makes for a quick and easy dinner.
Stuffed into poultry before cooking for a quick stuffing.
Delicious on top of pizza!

Daily Servings of Leafy Greens

Harvard Health says, “The USDA recommends two to three cups of vegetables per day for adults. But because greens aren’t very dense, it actually takes about two cups of raw greens to make the nutritional equivalent of a one-cup serving of vegetables. That’s also true for sturdier leafy greens such as kale, chard, collards, and bok choy.”