Kale Sauté with Mushrooms and Bacon
Sautéed kale is great for you and with bacon it tastes even better! Add the nutty flavor and robust chewiness of cremini mushrooms, and now we’re really talking. Sprinkle your kale, bacon, and sautéed mushrooms with fresh-grated parmesan cheese and some red pepper flakes and boom: you have a nutrient-packed dish that could serve as a breakfast side dish along with eggs, a lunch on its own, or a dinner side served next to roasted chicken or ham. Come on, does eating your dark leafy greens get better than this?
- Active Time:
- 20 min
- Total TIME:
- 30 min
- SERVINGS:
- 4
Ingredients
- 8 oz Taylor Farms Chopped Kale
- 8 strips of thick cut bacon
- 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
- Optional: parmesan cheese, grated
- Optional: red pepper flakes, for spice
Directions
- In a large heavy-bottomed skillet, cook bacon over moderate heat, flipping until crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon or fork to paper towels to soak up excess oil. From the skillet, pour out and discard all but 3 tablespoons of the fat.
- Add mushrooms directly to this greased pan and sauté until golden. Add kale and cook turning with tongs until wilted and bright green, about 1 minute.
- Add ½ cup water and simmer, partially covered, until just tender, about 5 minutes.
- Sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese and/or red pepper flakes to taste
All Hail Sautéed Kale
Did you know two cups of kale gets you about 500% of your Vitamin K and 110% of your Vitamin C? Plus Calcium, Iron, and Potassium? With hardly any fat, a good portion of fiber, and some protein, too, it deserves a place on your table every now and then. Whether you’re cooking it in butter and adding it to scrambled eggs, tossing it into soup or stew, or adding crispy bacon and cheese like in this recipe, you’ll be pleasantly surprised how mild the flavor is when you cook this versatile green.
Sautéed kale is a great side, but it also serves as a green base for a main meat dish. (And then you can add another vegetable side, like sautéed carrots or roasted broccoli—bring on the nutrients!) Meat served atop kale helps soften the kale flavor, while the kale adds a cruciferous crunch to every bite of roasted chicken or grilled fish.
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