Kale is a leafy green vegetable that's packed with nutrients, and it's incredibly versatile when it comes to cooking. One of the most popular ways to prepare kale is to sauté it with garlic and bacon. This simple dish is hearty, flavorful, and packed with nutrients. The kale provides a healthy dose of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, while the garlic and bacon add flavor and umami. This dish can be served as a side dish or as a main course, and it's perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
KALE SAUTéED WITH BACON AND GARLIC
Kale is braised slowly in oil used to cook bacon, garlic and onion to make it soft and tender.
Provided by Irish American Mom
Categories Side Dish
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut the bacon strips into pieces or lardons.
- In a large skillet heat the oil over medium heat and add a knob of butter. Add the bacon and cook until browned. Remove the bacon to a plate with paper towel to drain.
- Add the chopped onion to the skillet and cook until softened.
- Place the kale and garlic in the skillet and stir into the onion. Cook until softened, for about 5 minutes.
- Before serving, sprinkle with the cooked bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 142 kcal, Carbohydrate 6 g, Protein 4 g, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 178 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
GARLIC AND BACON KALE
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- 1. Cut bacon into pieces. 2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until browned. Remove the bacon to paper toweling to drain. 3. Add the onion to the skillet and cook until softened. 4. Place the kale and garlic in the skillet and stir into the onion. Cook until softened, about 5 minutes. 5. Before serving, sprinkle with the cooked bacon.
GARLIC BACON KALE RECIPE (HOW TO COOK KALE)
This nutrient packed superfood is sure to impress! With bacon and garlic it smells just as good as it tastes!
Provided by Holly Nilsson
Categories Side Dish
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook bacon until crisp over medium heat. Remove bacon and set aside reserving drippings.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook onion in the drippings until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Add kale and garlic stirring until cooked, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 3 g, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 115 mg, ServingSize 1 serving
KALE WITH GARLIC AND BACON
Categories Garlic Leafy Green Pork Side Sauté Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Wheat/Gluten-Free Bacon Kale Fall Gourmet Sugar Conscious Paleo Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Stack a few kale leaves and roll lengthwise into a cigar shape. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips with a sharp knife. Repeat with remaining leaves.
- Cook bacon in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, then transfer with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Pour off and discard all but 3 tablespoons fat from pot, then cook garlic in remaining fat over moderately low heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 30 seconds. Add kale (pot will be full) and cook, turning with tongs, until wilted and bright green, about 1 minute. Add water and simmer, partially covered, until just tender, 6 to 10 minutes. Toss with bacon and salt and pepper to taste.
SAUTEED KALE WITH GARLIC
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Cook 5 sliced garlic cloves in 1/4 cup olive oil in a pot over medium-low heat until sizzling, 1 minute. Add 1 pound chopped kale and stir until wilted, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium. Add 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until tender, 5 minutes.
BACON-KALE SALAD WITH GARLIC BREAD
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat the broiler; line a baking sheet with foil. Cook the bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove to paper towels to drain; reserve the drippings in the skillet.
- Meanwhile, puree 2 scallions, the mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons vinegar and a generous pinch of salt and pepper in a blender.
- Stir the garlic into the bacon drippings. Spread out the bread slices on the prepared baking sheet. Top with the garlic mixture and season with salt and pepper (reserve the skillet). Broil until toasted, 1 to 3 minutes.
- Chop the kale and put in a large bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon vinegar and rub the kale with your fingers until it softens, about 3 minutes. Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the olive oil. Add the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in the remaining scallions. Pour over the kale and toss.
- Crumble the bacon into the salad. Add the cucumber and about 1/4 cup dressing. Toss well. Serve with the bread and the remaining dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 580, Fat 41 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Cholesterol 38 milligrams, Sodium 976 milligrams, Carbohydrate 40 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 15 grams, Sugar 5 grams
BEET GREENS AND KALE SAUTEED WITH BACON AND GARLIC
This is my first ever recipe to share - I created it only after I couldn't find one that intrigued me. This was the first time I ever used the greens of beets. It was amazing and I will definitely have this as a green staple in our house! I hope you enjoy!
Provided by elk137
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 18m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over low heat. Cook and stir bacon until browned and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir beet stems and kale into the skillet. Cover skillet and cook until kale wilts, about 3 minutes. Add beet greens. Cover and cook until bright green and wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119.6 calories, Carbohydrate 7.2 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 407.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
QUICK KALE WITH BACON
This is my go-to recipe for kale. I LOVE it as a side dish with pork chops and risotto. This recipe is from an issue of Bon Apetit listed on the Epicurious website.
Provided by smellslikeapickle
Categories Greens
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Sauté bacon in large pot over medium heat until crisp and brown. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from pot. Add shallots and garlic to drippings. Sauté over medium-high heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Add kale and broth. Cover and cook until kale wilts and is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Uncover and cook until kale is tender and most of broth has cooked away, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer kale to bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.6, Fat 27, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 38.6, Sodium 553, Carbohydrate 14.1, Fiber 2, Sugar 0.2, Protein 12.6
EASY GARLIC KALE
Kale is supposed to have cancer-fighting properties. I love it, but my husband hates it. Cooking it this way is the only way he'll eat it.
Provided by WHIRLEDPEAS
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Soak kale leaves in a large bowl of water until dirt and sand begin to fall to the bottom, about 2 minutes. Lift kale from the bowl without drying the leaves and immediately remove and discard stems. Chop the kale leaves into 1-inch pieces.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until sizzling, about 1 minute. Add kale to the skillet and place a cover over the top.
- Cook, stirring occasionally with tongs, until kale is bright green and slightly tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.9 calories, Carbohydrate 11.4 g, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 48.3 mg
KALE WITH GARLIC AND BACON
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large heavy skillet cook the bacon over the moderate heat, stirring, until it is crisp and transfer it to paper towels to drain. In the fat remaining in the skillet cook the garlic, stirring, until it is golden, add the kale and the water, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the kale is wilted and tender. Simmer the mixture, uncovered, until most of the liquid is evaporated and stir in the bacon and salt and pepper to taste.
KALE WITH BACON
The hearty bacon flavor in this side dish makes you forget that you're eating right. Seasoned with garlic, it's a great way to enjoy vitamin-rich kale. -Margaret Allen, Abingdon, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add kale; cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 teaspoon drippings. In the drippings, saute onions and garlic until onion is tender. , Drain the kale; stir into onion mixture. Add the salt, pepper and reserved bacon; heat through.
Nutrition Facts :
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh kale. If you can't find fresh kale, you can use frozen kale, but be sure to thaw it and drain it thoroughly before using.
- Use a large skillet or pot to cook the kale. This will help to prevent the kale from overcrowding and wilting.
- Don't overcook the kale. Overcooked kale will be tough and bitter. Cook the kale just until it is wilted and tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the bacon and garlic to the kale towards the end of cooking. This will help to prevent the bacon from getting too crispy and the garlic from burning.
- Season the kale with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.
- Serve the kale immediately as a side dish or main course.
Conclusion:
Kale with garlic and bacon is a simple but delicious dish that is perfect for a quick and easy meal. The kale is wilted and tender, the bacon is crispy, and the garlic adds a nice savory flavor. This dish is also a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables.
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