Pan Cooked Beet Greens
I love greens of all sorts but pan cooked beet greens are one of my favorite vegetable side dishes. During the holidays (or any busy time of year), I look for easy vegetable sides. I don’t want to have to spend 45 minutes getting the vegetables ready for dinner. So while butternut squash and sweet potatoes are beautiful, it takes a while to prepare them.
This pan-cooked beet greens recipe is a perfect holiday side dish. The gorgeous red and green color just makes your plate pop. So, you can definitely serve this during the holidays. But, it also makes a simple side dish recipe for busy nights. We often to breakfast for dinner. And, fried eggs along with avocado toast and pan-cooked beet greens check off all of the requirements for a healthy meal.
Did you know that beet greens are high in iron? I’m anemic so I try to get all of the iron I can from food sources. While I love a nice, juicy piece of steak, I appreciate being able to get iron from other sources. One cup of beet greens provides 15% of the recommended daily allowance of iron. Of course, beet greens are also high in magnesium, calcium, and folate. They are even a great source of lutein which is important for eye health
Pan Cooked Beet Greens
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 1 bunch beet greens
- lemon olive oil for pan
- 1 large garlic clove
- salt and pepper to taste
- red pepper flakes (optional)
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