Recipes Using Kale And Spinach

An easy spinach and goat cheese pasta recipe, packed with healthy greens and tons of flavor from onion, garlic, and tangy goat cheese. A favorite quick pasta dish for busy weeknight dinners! Vegetarian and gluten free friendly.

Of starting out the new year as a clean-eating goddess of healthy salads, superfood smoothies and raw, vegan goodness, let’s be honest: it’s the middle of Winter. Winter with the occasional Polar Vortex, and whatever unusually-cold, unnamed weather system this latest snow storm is part of. It’s cold here. Single-digit, wish-I-could-hide-all-day-in-bed, cold.

When dinner comes around, all I want is a big, warm bowl of… comfort. Like steaming, hot bowls of pasta and hearty, savory soups and stews. However, I’d also like to maintain some semblance of health until the weather does warm up, so I’m getting sneaky with my superfoods, and adding them to my favorite comfort food dishes.

Garlic Sautéed Cabbage Kale Skillet Recipe

This pasta dish is my perfect compromise. It’s warm and satisfying – thanks to hearty pasta and creamy goat cheese – and also packed with onion, garlic, and a ton of dark, leafy greens.

I happen to love the combination of half-spinach/half-kale here, but Swiss chard, Rapini or even broccoli would be really nice in this dish as well. The best part about this recipe (

) is that it all comes together in less than thirty minutes, which is great for weeknights when I realize it’s 7:30 and haven’t even begun to think about what to make for dinner.

Kale And Spinach Hand Pies Recipe

Oh, and we happen to already have all the ingredients in the fridge/pantry? Big bonus. You start the pasta water, heat the olive oil, chop the veggies, and the rest falls into place by the time the perfectly

This easy pasta is flavorful and satisfying, and you likely have all of the ingredients in your pantry right now. These are the ingredients you’ll need to make it:

Like many pasta recipes, this spinach goat cheese pasta is super flexible. It can easily be adapted to use up leftover ingredients or according to your dietary needs. Here are a few ways to make it your own!

Tuscan Kale Salad Recipe

If you make this spinach and goat cheese pasta, be sure to tag me on Instagram with the hashtag # and leave a comment and rating below letting me know how you liked it! ★★★★★Korean seasoned kale and spinach is a simple healthy side dish bursting with flavor! Tender kale and spinach tossed with the ubiquitous flavors of Korean cuisine, my favorite way to eat greens!

It is no secret that my love for dark leafy greens runs deep. There is never – and I mean NEVER – a week that goes by where my fridge isn't loaded to the gills with greens. 15 years of working as a nutritionist will do that to you 😉

As a card-carrying leafy green fan, I will tell you that there reaches a point where you think… Ok, I've done everything there is to do with greens;

Avocado Kale Spinach Salad

I have made this recipe no less than a dozen times in the last few months. Jordan and I keep a batch in the fridge and steal bites all day long, they are that good. Open the fridge and eat out of the container good.

Cognitive Health – A recent study published in Neurology found that those who ate the most leafy greens each day had slower rates of cognitive decline compared to those who ate the least. In fact, the greens-eaters had the memory equivalent of someone 11 years younger!

Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – Multiple studies have shown a positive correlation between increased intake of green leafy vegetables and a significantly reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.

Sautéed Kale And Mushrooms

Significant Reduced Incidence of Several Types of Cardiovascular Disease – This meta-analysis of 8 well-designed studies found a 15.8% reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease with a daily intake of green leafy vegetables.

Improved Inflammatory Response – It is my deep belief that following an anti-inflammatory diet is one of the best things we can do for our health. Leafy greens support a healthy inflammatory response which reduces the risk of a multitude of chronic illnesses. Leafy greens contain antioxidants and polyphenols that are key disease-fighting compounds found in plants.

Blanching is a technique where you briefly immerse food (i.e. greens) in boiling water, typically this is followed by “shocking” the food in an ice-water bath.

Sautéed Spinach, Kale, And Collard Greens Recipe

MORE LEAFY GREEN RECIPES YOU WILL LOVE: Kale and Feta Turkey Burgers Maple Bacon Dandelion Greens Kale and Mushroom Stuffed Delicata Squash Kale Caesar Salad Creamy Vegan Lemon Pasta with Spinach Creamy Miso Spinach Noodles

I hope you love this SPICY KOREAN GREENS RECIPE! If you make it be sure to tag me @abrapappaon Instagram so I can share your photo!

Blanching is a technique where you briefly immerse food (i.e. greens) in boiling water, typically this is followed by shocking the food in an ice-water bath.

Creamy Kale Pasta Recipe

Calories: 81 kcal Carbohydrates: 9 g Protein: 6 g Fat: 4 g Saturated Fat: 1 g Sodium: 630 mg Potassium: 932 mg Fiber: 4 g Sugar: 2 g Vitamin A: 15187 IU Vitamin C: 55 mg Calcium: 185 mg Iron: 5 mg

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Creamed Kale With Parmigiano Reggiano