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Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans

In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white beans with gnocchi and top it all with gooey mozzarella. Serve with a mixed green salad with vinaigrette.

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Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chard & White Beans

Acorn squash’s natural shape makes it just right for stuffing. This filling has Mediterranean flair: olives, tomato paste, white beans and Parmesan cheese. Serve with: Mixed green salad with radicchio and red onion and crisp white wine, such as Pinot Grigio.

» Acorn Squash Stuffed with Chard & White Beans

Quick Pepperpot Soup

Jamaican pepperpot soup is usually a long-simmered preparation made with tough cuts of meat and vegetables. This version uses quick-cooking sirloin instead to get it on the table fast. If you’re not a fan of beef, try the soup with shrimp instead.

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Grits & Greens Casserole

Here we’ve combined two favorite Southern side dishes—grits and greens—into one casserole; it’s a natural choice to serve with Easter ham. Try omitting the bacon and using vegetable broth to make it a vegetarian dish.

» Grits & Greens Casserole

Chicken & White Bean Salad

Zucchini and celery give this chicken-and-bean salad a nice crunch. We like serving it over a bed of slightly bitter escarole and radicchio, but any type of salad greens will work. Recipe by Nancy Baggett for EatingWell.

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Dijon Chicken Stew

This satisfying stew stars chunks of chicken and tender braised escarole in a flavorful Dijon wine sauce. Try it with boneless, skinless chicken thighs or pork tenderloin, if you prefer. It doubles easily in the same pot. Serve with rustic whole-grain bread.

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Chorizo-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin

This mouthwatering pork tenderloin is stuffed with chorizo, cheese and spinach. Once you master stuffing a pork tenderloin—you just cut the tenderloin almost in half lengthwise, pound it, fill it and tie it closed with kitchen string—you won’t want it any other way. Serve with sautéed red peppers tossed with capers, parsley and sherry vinegar and roasted potatoes. To double this recipe, use 2 skillets or brown the tenderloins one at a time.

» Chorizo-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin


Delicious recipes that celebrate nutrient-packed dark leafy greens.

Trying to eat more vegetables? Grab some nutrient-packed dark leafy greens next time you’re in the produce section—they grow best in cooler weather, making them in season right now. Depending on where you live, you might even find locally-grown ones in your supermarket or farmers’ market. You may have avoided these nutritious greens in the past because of their bitter reputations, but when you pair them with judicious amounts of intensely flavorful ingredients—like feta cheese, bacon and walnuts—it is easy to balance their bitterness. Now is the time to celebrate the dark side this winter and welcome these beautiful greens into your kitchen.

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Beet Greens Recipes

Sometimes beets in the market have beautiful, unblemished, tender greens attached....
The entire beet plant—roots, stems and greens—can be used in this stunning appetizer...
This root vegetable stew is flecked with sausage and topped with whole-wheat herbed...

Chard Recipes

Acorn squash’s natural shape makes it just right for stuffing. This filling has...
Fragrant lemon zest, briny olives and salty feta balance the bitterness of the dark...
Tangy green olives, sweet currants and creamy goat cheese turn chard into a...
In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white...

Collard Greens Recipes

Antioxidant-rich collard greens and fiber-packed black-eyed peas have a starring...
Here we’ve combined two favorite Southern side dishes—grits and greens—into one...
Jamaican pepperpot soup is usually a long-simmered preparation made with tough cuts...
This homey pasta dish uses pancetta (Italian bacon) in the tomato sauce, but for...

Escarole Recipes

For this cousin of the Caesar salad use a combination of winter greens, such as...
Zucchini and celery give this chicken-and-bean salad a nice crunch. We like serving...
This satisfying stew stars chunks of chicken and tender braised escarole in a...
Don't be afraid of escarole, which looks like slightly frilly romaine lettuce,...
This company-worthy salmon is steamed on a bed of escarole and basted in a rich and...

Kale Recipes

This boldly flavored spin on Hoppin' John replaces salt pork or bacon with lean...
A stunning main course for the holidays, this ginger-flavored leg of lamb, served...
Serve as a side with a steak or pork chops or set a poached egg on top for a hearty...
Kale is matched up here with white beans and chunks of lean pork tenderloin to...
Kale becomes melt-in-your-mouth tender in this recipe. Assertive garlic and salty...

Mustard Greens Recipes

Flecks of red potato skin and deep green from the winter greens add festive color to...
Pungent mustard greens beg for other strong flavors for balance. Here walnut oil,...
Cauliflower and mustard greens is an unusual combination that really works,...
We've combined assertive mustard greens, smoky trout and crisped potatoes in...

Spinach Recipes

EatingWell's updated version of creamed spinach has a low-in-fat cream sauce...
Like many spinach salads, this one features lots of chopped-up hard-boiled egg. But...
This take on the classic bacon-wrapped appetizer uses prosciutto instead to wrap...
Restaurants all over Singapore have chile crab on their menus—it's one of the...
Frilly layers of phyllo dough surround the festive spinach and sun-dried tomato...

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