Garlic Butter Kale Rice

Garlic Butter Kale Rice

from spendwithpennies.com
Side Dish
30 min
225 kcal / serving

A great side that combines rice with loads of kale - but you'd never guess! Everyone loves the buttery, garlicky flavour! Scrunching the kale with olive oil and salt before tossing into the rice is a great trick for making the kale tastier and softer.

Ingredients

  • 5 cupschopped kale (see note)
  • 2 teaspoonsolive oil
  • salt and black pepper
  • 2 tablespoonsunsalted butter
  • 2 clovesgarlic (crushed)
  • 1 cupwhite rice
  • 1 ¾ cupchicken broth ( or vegetable broth)
  • 2 tablespoonschopped almonds ( or pecans, optional)

Directions

Kale:

  1. 1

    Place kale in a large bowl. Drizzle over oil and sprinkle with a small pinch of salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Use hands to scrunch for 30 seconds then set aside until rice is cooked.

Rice:

  1. 1

    Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute until fragrant.

  2. 2

    Add rice and broth, cover with lid. Bring to gentle simmer then immediately turn heat down to low or medium low, so the liquid is simmering very gently.

  3. 3

    Cook for 12 - 15 minutes until all liquid is absorbed.

  4. 4

    Remove from heat, then quickly toss all the kale on top of the rice, then clamp lid back on.

  5. 5

    Rest for 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Remove lid, stir wilted kale through rice.

  7. 7

    Adjust salt and pepper to taste and stir through extra butter if desired.

  8. 8

    Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with almonds or pecans, if using.