Sautéed Beet Greens

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These sautéed beet greens are a flavorful and tasty side dish that comes together quickly with just a handful of ingredients. This is such a delicious recipe to make the most of your beet greens!

If I’m being quite honest, you can never have enough side dishes, especially when they look and taste as good as this!

I love beets! My air fryer beet chips and beet, apple and carrot juice are two favorites, but I hate to see those beautiful greens go to waste! Instead of throwing them out, turn them into a beautiful side dish!

Ingredients for Sautéed Beet Greens

You just need a few ingredients to turn your beet greens into something wonderful!

• Olive Oil: To sauté. You can also use vegetable, canola or other neutral oil you have.
• Beet Greens
• Onion and Garlic
• Broth: I like the flavor that chicken broth adds, but you can make this dish vegan by using vegetable broth.
• Apple Cider Vinegar

How To Make Sautéed Green Beans

• Chop the veggies into small pieces so that they are ready to use. Make sure the beet leaves and stems are separated.

• Heat oil in 10-in skillet over medium heat. Add beet stems and onion and sauté until stems and onion have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and cook for an additional minute.

• Stir in beet green leaves and chicken broth and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until beet greens have softened.
• Stir in apple cider vinegar and salt to taste.

What do you serve them with?

Beet greens are a really versatile side dish and are great to serve with your favorite weeknight meals, or for larger celebratory family meals. Try them with:

• Instant Pot Chicken and Potatoes
• Air Fryer Salmon
• Air Fryer Steak Kebabs
• Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

Can you make this ahead of time?

I like to serve these greens as soon as they are cooked, but if you have leftovers you can store them in an airtight container for 2 to 3 days. You can then either heat them through on the stovetop to serve, or even serve them cold as a salad.

What do beet greens taste like?

Beet greens are totally edible and 100% delicious! They taste similar to other dark greens like Swiss chard, but they have more sweetness to them.

They are also full of nutrients, so they are a great addition to your diet. They contain no fat and are rich in vitamin K, calcium and iron.

Recipe Notes and Tips

• Be sure to wash the greens before chopping them to remove any dirt.
• If you can use organic beets that haven’t been sprayed.
• The greens should be cooked on a medium heat. Don’t cook them on a high heat or they could burn.
• Use vegetable broth to make this side dish vegan.

More Easy Side Dish Recipes

• Turnip Greens
• Black Bean Salsa
• Southern Candied Sweet Potatoes
• Marinated Air Fryer Vegetables
• Homemade Air Fryer Biscuits

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Sautéed Beet Greens

These sautéed beet greens are a flavorful and tasty side dish that comes together quickly with just a handful of ingredients. This is such a delicious recipe to make the most of your beet greens!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword beet greens, how to cook beet greens

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 2 servings

Calories 91kcal

Author Tanya

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Ingredients

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bunch greens from 3-4 beets chopped into small pieces, stems and leaves separated
• ½ yellow onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ¼ cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
• ½ Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• Salt to taste

Instructions

• Heat oil in 10-in skillet over medium heat. Add beet stems and onion and sauté until stems and onion have softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Stir in beet green leaves and chicken broth and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until beet greens have softened. Stir in apple cider vinegar and salt to taste.

Notes

• Be sure to wash the greens before chopping them to remove any dirt.
• If you can use organic beets that haven’t been sprayed.
• The greens should be cooked on a medium heat. Don’t cook them on a high heat or they could burn.
• Use vegetable broth to make this side dish vegan.

Nutrition

Calories: 91kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 237mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3163IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg

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