Spicy Squash with Balsamic Glazed Kale, White Beans, and Bacon on Rice
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 352.6
- Total Fat: 7.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 246.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 59.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 9.6 g
- Protein: 16.9 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Spicy Squash with Balsamic Glazed Kale, White Beans, and Bacon on Rice calories by ingredient
Introduction
Sweet orange squash is complemented by spicy peppers, salty bacon, chewy kale, and tangy balsamic vinegar in this easy one-pot dish. Sweet orange squash is complemented by spicy peppers, salty bacon, chewy kale, and tangy balsamic vinegar in this easy one-pot dish.Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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90 g lean back bacon, cut into small pieces
320 g butternut squash, peeled, de-seeded, and cut into small cubes of uniform size
200 g kale, washed, removed from the tough stems, and torn into pieces
320 g beans, cooked
60 g garlic, minced finely
1 T olive oil
4 T balsamic vinegar
2 cups brown rice, cooked
red pepper flakes to taste
Directions
1. In a non-stick skillet, begin cooking the bacon.
2. When the bacon is cooked to your desired level of crispiness, remove the bacon from the pan.
3. Add the olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes to the pan.
4. Allow that to cook for a minute or three, but watch vigilantly not to burn the garlic.
5. After the garlic and pepper flakes have had an opportunity to flavor the oil, add the cubed squash to the pan. Stir to coat the squash with oil.
6. Cover the pan so that the squash steams. Stir occasionally.
7. Once the squash has reached your desired level of browning and tenderness, remove it from the pan (I recommend putting it in the same place the bacon is.)
8. Into the pan goes the kale! Cook the kale until it is brilliant green and starting to wilt. It make help to cover it with the lid for portions of that cooking period.
9. Before the kale starts wilting into nothingness and turning black, add the balsamic vinegar and stir to coat. Cook until the balsamic vinegar has mostly evaporated, leaving only a glaze on the kale.
10. Once the balsamic vinegar is no longer present as a liquid on the bottom of the pan, return the squash and bacon to the pan with the kale.
11. Add the beans to the pan.
12. Once the beans are heated through you are done!
13. Serve 350 g of the mixture over 1/2 cup of brown rice.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RACHELSHADOAN.
2. When the bacon is cooked to your desired level of crispiness, remove the bacon from the pan.
3. Add the olive oil, garlic, and red pepper flakes to the pan.
4. Allow that to cook for a minute or three, but watch vigilantly not to burn the garlic.
5. After the garlic and pepper flakes have had an opportunity to flavor the oil, add the cubed squash to the pan. Stir to coat the squash with oil.
6. Cover the pan so that the squash steams. Stir occasionally.
7. Once the squash has reached your desired level of browning and tenderness, remove it from the pan (I recommend putting it in the same place the bacon is.)
8. Into the pan goes the kale! Cook the kale until it is brilliant green and starting to wilt. It make help to cover it with the lid for portions of that cooking period.
9. Before the kale starts wilting into nothingness and turning black, add the balsamic vinegar and stir to coat. Cook until the balsamic vinegar has mostly evaporated, leaving only a glaze on the kale.
10. Once the balsamic vinegar is no longer present as a liquid on the bottom of the pan, return the squash and bacon to the pan with the kale.
11. Add the beans to the pan.
12. Once the beans are heated through you are done!
13. Serve 350 g of the mixture over 1/2 cup of brown rice.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RACHELSHADOAN.