Name: Collard Greens Pasta Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 8 oz collard greens; ⅓ pkg whole wheat thin spaghetti; 3 tbsp Pine nuts; olive oil; 2 garlic cloves; red pepper flakes; sea salt and black pepper; 1 oz parmesan cheese; ½ lemon

How To Make Collard Greens Pasta

This collard greens pasta will make your weeknight dinner satisfying made with soft pasta tossed with sautéed collard greens, lemon juice, and spices.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8ozcollard greens,fresh, about 10 big leaves
⅓pkgwhole wheat thin spaghetti
3tbsppine nuts
olive oil
2garlic cloves,small, pressed
red pepper flakes,big pinch
sea salt and black pepper
1ozparmesan cheese
½lemon,cut into wedges

Instructions

Bring a big pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to directions. Drain quickly, reserving a bit of cooking water, and set aside.
Cut out the center rib of each collard green. Stack a few greens at a time and roll them up into a cigar-like shape. Slice across the roll as thinly as possible.
Heat a heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium heat and toast the pine nuts until they start to turn golden and fragrant. Pour them out of the skillet and save for later.
Return the skillet to medium heat and pour in a tablespoon of olive oil. Sprinkle in a big pinch of red pepper flakes and the garlic and stir.
Once the oil is hot enough to shimmer, toss in all of your collard greens.
Sprinkle the greens with salt. Stirring often then sauté the greens for about three minutes.
Remove the pan from heat. Scoop the greens into the pasta pot and toss with another drizzle of olive oil, adding pasta water if necessary.
Divide onto plates, top with pine nuts, and Parmesan shavings and serve with two big lemon wedges per person.