Sauteed Rice with Kale

This is a recipe I whipped up when I was at loss on what type of rice side dish to serve with fish. Rice with chopped kale, onion, garlic, celery, green pepper, and mushrooms.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 321 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• ½ green bell pepper, diced
• ½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 cup chopped kale
• 2 pinches cayenne pepper

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring the water to a boil. Add the kale, cover, and steam until just tender, 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, mushrooms, green bell pepper, and garlic in the oil and butter mixture until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir kale and rice into the mixture, breaking the rice into grains with your spoon as you stir; season with dry mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir until the rice is hot, about 5 minutes.