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Pinto Beans with Collard Greens

Add a flavorful twist to your collard greens by combining them with tomatoes and pinto beans. Using canned beans makes this recipe quick and easy. One serving provides you with 1086% of the Daily Value (DV) for vitamin K and 238% of the DV for vitamin A. Enjoy!

Prep and Cook Time: Prep and cooking time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 medium-sized onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1½ lbs collard greens 3 TBS + ½ cup vegetable broth 15 oz can of diced tomatoes, drained 15 oz can pinto beans, drained 2 TBS lemon juice 1 TBS olive oil salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Chop onion and garlic and let sit for 5-10 minutes to bring out their hidden health benefits.
2. After remove stems from colllard greens, rinse and chop the greens. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
3. Heat 3 TBS vegetable broth in large sauté pan. When the broth begins to steam, add onions, and Healthy Sauté for 3 minutes.
4. Add garlic and continue to sauté for another minute.
5. Add 1/2 cup vegetable broth, tomatoes, and pinto beans to the onions and garlic mixture and bring to a boil. Add collard greens and simmer for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Remove from heat and stir in olive oil and lemon juice. Serve hot.

Serves 4

Nutritional Profile

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Pinto Beans with Greens 454.35 g 454.00 grams 205.92 calories Nutrient Amount %DV Nutrient Density World's Healthiest Foods Rating vitamin K 868.98 mcg 1086.2 94.9 excellent vitamin A 11897.95 IU 238.0 20.8 excellent vitamin C 81.07 mg 135.1 11.8 excellent folate 288.68 mcg 72.2 6.3 very good dietary fiber 13.27 g 53.1 4.6 very good calcium 293.87 mg 29.4 2.6 good manganese 0.56 mg 28.0 2.4 good protein 10.53 g 21.1 1.8 good vitamin E 3.86 mg 19.3 1.7 good tryptophan 0.06 g 18.8 1.6 good vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) 0.36 mg 18.0 1.6 good World's Healthiest Foods Rating Rule excellent DV>=75% OR Density>=7.6 AND DV>=10% very good DV>=50% OR Density>=3.4 AND DV>=5% good DV>=25% OR Density>=1.5 AND DV>=2.5%

In-Depth Nutritional Profile for Pinto Beans with Collard Greens

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