Sautéed Beet Greens (Quick and Tasty)

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!

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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 lovely side dish!

If you’re a fan of easy sauteed greens, you will love this sautéed spinach recipe.

Ingredients for Sautéed Beet Greens

Ingredient amounts and full recipe instructions are on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.

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 – When you buy a bunch of beets from the store, they usually come with the attached beet greens. Remove them from the beets and make this recipe.
• Onion and Garlic – of course, for the best flavor.
• Broth: I like the flavor that chicken broth adds, but you can make this dish vegan by using vegetable broth.
• Apple Cider Vinegar – for a bit of brightness to the dish. Feel free to sub with other acids, like lemon juice.

How To Make Sautéed Beet Greens

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

Heat oil in a 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.

Then, stir in apple cider vinegar and salt to taste.

Serve and enjoy 🙂

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
• Pan Seared Chicken
• Oven Baked Fish

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. Beet greens are slightly earthy, sweet, and with a hint of bitterness.

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

Tanya’s Top Tips

• Be sure to wash the greens before chopping them to remove any dirt.
• 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
• Sautéed Shredded Brussels Sprouts
• 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 beet greens, from 3-4 beets chopped into small pieces, stems and leaves separated
• ½ medium 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.
• 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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This post was originally published May 7, 2020. It has been updated with new information and photos.