Rice with Savoy Cabbage and Black Kale

Few calories and lots of flavor. That’s what this rice with Savoy cabbage and black kale hides. A healthy and tasty dish to get back in shape without too many sacrifices. Everyone in my house liked it. Let me know what you think.

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Rice with Savoy Cabbage and Black Kale
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Cost: Economical
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 4 people
  • Cooking methods: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: Autumn, Winter

Ingredients for Rice with Savoy Cabbage and Black Kale

Of course, you can replace the frozen soffritto mix with the same amount of finely diced carrot, celery, and onion.

  • 1.5 cups Carnaroli rice
  • 1.8 oz black kale (weight net of waste)
  • 7 oz Savoy cabbage (weight net of waste)
  • 2.5 oz soffritto mix
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 oz Grana Padano cheese, grated (or Parmesan)
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper

Tools

  • 1 Pan

Preparation of Rice with Savoy Cabbage and Black Kale

  • Clean the black kale leaves by removing the central stem. Remember that there’s a very simple trick to doing this quickly, which you can see by clicking HERE

  • Remove the central stem from the Savoy cabbage leaves as well. 

  • Wash these vegetables, drain them, and cut them into thin strips. 

  • In a pan, heat a couple of tablespoons of oil before adding the soffritto mix. Let it sizzle for a moment, then add the strips of black kale and Savoy cabbage. 

  • Sauté them for a few minutes, and when they are slightly wilted, season them with two pinches of salt. 

  • At this point, add the rice and 3.5 cups of boiling broth.

    Cook by stirring occasionally and adding more hot broth as needed.

  • Once cooked, stir in the grated cheese.

  • Divide the rice with Savoy cabbage and black kale among individual plates, sprinkle it with freshly ground black pepper, and serve immediately, hot. Enjoy! Paola

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