Easy Collard Greens with Rice

You'll love eating your collard greens if they're spiced and cooked properly. This simple vegetarian and vegan recipe for collard greens adds just a few basic spices to give them a bit of a kick! Collard greens and rice can be served as a vegetable side dish, or, add some sauteed tofu to turn it into an entree. This is also a low-calorie vegetarian meal.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup white rice
• 1 tbsp vegan margarine
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
• 2 cups collard greens, rinsed and chopped
• pepper, to taste
• cayenne pepper (optional)

Preparation:

In a large pot, bring the vegetable broth to a boil. Add the rice, vegan margarine, salt and red pepper flakes.

Add the collard greens and bring to a slow simmer. Cover and allow to cook until rice is soft, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add a dash of black pepper and more salt and red pepper flakes to taste. For a spicier dish, mix in a 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper before serving.

Makes four servings of collard greens and rice.

Nutritional Information:
Calories: 220
Fat: 3.8 g, 6% daily value
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 712mg, 30%
Dietary Fiber: 1.4g

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