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13 Recipes That Prove Kale Doesn’t Have to Suck

Kale: it’s healthy, delicious, versatile, and punny on a sweatshirt. Rich in calcium, protein, and folate, kale is truly super.

We’ve rounded up 13 delicious ways to eat kale so you can satisfy the basic bitch in you. Go on, you know you want to #kale.

1. Kale Breakfast Smoothie

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Photo by Abby Farley

Start your day off with some greens. Find out how to make this scrumptious breakfast here.

2. Parmesan and Tuscan Kale Salad

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Photo by Peaches Memishian

Find out how to recreate this restaurant fav here.

3. Maple-Glazed Stuffed Squash

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Photo by Kendra Valkema

All the yummies, together. Find out how here.

4. Vegan Sweet Potato, Kale, and Chickpea Bowl

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Photo by Megan Prendergast

Count us in. Recipe found here.

5. Nacho Kale Chips

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Photo by Katherine Baker

Nacho average kale chips, bro. Recipe here.

6. Apple Chickpea Hash

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Photo by Kendra Valkema

A bowl of nourishing goodness. Find out how here.

7. Protein-Packed Tempeh Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing

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Photo by Katherine Baker

Tempeh and kale and lemons, oh my! Recipe here.

8. Pan Fried Garlic Kale

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Can’t go wrong with garlic. Find out how to make this yummy side dish right here.

9. Simple Roasted Kalettes

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Photo by Katherine Baker

A kale and Brussels sprouts hybrid? Doesn’t get much trendier than that. Recipe here.

10. Rotini with Goat Cheese, Kale and Chicken Sausage

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Photo by Elizabeth Tadie

Pasta and kale? Yes please. Recipe here.

11. Caldo Verde Portuguese Soup

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Photo by Tallie Gabriel

Soup with kale? Sounds stupendous. Recipe here.

12. Kale Meatballs

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Photo by Crisanta Simon

Get your veggies in there. Find out how here.

13. Super Simple Vegetarian Couscous

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Photo by Catherine Vo

Fluffy carbs mixed with veggies. Yum. Recipe here.

Katherine has been involved with Spoon since the early days of the NYU chapter. She continued to write for Spoon while earning her master's degree in human nutrition at Columbia University and authored the Spoon Guide to Healthier 2016. Katherine likes to avoid wearing real pants, hanging out with her rescue pup Millie, drinking iced coffee in all 4 seasons, and baking vegan treats (yes, Baker is her last name). Katherine is now a student at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and learns about how climate change impacts human health and nutrition (#school5ever). Hit her up on Insta (@katherinebaker4) and kbaked.com for more #relatablecontent.