20 Best Kale Recipes for Weeknight Dinners and Feasts (2024)

This flavor-packed salad might be the ultimate fall side dish. Sweet-tart cranberries, crunchy grains, apples, pistachios, and plenty of greens. You'll be going back for seconds!

Get the recipe for Kale Salad with Pickled Cranberries and Crispy Quinoa.

Equally at home as a weekend brunch or a fast and filling breakfast-for-dinner option, this eggy dish is a great way to use up that bunch in your fridge.

Get the recipe for Sweet Potato Kale Frittata.

This smart recipe makes a savory bread salad out of kale and fennel, then pairs it with a delicious seared chicken.

Get the recipe for Chicken-and-Fennel Panzanella.

Though you can technically use any fall greens in this citrus salad, kale's mild flavor is a particular favorite.

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Another great roast chicken dinner, this features kale as more of a garnish, rounding out some roast fennel and tomatoes.

Get the recipe for Roasted Chicken with Fennel and Tomatoes.

This yum-fest of a side dish tastes like that steakhouse classic, creamed spinach, but without the spinachy taste. It's great with steak of course, but we'll pair it with practically any protein.

Get the recipe for Steakhouse Steaks with Creamy Kale.

Here's a tasty raw kale salad that offers plenty of flavor. Don't skimp on the avocado!

Get the recipe for Breaded Pork Cutlet with Kale Salad.

Kale makes a surprisingly good substitute for basil in this winter pesto pasta dish. The result is mild and agreeable.

Get the recipe for Bucatini with Winter Pesto.

Want to add body and flavor to a quick fall soup? Chopped kale is just the thing for standing up to the heat without disappearing altogether.

Get the recipe for Chicken-and-Quinoa Minestrone.

Equally at home as a fast dinner or as a picnic side, this eminently scoopable pasta salad makes use of kale's ability to resist wilting.

Get the recipe for Orzo Pasta Salad.

Want a cool-weather soup that just can't be beat? Chicken, tortellini, beans, kale, and veggies are just the thing.

Get the recipe for Pesto Chicken Minestrone.

This Sunday supper makes the absolute most of all those roast beef juices by using them to flavor a hot veggie salad that gets made in the same roasting pan.

Get the recipe for Beef Tenderloin with Roasted Cauliflower Salad.

This simple classic side dish is equally at home on the Thanksgiving table and any weeknight when you need a quick green to go with dinner.

Get the recipe for Sautéed Kale with Garlic and Red Onions.

Two kinds of chopped greens, plus all the best add-ins, make this bulky salad a filling treat.

Get the recipe for Chopped Collard and Kale Salad.

To help this side dish casserole live its best life, we modeled it after one of the most irresistible treats we could think of: spinach artichoke dip.

Get the recipe for Baked Kale Gratin.

Hefty veggies like winter squash and beets get just a touch lighter with fresh kale, dressed in an unbeatable sweet vinaigrette.

Get the recipe for Roasted Beet-and-Squash Salad.

20 minutes is all that stands between you and this weeknight dinner.

Get the recipe for Kale and Chicken Pita Salad.

We maintain anything can be made kid-friendly by simply adding cheese.

Get the recipe for Creamed Kale Gratin.

Here's a picnic salad that's tailor-made for a cool fall day. Chickpeas and the last of the season's tomatoes complete it.

Get the recipe for Chickpea, Kale, and Tomato Salad.

Another simple side dish: Sautéed kale pairs easily and well with a well seasoned pork chop.

Get the recipe for Sautéed Pork Chops with Kale.