By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026
Serves 6
54 cal · 18 min
Sautéed Mustard Greens
Recipe GLPR6a3f51e1ca845a
Quick and flavorful sautéed mustard greens with garlic and a hint of fish sauce. This simple side dish complements chicken adobo beautifully while remaining light and nutritious.
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Ingredients
2 tablespoons Canola oil
2 cloves Garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
2 bunches Mustard greens, rinsed, trimmed, and cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces
to taste Coarse salt
to taste Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon Fish sauce
Directions
Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering, about 1 minute.
Add the crushed garlic cloves and sauté for about 30 seconds until fragrant, stirring constantly to prevent browning.
Add the cut mustard greens in batches, stirring to wilt them as they soften. This should take about 4–5 minutes total.
Drizzle the fish sauce over the greens and toss well to distribute evenly.
Season with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cook for another 1–2 minutes until the greens are tender but still slightly firm.
Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately as a side to chicken adobo or other main dishes.
Comments
Mustard greens are a North Carolina staple, especially in fall and winter, and all ingredients are stocked at every major Charlotte chain—canola oil, garlic, salt, and black pepper are pantry basics, and fish sauce is widely available at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and Walmart. At roughly 75 cents to $1.50 per serving depending on whether greens are in season, this is genuinely cheap, though the cost per serving rises noticeably outside fall when local supply drops. The stated 18 minutes is honest for a competent cook, though a novice will need 22 to 25 minutes to wash and stem the greens thoroughly—not a huge lag. The dish feeds a family well as a side, is completely hands-off once sautéing starts, and reheats fine for lunch the next day, which adds real value for a weeknight.
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