Green Bananas with Sauteed Spinach (Simple comfort food)

Many times I do not feel like eating rice, or anything considered traditional like potatoes for dinner. So I usually do an easy but substantial meal, that's really simple to cook! The good thing about this simple recipe, is that you can use potatoes instead of green bananas, or even use some other type of root vegetable. It looks like a small portion, but believe me, you will be full after eating a little bit of this. 

Ingredients 

6-7 green bananas

5     cloves of garlic, grated

1/2  yellow onion, diced

1     sweet red pepper

1     bag of spinach (you can decide how much you want to use, remember it wilts down to close to nothing)

salt  and pepper to taste

1/2  cup of water

vegetable oil

Method

1. Place the green bananas to cook by boiling them in a pot with some salt added to the water. (see pic below)

2. While that is cooking, gather, cut and dice all ingredients (the pic below shows the green bananas peeled after cooking)

                         

3. Slice the bananas and set aside once cooked.
4. Saute the onion, garlic and pepper in a saute pan with some olive oil for 3 minutes.
5. Add the green bananas and mix all ingredients well. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add water and cover. Turn heat down to a simmer for 20 minutes.

                          

7. While the bananas are cooking, saute the spinach lightly. You don't want to overcook it. You just want to wilt them. Make sure to season with salt and pepper as well.
8. To assemble your dish, place spinach on the bottom of the plate and top with the green bananas.