- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
- 2 leaves kale, stems discarded and leaves chopped, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons water, or more as needed
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or more to taste
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup water, or as needed
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot oil until sizzling, about 30 seconds. Add kale and 2 tablespoons water to garlic, cover the saucepan with a lid, and cook until kale softens, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Stir oats, red pepper flakes, and salt into kale mixture; pour in enough water to cover oats. Cook and stir oats until desired consistency is reached, about 3 minutes.