Enjoy this delicious side dish of greens and flavored with bacon and onion. Healthy and tasty braised greens with bacon is a great addition to any meal.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: braised greens
Author: Kyle
Ingredients
1 ½poundscollard greens, or a combination of greens such as mustard, turnip, collards, or spinach. Wash, trim and roughly chop.
Remove the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Once cool, cut the bacon in smaller pieces.
Add the onions to the pan with the bacon drippings and cook on medium heat until tender and translucent.
Increase heat to medium-high and add a few large handfuls of greens at a time and stir constantly to allow each batch to wilt for a few moments. Keep doing this until all of the greens fit into the pot.
Continue to sauté 3 – 5 minutes, until bright green and wilted.
Season with a very generous pinch of kosher salt and a few grinds of freshly ground black pepper.
Add the chicken stock, sugar, red pepper flakes and stir until combined.
Bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Add bacon and serve.
Notes
Gr8 Do-Ahead Tip:
This can be made a few hours ahead of time or up to a day in advance which will really allow the flavors to deepen. Just keep in the refrigerator until ready to serve. Reheat over low to medium-low heat until warm.