- ½ Pound Turkey bacon, chopped
- 3 Medium Red onions, chopped
- 1¼ Cups Chicken broth
- ¼ Cup Cider vinegar
- 1¼ Tbs Dark brown sugar
- ½ tsp Hot red pepper flakes
- 4 Pounds Collard greens, coarsely chopped*
- In a heavy pot (or kettle) at medium, cook bacon in batches until crisp.
- Transfer to paper towel.
- Reserve a layer of bacon drippings at the bottom of the pot.
- Add onions and brown until soften.
- Transfer onions to separate bowl.
- Then add broth, vinegar, sugar, red pepper and half of the cooked bacon to pot and stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Toss in about half of the collard leaves and cook until wilted.
- Then add the remaining collards and toss.
- Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in red onions and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
- Top collards with remaining bacon and serve!
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Servings: 8
Cooking Tips: *Make sure ribs and stems are discarded, that the leaves are washed and drained well.
Nutrition Information
| Serving size: 1 serving |
| Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet. |
| Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. |
| Amount Per Serving | |||
| Calories | 173.22 | ||
| Calories From Fat (35%) | 60.41 | ||
| Calories From Protein (21%) | 36.71 | ||
| Calories From Carbs (44%) | 76.09 | ||
| Calories From Alcohol (0%) | 0.00 | ||
| % Daily Value | |||
| Total Fat 6.77g | 10% | ||
| Saturated Fat 1.68g | 8% | ||
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.16g | |||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.51g | |||
| Trans Fatty Acids 0.00g | |||
| Cholesterol 25.23mg | 8% | ||
| Sodium 540.25mg | 23% | ||
| Potassium 491.71mg | 14% | ||
| Carbohydrates 20.80g | 7% | ||
| Dietary Fiber 9.16g | 37% | ||
| Sugar 3.12g | |||
| Sugar Alcohols 0.00g | |||
| Net Carbohydrates 11.65g | |||
| Protein 11.30g | 23% | ||
| Vitamin A 15169.84IU | 303% | ||
| Vitamin C 80.15mg | 134% | ||
| Calcium 354.92mg | 35% | ||
| Iron 1.12mg | 6% | ||
| Vitamin E 5.17IU | 52% | ||
| Thiamin 0.12mg | 8% | ||
| Riboflavin 0.31mg | 18% | ||
| Niacin 2.21mg | 11% | ||
| Vitamin B6 0.38mg | 19% | ||
| Folate 377.38µg | 94% | ||
| Vitamin B12 0.04µg | 1% | ||
| Pantothenic Acid 0.62mg | 6% | ||
| Phosphorus 34.73mg | 3% | ||
| Magnesium 21.58mg | 5% | ||
| Zinc 1.05mg | 7% | ||
| Copper 0.11mg | 6% | ||
| Manganese 0.67mg | 34% | ||
| Selenium 2.98µg | 4% | ||
| Alcohol 0.00g | |||
| Caffeine 0.00mg | |||
| Water 241.40g | |||
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