Braised Collards

Name: Braised Collards Recipe
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound collards or other greens; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1-2 cloves garlic minced; Salt; Freshly ground pepper

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Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 pound collards or other greens1/4 cup olive oil1-2 cloves garlic, mincedSalt Freshly ground pepper

Directions

Wash the greens well, removing all sand, in several changes of cold water. Remove any tough ribs, then cut or tear into small pieces. Drop the greens into a large pot of boiling water and blanch them for about 10 minutes; remove and drain well. Put the olive oil and garlic in a pan, add the blanced, drained greens, cover and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Season with a little salt and pepper, if necessary.

Serves two

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LAJUNTA1.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 123.0
Total Fat: 10.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 19.0 mg
Total Carbs: 6.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
Protein: 2.6 g

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Member Reviews

NORASPAT
I had to cook mine way longer than this tasted good but still chewy. - 2/11/13
JWARD199
Thank you for this. It isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be to fix collards. - 10/10/11
RHENRIE
We really liked this, although next time I will use half the recommended amount of olive oil and add a pinch of salt. - 6/28/11
CD1720404
served collards with rice. very good. will fix again. YUM! - 4/19/09
MAZIER
I also added Lite Rasberry Walnut Vinaigrette (kroger)salad dressing; & 1pc cooked bacon - 11/17/08
JIACOLO
I am making these tomorrow - 7/24/20
PASTORDAN_ATDCC
Yum - 10/6/17
BALANCENEEDED
I love collard greens and this is an excellent recipe! This is a really great way to taste the freshness of the green. - 12/31/07