Braised Collards


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • 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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Introduction

Greens Greens
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 pound collards or other greens
    1/4 cup olive oil
    1-2 cloves garlic, minced
    Salt
    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.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I had to cook mine way longer than this tasted good but still chewy. - 2/11/13


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Thank you for this. It isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be to fix collards. - 10/10/11


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    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


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    served collards with rice. very good. will fix again. YUM! - 4/19/09


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I also added Lite Rasberry Walnut Vinaigrette (kroger)salad dressing; & 1pc cooked bacon - 11/17/08


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    Very Good
    I am making these tomorrow - 7/24/20


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    Yum - 10/6/17


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    Incredible!
    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