Down Home Collard Greens

This delicious collard green recipe goes well with any soul food recipe or poultry entree.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
• Calories: 301 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 1 pinch dried savory, or to taste
• 1 pinch ground thyme, or to taste
• 2 cubes chicken bouillon, crumbled
• 1 bunch collard greens, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) package hickory-smoked bacon, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Put collard greens in a pot full of lightly salted water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook until tender, about 1 hour. Drain.

Step 2

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon on paper towels.

Step 3

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in melted butter until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir bacon, chicken bouillon, water, garlic, oregano, thyme, and savory into the onion; bring to a boil. Stir collard greens into the mixture and simmer 5 minutes. Pour milk over the mixture, stir, and cook another 5 minutes.