Collard Greens Recipe Low Fat

COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add 1 diced onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Add 1 pound chopped collard greens, a handful at a time, adding more as it cooks down. Add 1 cup chicken broth and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes.
• Serves: 4; Calories: 75; Total Fat: 3 grams; Saturated Fat: 0.5 grams; Protein: 4 grams; Total carbohydrates: 10 grams; Sugar: 2 grams; Fiber: 4.5 grams; Cholesterol: 0 milligrams; Sodium: 162 milligrams

COLLARD GREENS RECIPE, LOW FAT!

Steps:

• Triple wash the greens by adding a little salt and vinegar to the wash water. Cut up collards and add to a large pot. Add chicken stock, water, and liquid smoke if desired. Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat until liquid has reduced to about a quart left. Serve greens with their juices and hot pepper vinegar.

EASY COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Combine collard greens, bacon, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, and cayenne pepper in a stock pot. Pour enough water over the greens mixture to cover completely. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook at a simmer until the greens are tender, about 2 hours.

GRANDMA'S COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Cook onion and bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat until onions are soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Add chicken stock, vinegar, brown sugar, and pepper flakes and cook and stir until brown sugar has completely dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add 1/2 of the collard greens, reduce heat to medium, and cook until greens are slightly wilted, about 10 minutes. Add remaining greens, toss to combine, and simmer over medium-low heat until tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

KICKIN' COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add bacon, and cook until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and return to the pan. Add onion, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, and cook until just fragrant. Add collard greens, and fry until they start to wilt.
• Pour in chicken broth, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 minutes, or until greens are tender.

LOW(ER) FAT COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• In a 3 quart saucepan over medium high heat heat the olive oil just until the scent of the oil starts to bloom.
• Add the butter and allow to melt in the oil.
• Add the turkey ham and saute for about 3 minutes or until you start to get those little brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
• Add the onion and stir with the ham, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Saute for about 2 minutes.
• Add half of the collard greens and allow to cook down some, about 1 minute or so.
• Add the last of the collard greens and stir until the greens, onions and bacon are combined.
• Cook over medium high heat for about 2 minutes.
• Add 1 1/2 cups water and stir again.
• Allow to come to a boil over medium heat.
• Reduce temperature to low and simmer for 30 minutes, adjusting heat to maintain a constant simmer but not let it boil.