Collard Greens With Bacon
Collard Greens With Bacon
These simple collard greens make for an easy side dish for Thanksgiving, or anytime. McCormick® Red Pepper gives them an ever-so-subtle heat, complementing the smoky, savory taste of crumbled bacon.Recipe courtesy of McCormick
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
1.33
hours
Servings
6
Total time: 1 hour, 35 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 pound fresh collard greens
- 8 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 cup kitchen basics® all natural original chicken stock
- 1/4 teaspoon mccormick® ground pepper black
- 1/4 teaspoon mccormick® crushed red pepper
Directions
- Wash collard greens thoroughly.
- Cut off stems and discard.
- Coarsely chop collard greens and set aside.
- Cook bacon in 4-quart Dutch oven on medium heat until crisp on both sides.
- Drain bacon on paper-towel lined plate; crumble and set aside.
- Add onion and garlic to bacon drippings in pan; cook and stir 5 minutes or until tender.
- Stir in collard greens, stock, black pepper and crushed red pepper.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer about 1 hour or until collard greens are tender.
- Serve with crumbled bacon.