Jay Rush Recipe ∗ Down Home Collard Greens

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

Ingredients

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

Cooking Directions

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

Nutrition Facts

• calories301.4
• carbohydrateContent6.7 g
• cholesterolContent68.2 mg
• fatContent26.1 g
• fiberContent2.3 g
• proteinContent11.2 g
• saturatedFatContent13.2 g
• sodiumContent1078.6 mg
• sugarContent1.3 g