Chef Morina's Collard Green Dip

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sour cream

🥗Healthier: plain yogurt

💰Cheaper: buttermilk

Plain yogurt offers similar tanginess with fewer calories.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while processed cheese is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free while pecorino is often less expensive.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Wash and chop collard greens into small pieces.

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add chopped onion and garlic, sauté until softened, about 3-4 minutes.

Stir in collard greens and cook until wilted, around 5-7 minutes.

In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, and cheddar cheese until smooth.

Add the cooked collard greens mixture to the cheese blend.

Season with hot sauce, black pepper, salt, lemon juice, smoked paprika, and cayenne pepper; mix well.

Transfer the mixture to a baking dish and top with breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese.

Bake for 25-30 minutes until bubbly and golden on top.

Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving.

Garnish with chopped green onions before serving.

Cooking Techniques

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