How to cook Collard greens with bacon recipes for dinner!

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while still providing a smoky flavor.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth is lower in calories and can be made from scraps.

Wash collard greens in lukewarm water to keep them crispy, using salt to remove dirt.

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat.

Add half a pack of cherry wood bacon to the pot and cook until crispy.

Do not remove the bacon from the pot after cooking.

Add the washed collard greens to the pot gradually.

Cover the pot to sauté the collard greens in the bacon drippings.

Incorporate Jamaican seasoning, jerk seasoning, black pepper, bell peppers, and onions into the greens.

Reduce heat to low and let the collard greens cook down.

Taste the collard greens and adjust seasoning as needed.

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