Best Crock Pot Collard Greens Recipes

HAM, WHITE BEAN, AND COLLARD GREENS SOUP (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Place smoked ham shank in crock pot.
• Open can of beans and rinse thoroughly. Place beans in a large bowl.
• Combine all of the ingredients with the beans (except for salt and pepper) and mix thoroughly. Pour over ham shank.
• Cover and cook on low for 7 - 8 hours. Remove ham shank from crock. Discard skin, fat and bone. Chop up remaining ham and put back into the crock. Add salt and pepper to taste and adjust any seasoning (more thyme, tobasco, paprika, etc). After adjusting I like to finish off by putting the cover back on and cooking for an additional 30 min on high just to let the adjusted flavor meld together. Remove bay leaves and discard. Portion into four bowls.
• I had a multigrain baguette that I cut into slices. I smeared each slice with a thin layer of goat cheese and we ate that with it. But I bet cornbread would be equally delicious.

CROCK POT COLLARD GREENS AND HAM

Steps:

• Note: be sure to rinse collards thoroughly before using.
• Remove any thick stems and tear or chop leaves into strips.
• Cook bacon in a skillet until the fat renders and bacon becomes translucent.
• Place bacon, with its drippings, into the bottom of the crock pot.
• Add the greens, ham hock, salt, pepper, and water into crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 3 hours.
• Remove ham hock, discard skin and shred meat, returning meat to crock pot.
• Serve greens with minced onion, vinegar and Tabasco, if desired.

DAY 1 CROCK POT COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• Wash collard greens and remove stems. Place in crock pot on low.
• In a skillet, cook bacon pieces until crispy.
• Add onion, garlic, salt and pepper and cook until onions are translucent.
• Add the brown sugar and cook for about 1 minute more.
• Add the bacon / onion mixture to the crock pot.
• Pour in the beef stock.
• Add the ham hock.
• Cook on low for 4 hours.
• After 4 hours, remove the ham hock and shred the meat off the bone, adding it back to the crock pot.
• Keep cooking on low for another 3-4 hours and serve.
• This will not be bitter, so no vinegar or extra sugar is needed. If you aren't on a rotation diet and you can use other seasonings, I'd suggest using a teaspoon of Tony Cachere's in place of the salt.

CROCK-POT COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• 1. Stem and chop collard greens. Stem and chop anaheim chile. Chop onion. Heat 1tsp olive oil in skillet; saute chile 30 sec ;saute onions 2 min ; saute garlic 30 sec.
• 2. Spray inside of crock-pot with cooking spray. Place chopped greens into crock-pot. Add ham hock. Add onion mixture, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Cover with a mixture of 50%/50% water/chicken broth to 1 inch above greens.
• 3. Cook on LOW 6 hours. Remove and discard ham hock.

TANDOORI CROCK-POT CHICKEN WITH CHICKPEAS, PEARS & COLLARD GREENS

Steps:

• 1) Rinse chicken & pat dry. Cut 3 large slits across the width of the chicken breast. 2) Drain chickpeas and cut pears into slices. Rinse greens. Set all foods aside. 3) In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup yogurt with remaining sauce ingredients (from yogurt down in ingredient list). 4) Place chickpeas into the slow cooker. Smear the tandoori sauce on both sides of the chicken breast and place on top of the chickpeas. Over and cook on low for 6-8 hours. 5) Remove cooked chicken from the slow cooker. Stir in the remaining yogurt and pear pieces. Add chicken back to heat through while you steam the greens. 6) Heat a large pot of water, filled about 1" high. Insert a steamer basket. Remove ribs from greens, stack them, then cut crosswise into thin ribbons. Put greens in steamer basket and cover with a lid. Let steam until bright green, about 2 minutes. Remove from steamer basket and set aside. Place 2 cups steamed collard greens and top with 1/3 of the chicken breast, plus 1 cup of sauce with pears and chickpeas.