Best Perfect Mixed Greens Recipes

CHEF SCOTT'S KICKIN' MIXED GREENS

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If you like greens, you will love this recipe. The bacon and onions give them a wonderful flavor. Add more red pepper for a little more spice.

Provided by chefboy11

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 large onion, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound fresh collard greens, cut into 2-inch pieces
½ pound turnip greens, cut into 2-inch pieces
½ pound mustard greens, cut into 2-inch pieces
5 cups chicken broth
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 pinches red pepper flakes

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bacon in hot oil until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove bacon from pot, crumble, and return to the pot. Add onion to the bacon; cook and stir until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic into the bacon mixture; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add collard greens, turnip greens, and mustard greens; cook and stir until the greens start to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes.
Pour chicken broth into the pot; season with salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Reduce heat to low, cover pot with a lid, and cook at a simmer until the greens are tender, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 13.2 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 7 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 1423.5 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

EASY SAUTéED MIXED GREENS RECIPE

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New to cooking with greens and just looking for a simple way to prepare them? Here are a few tips to figure out how to better cook your veggies.

Provided by Jolinda Hackett

Categories Side Dish Dinner

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 large bunch kale, or Swiss chard
1 large bunch spinach
2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 green onions, chopped (or 1 large shallot, minced)
Sea or kosher salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 98 mg, Sugar 1 g, Fat 4 g, ServingSize Serves four as a side dish, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

MIXED GREENS

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Provided by Food Network

Categories side-dish

Time 2h30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

4 pounds mixed collard, mustard and turnip greens
8 strips bacon
6 cups water
Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Wash the greens well, picking them over to remove any brown spots or blemishes. Drain well. Discard the discolored outer leaves and cut out the thick ribs. Tear the greens into pieces. Place the bacon strips in a large heavy saucepan and cook over medium heat until it is translucent and the bottom of the pan is coated with the rendered bacon fat. Add the greens and the water and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until the greens are tender, about 2 hours. Add the seasonings and serve hot. Top with traditional accompaniments, if desired.;