WILTED LETTUCE WITH BACON

Wilted Lettuce with Bacon image

This is an old recipe passed down from my great-grandma. I remember the whole family getting together on Sunday afternoons and she would always have a feast ready for us. This was always a family favorite.

Provided by Crystal Kanaley

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Greens

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

5 slices bacon, chopped
1 head red leaf lettuce, torn
1 ½ cups buttermilk
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Steps:

Place bacon in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium-high heat until evenly browned and crispy, about 10 minutes. Add lettuce; cook and stir in the bacon grease until lettuce wilts, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix buttermilk, salt, and pepper into bacon-lettuce mixture; cook and stir until buttermilk sauce thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk flour into sauce if needed to thicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 116.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 5.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 8.5 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 381.8 mg, Sugar 5 g