When I was a kid my mom used to laugh at me because I loved veggies so much. And, I still do! I don’t remember the first time I tried collard greens, but I loved them. For years I tried to find greens that were as good as they were the first time I tried them. So, I worked on recipes until I landed on this super easy collard greens recipe.

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BBQ Party Food

When I think of good southern foods, I immediately think of good bbq, smoked meats, creamy mac and cheese, and savory southern collard greens.

We can smoke meat, we make The Best BBQ Ribs, The Best BBQ Seasoning Recipe, and The Best Homemade BBQ Sauce. My mac and cheese is second to none…but I always longed for good southern greens.

Greens Recipes

Nearly everyone’s southern granny has a family recipe for good greens. My Mimi was a Yankee, and my grandma was from the MidWest…so there was no family recipe to share.

But, don’t worry, y’all…you can pretend I am that southern granny sharing a decades old family recipe for delicious greens.

Shopping List

These greens are super easy to make, so you don’t need a whole lot of supplies.

• Greens – you can buy them pre-cut or in a bunch
• Hot Sauce
• Bacon
• Bacon Grease
• Ham (Bone in is ideal, but not necessary)
• Water
• Amazon Link – Heavy Pot, this is the one I use.

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Southern Collard Greens

Ingredients

• 2 lbs Chopped Collard Greens
• 4 pcs Bacon
• 3 TBS Bacon Grease
• 1 Cup Chopped Ham Add the bone if you can
• 4 TBS Hot Sauce
• 4 Cups Water

Instructions

1. Clean and cut greens.

2. Cut raw bacon into small pieces.

3. Cut ham into cubes.

4. Add all ingredients into pot and bring to a boil.

5. Once the water is boiling, reduce heat to simmer.

6. Allow to simmer for 3-4 hours.

I love to have greens with smoked sausage, barbecue chicken, and baked potato wedges or macaroni and cheese. And they are so easy to make, I am not sure why it took me so long to just try a recipe for collard greens!

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