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"Collards are among the oldest members of the cabbage family! Vegetarians can skip the bacon and use smoke flavoring and use a veggie broth in place of the chicken soup. I find this is one green that you do have to cook a while. The flavor is between cabbage and kale. They are low in calories. A rich source of fiber, vitamin C and calcium, and protects..."

Ingredients: pepper, collard greens...

"This recipe yields the best tasting greens I have ever eaten! I have yet to have a batch of bitter greens when cooked this way. This recipe has the potential to change the minds of green-haters and may even bring about a cute southern accent. Blanching the greens before adding to the slow cooker helps remove the natural bitterness. I usually make it..."

Ingredients: greens, ham, jalapeno peppers...

"This is my own recipe for collard greens. Once I made them this way my husband won't let me cook them any other way. People who don't typically like greens like these. It is also good with turnips and mustards. I add some of the turnip root if I use turnips."

Ingredients: smoked ham hocks, collard greens...

"An excellent choice as a side dish for fried catfish or pulled pork. Also goes well with cornbread to soak up the juices which are called "pot likker". When you eat this kind of food, you know you are living!"

Ingredients: collard greens, smoked ham hock...

"My Memaw was a great cook of southern soul food and she taught me this recipe. When I got married, I made it a tradition in my family. The kids know the minute they walk into the house that Dad's making greens (the aroma fills the air). And no matter where we have our holiday meals or who is in charge of the menu, I insist on bringing the greens."

Ingredients: collard greens, salt...

"Every New Years Day for about 5 years I sent this out the the Maintenance men at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, along with a big pan of cornbread, and the slow cooker always came home empty! It's good luck for New Years."

Ingredients: collard greens, ham, onions...

"I work in food service and one of our cooks made this one night. I loved it and asked for the recipe. It's exceptional."

Ingredients: collard greens, garlic, honey...

"I've been in the south for almost 4 years, after living all my life in the north. My gram used to make collard greens with salt pork, but down here in the south they use ham hocks, necks, and fatback, soooooooo I decided I was going to try the southern thing with a little twist of my own. They came out better then any I have EVER had, and I have..."

Ingredients: collard greens, garlic...

"I can eat all of these in a single sitting when I'm really craving collards!"

Ingredients: pepper, collard greens, garlic...

"Greens have traditionally been cooked down in water with a piece of smoked ham hock or turkey wing. This new method of wilting them leaves them greener and tastier."

Ingredients: collard greens, onions...

"A Southern traditional dish served on New Year's Day, greens for prosperity and black-eyed peas for luck created for Oprah Winfrey by Art Smith"

Ingredients: ground cumin, ground turmeric...

"I got this recipe off of a soul food site called Chitterlings. I made this Friday night and these are the best collard greens I've ever eaten. I served with a big skillet of cornbread. Prep time is lengthy due to the cleaning and cutting of the greens. Cook time approximate. This makes a lot of greens!"

Ingredients: pepper, bacon fat...

"Adapted from Southern Living. The type of sausage you need is the kind that comes in a long link that you can slice into thin rounds. You may use any flavor of smoked sausage you like - you may even use a chicken or turkey sausage if you prefer."

Ingredients: dried Italian seasoning, collard greens...

"This is a true southern dish. The grits are creamy and the collards punch up the flavor of the parmesan cheese"

Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, collard greens...