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Are you looking for healthy collard greens recipes?
Here’s the recipe I used yesterday for the collard greens to accompany the vegetarian southern style black-eyed peas and light & healthy cornbread we had for supper.
I’ve cooked other greens including Swiss chard, spinach and kale, but collards were also new to me, so I turned once again to one of my favorite recipe books, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison, looking for healthy collard greens recipes.
Tuns out that cooking collards, is much like cooking any other greens 🙂
Recipe Notes
I modified the recipe a bit, cutting back on the amount of fat and using a combination of olive oil and butter instead of all butter. Everyone loved them.
Even if they don’t make you wealthy, it’s a good idea to include more collard greens in your diet. They’re rich in calcium, iron and vitamins A and C. They have almost no calories so they’re great diet food. And they’ve been shown to lower cholesterol and prevent cancer. For everything you ever wanted to know about collard greens nutrition from The World’s Healthiest Foods.
Collard greens make a delicious simple side dish. (They shrink a lot when cooked so plan on allowing at least 1 pound of greens for each 2 servings.)
They are also great in soups or when combined with potatoes, pasta or beans. And they’re at their peak from January through March or April, so eat up while they are in season.
How Many Calories and WW Points in Vegetarian Braised Collard Greens?
According to my calculations, each generous serving has just 81 calories.
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And since I’m a big believer in more is better when it comes to recipes, I’ve gathered several more healthy collard greens recipes from around the web and calculated their Points values for easy reference.
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Vegetarian Braised Collard Greens Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 bunches collard greens, washed with long stems and tough ribs removed
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Pepper sauce
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add a tablespoon of salt. Plunge the greens into the pot and cook them for 10 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water and remove the greens to a bowl.
- In a wide skillet set over medium heat, cook the butter, olive oil, onion, garlic and pepper flakes, stirring occasionally until the onion is soft and garlic lightly golden.
- Add the greens, the reserved cooking water and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Taste and add more salt if necessary.
- Serve with the pepper sauce on the side.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 2 PointsPlus (Old plan) Collard greens make a delicious simple side dish. (They shrink a lot when cooked so plan on allowing at least 1 pound of greens for each 2 servings.) They are also great in soups or when combined with potatoes, pasta or beans. And they’re at their peak from January through March or April, so eat up while they are in season.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Healthy Collard Greens Recipes
Collard Green & Black Eyed Pea Soup – a simple healthy soup topped with garlic cheese toasts. Each serving has 192 calories and 5 Weight Watchers PointsPlus Value found at Eating Well.
Quick Southern Style Collard Greens – with onion, garlic, bacon and vinegar. Each serving has 2 Points value. Found at Weight Watchers.
Sauteed Collard Greens with Bacon – Collard greens sliced thin sauteed with bacon, garlic and oil. A perfect side dish for Brazilian black beans or black eyed peas with ham. Each serving has 2 WW Points found at Skinny Taste.
Slow Braised Collard Greens – a basic Southern preparation for greens that would work well with turnip or mustard greens, from Bon Appetit.
Vegetarian Southern Style Collard Greens – braised with onion, garlic, vegetable stock and tomatoes found at The Food Network
