Kickn Collard Greens

1 tablespoon of olive oil
5 slices of thick cut bacon
1 large onion
6 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon of salt and pepper
2 good shakes of red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons of brown sugar
~ half a box of chicken broth
3 bunches or 2 lbs of collard greens de-ribbed and sliced into 1 inch pieces.


Add oil to a big pot and fry bacon. After the bacon is crispy remove and add in the chopped onion. Season the onions with a little salt and pepper and cook until translucent. Add in the chopped garlic and the red pepper flakes.

Turn up the heat and add the brown sugar. Once the brown sugar is melted and is starting to look bubbly slowly add in some of the chicken broth stirring to get all of the bacon pieces off of the bottom of the pot. Add the rest of the broth and salt and pepper and then add the collard greens. Cook over medium low heat. Add the reserved bacon and cook until desired wilting is reached.

I cooked mine with the lid on, stirring every 7 minutes or so, for 20 minutes then added the bacon and cooked for 10 minutes. Of course they also had a hour to sit in the pot before we ate dinner.