Kale with smoked turkey

Although grown year round, collards’ peak season is the first quarter of the year, so the time is now. Although uniquely tolerant of both cold and hot climates, collards (and kale) actually benefit from frost, which causes them to produce sweeter leaves. Here are just …

Braised Southern Style Kale | I Heart Recipes

Crock-Pot Kale Greens with Smoked Turkey recipe: Try this Crock-Pot Kale Greens with Smoked Turkey recipe, or contribute your own.

Collard Greens with smoked meat is a soul food classic dish! These greens are great for holiday and Sunday Dinners.

Southern Collard Greens – A popular traditional and southern vegetable dish. This recipe features a delicious blend of smokiness, vinegar, and savory – an excellent side dish for the holidays or anytime.

Slow cooker greens with smoked turkey is an easy greens recipe that swaps poultry for the pork. Greens are a stable in households throughout the South; this crockpot version makes cooking greens foolproof! Collard greens, turnips, mustards, or kale...use your preferred greens! Instructions to make this classic Southern side dish in the Instant Pot are also included.

Karen Washington, co-owner of Rise & Root Farm in Chester, New York, says this recipe is a staple on her holiday table. You'll find ham hocks and smoked turkey in the meat department at most larger markets.

In my family no Thanksgiving would be complete without greens. Last year, I hosted my first Thanksgiving Dinner and it was also my first year as head chef. Of course, I was under the watchful eye…

Baaaaaaaabyyyyy. These greens will be the end all be all to your Sunday dinners, family functions, potlucks, gatherings, ...everything. If you've ever had GOOD greens – whether it be a mix of them {like what I am posting here} or solely collards, kale, or mustard – you know how important the taste and texture is. They can't be TOO cooked down and mushy, there still needs to be some bite to them. Speaking of, I actually prefer that some of the stems be kept, for added texture. Flavor is…

The name comes from the fact that these collards are so good, you won't want to let them cool off before digging in. Collards are insanely nutritious, and although this recipe calls for bacon, any smoked pork or turkey products you happen to have available will do nicely. I get the best results with regular old bacon though. Many folks who say they didn't care for collard greens have been converted by this recipe, including my own 14-yr old.