This is a fantastic fried (smothered) cabbage version.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 6 cups |
Ingredients
- ½ pound bacon, chopped
- ½ large onion, chopped
- 5 leaves collard greens – rinsed, trimmed and chopped
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon greens seasoning, divided
- 1 head cabbage, chopped
- 1 pinch white sugar
Instructions
- Fry the bacon with the onion in a large skillet over medium heat until the bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes. Stir in the chopped collard greens, sprinkle with salt, black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of the greens seasoning; cook and stir for 5 minutes.
- Add in the darker chopped cabbage leaves, and cook and stir until almost tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the remaining cabbage; season with salt, black pepper, sugar, and the remaining greens seasoning. Stir well; cover and cook until tender, stirring occasionally so that the greens do not scorch, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 179 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 320 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 13 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
When I saw this recipe had 37 reviews, I had to get to writing a review! You have NO idea the pleasure you are denying yourself! I grow my own cabbage and collards and when my husband and kids start seeing them grow, I get bombarded with requests. I usually triple the recipe so everyone gets their fill. There is no “fixes” for the recipe, It is perfection. Don’t change a thing! I loosely measure, but I have been doing this for a time and go on taste. Every time we have company, I make this dish. I really enjoy getting people to try food they think they hate. I teach gardening and this is a great recipe to teach people so they can enjoy collards. Thank you for sharing such a great recipe. If you have others to share, I am sure we would all love to try them!!! Do not pass on this recipe. You will be the one losing out! Look at this beautiful recipe with purple cabbage that gives you the anthocyanins that are so good for you!
I either use turkey tails or turkey bacon instead of pork bacon since we don’t eat pork. But My boyfriend love this recipe so much that we have made it as a staple in our side dish rotation.
Delicious! I had never made collards before and was so glad to come across this dish as I love, and realized do not cook enough, cabbage. And then bacon too. Come on now.
I chopped everything up quite a bit, including the bacon before I cooked it. Served it at a family dinner with Honey Baked ham and glazed baby carrots.
Very tasty! Bacon…how can you go wrong with bacon. I used the Instant Pot on sauté , then on low to be more efficient. Used Old Bay Seasoning instead of the “Greens Seasoning” (didn’t have that). Left the sugar out this time, may try it next time. The bacon cooked nicely but never became crispy as recipe stated. A big hit!
My family loved this dish , the favors of the cabbage and the collards blended well. This dish will be added to my families great recipes.
i didn’t add the suget but my own seasoning and it came out amazing!
Made with higher collards to cabbage ratio than recipe, I didn’t have any greens seasoning, so I used a favorite steak seasoning I had. Turned out delicious. will probably be a regular recipe in our house.
Great recipe. I added a little more seasoning but they turned out great. I will definitely cook again. Thanks
Love how much flavor these had! I didn’t have the wheat germ so I used some crushed crackers instead. The key is to only use half of the milk and add more if you really need it. Very tasty!!
thanks for sharing this recipe. easy to make and turned out great
I added some pumpkin oil when frying up the bacon and onion (used red onion). I used kale instead of collard greens, as that is what I had on hand. For the greens seasoning I used ample amounts of sumac seasoning, which really pops the flavor. Served this with a marinated pork tenderloin and red potatoes. Turned out awesome!
Really delicious! Next time I will drain off most of the bacon fat prior to adding the greens. Way too greasy for us. Otherwise great!
I loved this. i’ve been looking for a way to cook collards that wasn’t as bitter. The sweetness of the cabbage balances it perfectly. Thanks for the recipe!
I made changes because I used what I had on hand. I used frozen kale. I dont eat bacon so I used seasonings instead like worchestire sauce and smoked paprika to season along with salt and pepper. I will make this again.
I’ve made this today and it tastes amazing
This was so delicious, made with all my favorites: greens, cabbage and onions and bacon! I used cabbage onions and greens from our farmers market. For the greens seasoning i used fresh basil and rosemary from my garden and a little crushed red pepper. I added a little chicken broth to simmer at the end. Great recipe!
Absolutely delicious and great for when you want to make some collard greens but don’t have hours to spend, or if you just forgot to start them in the morning! We will be using this recipe over and over again!
I couldn’t follow the recipe because I didn’t know what “greens seasonings” is. I would have loved to have tried it though.
Family loved it!!!!!
This is an easy recipe to try. I found it to be ok. I pretty much followed the recipe except for the amounts of greens and cabbage I just used what I had of each. I think next time I will leave out the cabbbage I like both fried cabbage and fried collards just not together.