Soups
Slow Cooker Balsamic Collard Greens
Jenn Bare's slow-cooker soups. About 3 1/2 hours to 4 hours in the crock, serves 5.
Written byJenn Bare
Method
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- 01
Cook bacon until crisp and set aside to drain then crumbled when cooled. Reserve drippings.
- 02
Layer the following ingredients in a 3.5-Quart Slow Cooker: Onions, Garlic, Greens, Pepper, and 2 T. of Bacon Grease.
- 03
Pour broth over top all ingredients. Sprinkle with garlic salt and 3 slices of crumbled bacon.
- 04
Cover. Cook on Low for 4-5 hours or until greens are as soft as you like them.
- 05
Create a vinaigrette of balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and honey in a small bowl.
- 06
Toss collard greens with vinaigrette just before serving.
- 07
Sprinkle with the remaining bacon pieces.
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Originally published on getcrocked.com.
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Jenn Bare
Founder of GetCrocked and lifelong slow-cooker devotee. Jenn writes every recipe here with one goal: get families back around the table without the weeknight scramble.
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